Bon Iver is a solo project by Justin Vernon. I first heard about this album when the Star Tribune ran a story about him. He was originally in a band call
DeYarmond Edison. After their break up, Vernon went up to his father's land in Wisconsin for the winter to get some solitude for three months. After a few days of hard work on the land he began to write and record this album. He would spend his mornings in the deer stand and then go to work for 12 hours a time on the album. I really like the somber sound of the album. "Skinny Love" is a great song that I can't stop listening to...
definitely worth checking out!
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Bon Iver is a solo project by Justin Vernon. I first heard about this album when the Star Tribune ran a story about him. He was originally in a band call DeYarmond Edison. After their break up, Vernon went up to his father's land in Wisconsin for the winter to get some solitude for three months. After a few days of hard work on the land he began to write and record this album. He would spend his mornings in the deer stand and then go to work for 12 hours a time on the album. I really like the somber sound of the album. "Skinny Love" is a great song that I can't stop listening to...definitely worth checking out!
Dan this is a really good Album! I need to spend some time in a deer stand too I guess. Or maybe a boat.
ReplyDeleteI've been soaking this one up the past couple days. It seems simple and subtle at first, but there's some very intricate things happening the more I listen to it. Me likey :)
ReplyDeleteZac - I have no idea what you are saying (but then again I do taxes and have no creativity), but I like this too.
ReplyDeleteLet me rephrase my comment (for the z-bonics challenged :): The first time I listened to the album I heard simple instrumentation and simple, yet soothing vocals lines and melodies. By the second time through, I noticed much more depth to the music itself. It became much more 3-dimentional (sonically speaking) compared to my first listen. There was obviously a lot of time and thought put into the background stuff in addition to having some solid songwriting to build upon. It's this kind of stuff that makes me want to listen to an album again and again.
ReplyDeleteWilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot reminds me of this concept as well. The original writings may have been pretty simple, but with all the off-the-wall instrumental arrangements added in, it transforms a folk/rock album into a piece of art.
That's the best way I can think to explain it :)
Dude that's deep. It's like poetry.
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