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Justin Vernon began recording under the nom de band Bon Iver following the breakup of DeYarmond Edison, an indie folk group similar in tone and manner to Iron & Wine, Little Wings, and -- to a certain extent -- Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Vernon's solo project took DeYarmond Edison's introspective, folky sound and embellished it with squinchy, quirky orchestral touches that nodded to Sparklehorse and the drifty optimism of the Flaming Lips. Vernon moved back to Wisconsin the winter following DeYarmond's demise, setting up camp in a remote cabin in the north woods for three months. It was a hugely generative period for Vernon; writing and recording songs in 12-hour bursts, he found himself with a nine-song debut album by spring. He dubbed the project Bon Iver (an intentional misspelling of the French for "good winter"), and the disc, For Emma, Forever Ago, was released on Jagjaguwar in early 2008. Joined in his live shows by Sean Carey, Vernon toured throughout the Eastern U.S. and Canada throughout the remainder of the year, sharing the stage with likeminded singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins. As the year progressed, the album became quite popular with both the buying public and critics, eventually landing on a number of "Best of 2008" year-end lists. In January of 2009, Bon Iver returned with an EP of old and new songs titled Blood Bank. ~ Margaret Reges, All Music Guide
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- By jcyjcyjcy
- 6/10/2009 19:40:43
- i could listen to your music at anytime, anywhere.
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- By GropingPinata
- 3/10/2009 23:44:50
- Was love at first beat, I'd say.
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- By Jeff Mangum Jnr
- 10/8/2008 00:53:06
- I think they're all really good songs tbh
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- By DUNDERMIFFLIN8
- 8/28/2008 00:04:02
- skinny love is a really good song :)
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- By notlehs925
- 6/20/2008 16:26:53
- absolutley amazing. <br/><br/>soft and sad, a little haunting, but really really good.
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