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Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Album Review: Bon Iver - 'Bon Iver'

Justin Vernon’s second is a moving, lush step forward

When NME feels a bit down we like to phone home, commune with Leonard Cohen or weep vengefully into our ex’s Facebook profile. If we’ve yet to work through our troubles by beating a retreat to the frozen wilds of Wisconsin to pen our terrific solo debut, that’s because we’re not Justin Vernon. The sojourn in his father’s cabin that birthed ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ is by now the...

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Bon Iver's Justin Vernon forms new hip-hop inspired band

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon forms new hip-hop inspired band

Vernon has joined forces with rapper Astronautilis on the new album project

Justin Timberlake spoofs Bon Iver on Saturday Night Live

Justin Timberlake spoofs Bon Iver on Saturday Night Live

His impression of Justin Vernon sees the pop star turned actor playing a song for Blue Ivy Carter

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon calls Grammys 'self-important' after his double award win

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon calls Grammys 'self-important' after his double award win

Meanwhile, cartoon character Bonnie Bear asks the band to collaborate

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Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver: Wikipedia Album Entry

Album title: Bon Iver, Bon Iver

The name ‘Bon Iver’ is derived from the French for ‘good winter.’ The album was recorded in Justin Vernon’s home town of Eau Claire in Wisconsin, where the temperature rarely rises above freezing in winter. The Calgary Songfacts reports that Vernon told UK newspaper The Sun naming it Bon Iver shows he’s accepting winter is a big part of the album.

Track listing:

01. Perth - 4:22
02. Minnesota, WI - 3:52
03. Holocene - 5:37
04. Towers - 3:08
05. Michicant - 3:42
06. Hinnom, TX - 2:45
07. Wash. - 4:59
08. Calgary - 4:10
09. Lisbon, OH - 1:33
10. Beth/Rest - 5:17


Release: June 21st, 2011

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