
Justin Vernon, AKA Bon Iver, is a very different man now than he used to be. Certainly, the tv-show featured, Kanye West-guesting folk musician of today is a far cry from the self-exiled mononucleosis-inflicted Vernon of two years back. So it’s no wonder that Bon Iver’s newest eponymous release is a different beast than his debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago . Luckily, with this album Vernon establishes himself as much more than a simple flash-in-the-pan, using his new status not as a crutch, but as an opportunity to expand his sound. Whereas For Emma [...]