Before Justin Vernon was Bon Iver he was an emotional guy with a beautiful voice writing amazing songs... ok so nothing really changed. Hazelton is a song written pre-Bon Iver days, but strongly holds up to anything on "For Emma, Forever Ago". Check it out below... Hazelton
If the prospect of an indie-rock opera doesn't immediately grab you, consider that Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Greg Brown, Ben Knox Miller (The Low Anthem), Ani DiFranco, and Petra, Rachel, and Tanya Haden have all joined to create the new record by Anais Mitchell, Hadestown. Mixing elements of country gospel, ragtime, blues and early jazz, to approximations of rock, swing, and avant-garde all crafted into an incredible story, this is truly the Dark Side of the Moon for our generation. One of the things we enjoy about our site, is that we are under constrictions. If a [...]
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Spin got a chance to pick the ever evolving brain of Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan. • Check out Aharona Ament’s take on the new Dreamend album So I Ate Myself, Bite by Bite over on Gapers Block. • Time Out Chicago examined the current status of the Chicago Jazz scene. [...]
In an interview that Bon Iver's Justin Vernon did with Pitchfork, Vernon says that he flew down to Hawaii earlier this year to lay down vocals for at least ten songs for Kanye's new album. Who would have ever predicted a collab between Justin Vernon & Kanye? If you answered "I did", then you are just lying to yourself. One of those includes "Lost In The World" . If you saw Kanye's Ustream , you may remember he said "Lost In The World" may be his new albums first single. [...]
Back in January of last year, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon seized the moment in which Auto-Tuned jams ruled the pop charts by recording a decidedly shtick-less a cappella closing number with the pitch-bending software for his Blood Bank EP. As it turns out, the rumors Stereogum reported the other day were true: the song, “Woods” (stream below), caught the ears of Auto-Tune fiend Kanye West, and now Justin Vernon is officially on Ye’s next record. “I called [Justin Vernon] and we ended up becoming like really good friends, playing basketball together everyday, and going [...]
A few months back i randomly discovered a mash up of Bon Iver and Ellie Goulding. It's different from most mash ups in that it's not two different songs put together.....well kinda. It's the original version of "Wolves Act I and II" by Bon Iver spliced together with the cover of the same song that Ellie Goulding did last year. I've let a few friends hear it and it seems to be quite popular so it's about time i posted it. [...]
In early April, Sherry and I were in the Twin Cities visiting relatives and I managed to get a trip to the Mecca of Records known as the Electric Fetus . While I was flipping through their used vinyl and discount bins an unfamiliar soundtrack was playing overhead. Sherry asked me what it was, and I wasn't sure but I was as enthralled as she was with the very mellow and groovy music. At one point I found myself singing along with one of the tracks, "You don't know how to ease my pain, you don't know..." I asked the [...]
For the Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: The Songs of John Prine compilation, here's Bon Iver 's Justin Vernon covering "Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)". Listen to the whole record here . (from Music For Perfect People )
Check out the contribution of Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) to the tribute album Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: The Songs of John Prine . Enjoy the cover of Prine’s “Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)” below .. If you are interested, you can check out the full tracklist after the jump OR listen to the entire album over at Bandcamp right now! -Mangtooth ----------------- :: Tracklist :: [...]
Words cannot express how grateful I am of Justin Vernon 's work ethic. We may not still have a proper follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago from Vernon, but in the last two years he has put out an EP, two albums ( Unmap with Volcano Choir, Relayted with GAYNGS), and contributed to a number of compilations (I can think of three off the top of my head). With no announcement of a sophomore LP, Bon Iver has most recently contributed to a tribute to John Prine, in the compilation Broken [...]
And the Oscar for Best Weekly Subfeature In A Supporting Role By A Newcomer To The Field Of Music Blogging (we've all got to have dreams, so fuck off) goes to... New Music Monday! New music from James Mercer of The Shins and Broken Bells, AND from Ugly Casanova, the solo project of Isaac Brock of Modest [Read Full Post...]
Daily Doses: Justin Vernon (Of Bon Iver) - Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow) From Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine (2010) John Prine is quite often referred to as a songwriter’s songwriter. In fact, when I was introduced to his catalog about five years ago I believe that’s the exact line that was used to describe him. And although I’ve heard the term applied to him so many times it’s become a cliche, it is true. Artists such as Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan have been quoted in referring [...]
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This video has been making its away across the web over the past few days. It's a live clip of The Shouting Matches, a blues rock duo consisting of Justin Vernon (Bon Iver, Volcano Choir) and Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier, Laarks). No one should be too surprised to hear Vernon in this musical context seeing as how he has a really soulful voice (I mean, did you hear that alternate version of "For Emma" on Bon Iver's MySpace Transmissions? Hot damn!). Turns out, The Shouting Matches have been around for a few years now. The video is [...]
As one half of garage duo, The Shouting Matches, a band he's been playing in on the low with fellow Eau Claire-native/Peter Wolf Crier drummer, Brian Moen. One of the most satisfying stretches of any Bon Iver show now is when Vernon and crew turn "Blood Bank" into a Neil Young-like burn, feedback and fire for miles. It's awesome because it highlights the fact that he can wail, that he's not just a dude with an acoustic guitar and sad songs to sing. Watch what he does to Son House's "Death Letter" above. It's outrageous.
The Black Keys and the White Stripes better look out: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon teamed up with Peter Wolf Crier drummer Brian Moen for a reunion performance of their blues-rock duo, the Shouting Matches , in Altoona, WI this past Memorial Day weekend. As Gimme Noise points out , the pair channeled Son House’s legendary song “Death Letter,” famously covered or reinterpreted by a host of musicians over the years, including, Blind Willie McTell and (the first place I heard it) on the White Stripes’ second album , De Stijl . Fortunately, somebody captured [...]
Did you know that Bon Iver isn't just Justin Vernon ? Sure, the Wisconsin-born singer is the heart and soul, not to mention the mastermind, behind hits like For Emma, Forever Ago , but he can't do it without his backing band. And if you thought Vernon was the only member capable of sustaining a solo career, think again. S. Carey, the guy who plays drums and piano and provides back-up vocals, is about to release his own solo album entitled All We Grow . While Bon Iver's been taking [...]
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