Bon Iver

[LolaSvelt]

They are pretty popular. They get millions of views on YouTube. I think it's because some of their songs such as Skinny Love were featured on popular shows like Grey's Anatomy.

But yeah, I listened to the leak! I really liked it. Don't condemn me, I'll buy it! Like most albums, I'll need to listen to it over and over again.

 

[sara_b]

Can't wait for the new album I used to live in Calgary I wonder why thats the name of their song!

 

[Susanna-Cole]

Article in the New York Times:

Who, What and Where is Bon Iver?
Even by Kanye West standards, the Bowery Ballroom show last November was a spectacle. West had chosen the tiny club for a surprise concert, celebrating the release of “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” and it didn’t take long for the scrum outside to get ugly. Having tickets, which went on sale that day and sold out instantly, didn’t guarantee entry. The line stretched around the corner, and for most people, that’s as far as they got. Even those who made it inside — rappers, models, record-company executives, Diddy, Spike Lee, ordinary fans with the good fortune to have shown up very early — had to endure an hours-long wait.

Finally, well after midnight, the house lights dimmed, but the voice to emerge from the dark wasn’t Kanye’s. It belonged to Justin Vernon, frontman of Bon Iver, in a black T-shirt and slightly ratty beard. The fans had come for the megalomaniac rapper, but they’d have to deal with the sensitive loner first.

A moment of hesitation ran through the crowd as Vernon sang, his voice distorted by an effect that made him sound electric and huge. Kanye soon emerged, and then the more-famous guests each took their turns — Nicki Minaj, John Legend, Rick Ross. But time and again, the stage belonged to Vernon, whose eerie falsetto ran through song after song ... Read More

Ph: Annabel Mehran

There's also a blog entry and another photo, from the New York Times here, and there will be a live stream of Bon Iver's new album, on that same blog, coming June 9th.

 

[SpanishCaravan]

grr, love the song beach baby.

 

[Susanna-Cole]

For those waiting for the official release of the new album ... it's out today!

My favorite, so far, is "Minnesota, WI". There's hundreds, thousands of more listens in this, though ...

 

[Psylocke]

^It's funny how we seem to get CD releases much earlier than everyone else where I live. Received my copy last week already Not that I hadn't downloaded the leaked version before that anyway... My favorites are Perth and Holocence

I think it's easily one of the best follow-ups ever. Not the least bit disappointed after the epic For Emma, every single song is just amazing

 

[Style Savvy]

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