Fresh from his double Grammy win Bon Iver has released this, a mesmeric mini-set recorded in London's AIR Studios in October 2011. With label mate Sean Carey sparing with him on piano, these are sparse reinterpritations of their recorded partners. And they are amazingly good, showing off Vernon's voice at its best - loud, raw and crystal clear. 1. Hinnom, TX 2. Wash. 3. I Can't Make You Love Me 4. Babys 5. Beth/Rest Download the mesmeric Wash below. Download - Bon Iver - Wash [...]
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Tweet Two things I know as fact about Canada; one, it's cold as hell. And two, they export some of the best modern singer songwriter music available. Not the whiny angst ridden varitey that you seem to get here in the US. Certainly, with artists like Laura Marling and Ellie Goulding , the UK is still leading the pack. But Canada is closing the gap quick. Especially with fantastic emerging artists like Kathleen Edwards . [...]
The Miracles of Modern Science cover Bon Jovi's 'You Give Love a Bad Name' like Bon Iver.
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Tweet Last year saw a big resurgence in (good sounding) R’n’B music, with artists like The Weeknd , Frank Ocean or Active Child , among others, fronting what came to be known as PBR’n’B (a movement we obviously loved, seeing as how all three artists are on our Best Albums of 2011 list ). Today, I am pleased to welcome Minneapolis band POLIÇA to the movement. [...]
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Tweet Bon Iver have announced "Towers" as the next single from his overwhelmingly well-rece ived second album "Bon Iver, Bon Iver" . Following on from "Holocene" and "Calgary" , Bon Iver will be releasing a 123 (and digital) single of "Towers" which is due out on January 23rd via 4AD, which will be backed with a cover of [...]
The month of January was named after the Roman goddess Janus who had two faces. Like the goddess, January is the month of the year when we both look back on the previous year that is over as well as ahead to the year coming up. I just posted my favorite releases for 2011 - here is a list of releases that I'm looking forward to in 2012. The Right Now - sophomore release (April 21st) - The Chicago R&B group The Right Now has had a pretty great run since their [...]
NO.2 BON IVER - BON IVER BUY | LOOK | METACRITIC Such was the precision and individuality of Bon Iver's debut record, For Emma, Forever Ago , in the lead up to the release of its follow-up there were one or two niggling questions about just how he would, or even could, follow it. From the moment you hear Calgary , the track put up for download ahead of it's release, you know you needn't have worried. Both on this in particular track and [...]
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Tweet vaso link Not unlike all of our lists, the entrants for our Reader Poll were all over the place. There were 28 different albums that received multiple votes, and 114 different albums were nominated overall. We’re only listing the ones with multiple votes, and there were 11 that received more than 2 votes. Surprisingly, the album that received the most votes in the Reader Poll didn’t receive any votes on any of our writers lists, which shows the volatility [...]
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Tweet vaso link This has been an odd year for me musically. While most people have professed to an easy time picking out what their favorite albums were over the past year, I’ve had some difficulty with it. For the past couple of years I’ve had an album that was a clear-cut favorite: not so in 2011. This year, in honor of that difficulty, I’m presenting my favorites as an unranked, randomized list. The list’s order does not [...]
Album #8: Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver I wasn't a massive fan of For Emma, Forever Ago so I didn't have the expectations a lot of people did for Bon Iver's follow-up. So of course this one clicked with me right away. It's just so damn pretty. And I'm not quite sure what's going on during the final song (cheesy 80s keys alert!) but it somehow rings true (don't spoil it for me with talk of irony). If you like your "folk" music lush and lovely and gorgeous [...]
If you haven't been downright impressed with the overflow of incredible genre crossing music this year you are either a huge Nickleback fan or you are Amish, there's no other logical excuse to complain about the status of music. Last year when I put the "Best Albums" list together it was one of the first [...]
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Emotions are mixed as they always are when leaving one place behind to face something completely unknown but I'm a major advocate for change and more-so pro anti-regrets
Bon Iver - Perth (The Polish Ambassador Remix) Has The Polish Ambassador been posted on MJF yet? No? Alright, here we go. Don't you hate when you stumble upon good artists late in their game that it makes you go to their SoundCloud and hit every single 'down arrow' button you can find so you can catch up and tell everyone that you heard them first? That's the case with me and TPA, I guess. Luckily for me, I will be catching him opening up for Big G on NYE in Chi-Town [...]
Album #23: Making Mirrors by Gotye Many years ago now , Gotye was one of the first artists to reach out to me and A Reminder in the hopes of getting some coverage and I've been following along closely ever since. Making Mirrors is the follow-up to the spectacular Like Drawing Blood and while it eschews some of the manic sampling that made its predecessor such a surprising joy, it makes up for it in pure pop songwriting. Eyes Wide Open, for instance, is not only a [...]
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Tweet From the very beginning of "Singing Saints Darling" , a flashback of the 1970s came rushing over me. Having been compared to Bon Iver , José González and Bob Dylan , you can hear how Philippe Nash 's vintage sound incorporates influences of today. From Brighton in the UK, Nash describes his music as "folk/gospel". His vocals have that airy quality that sounds almost choir-like and ethereal. While I've never been one to listen to gospel music [...]
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