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Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States (2007 – present)
Bon Iver is a Grammy Award winning indie folk band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, and one of Justin Vernon’s current and most notable music projects to date. The band also consists of Mike Noyce, Sean Carey and Matt MacCaughan.
The name ‘Bon Iver’ (pronounced “bon ee-VAIR”) is a play on the French phrase ‘bon hiver’ meaning ‘good winter’. Vernon independently released Bon Iver’s debut album For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007, most of which was recorded during a four-month stay in a remote cabin in Wisconsin.
While in high school and college Vernon founded the indie-rock bands Mount Vernon and DeYarmond Edison in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he still resides.
According to the For Emma Songfacts, after the break-up of De Yarmond Edison, Vernon retreated to his father’s log cabin, out in the woods of north-east Wisconsin to hibernate for three snowy months. There he collected his thoughts and formulated them into a suite of songs, For Emma, Forever Ago . The album was originally self-released in late 2007 in a run of 500 copies and sold out instantly.
The album garnered critical acclaim, and was picked up by the indie-rock label Jagjaguwar, which gave the album a proper release on February 19th, 2008. The album was released in the UK and Europe by iconic indie 4AD on May 12, 2008.
When released in the UK, For Emma, Forever Ago received 5/5 and “Album of the Month” reviews in both MOJO and Uncut magazines. It is currently the third highest rated album of 2008 on review-aggregator site Metacritic, with accolades from publications including The Village Voice, The Hartford Courant and The A.V. Club.
The name ‘Bon Iver’ (pronounced “bon ee-VAIR”) is a play on the French phrase ‘bon hiver’ meaning ‘good winter’. Vernon independently released Bon Iver’s debut album For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007, most of which was recorded during a four-month stay in a remote cabin in Wisconsin.
While in high school and college Vernon founded the indie-rock bands Mount Vernon and DeYarmond Edison in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he still resides.
According to the For Emma Songfacts, after the break-up of De Yarmond Edison, Vernon retreated to his father’s log cabin, out in the woods of north-east Wisconsin to hibernate for three snowy months. There he collected his thoughts and formulated them into a suite of songs, For Emma, Forever Ago . The album was originally self-released in late 2007 in a run of 500 copies and sold out instantly.
The album garnered critical acclaim, and was picked up by the indie-rock label Jagjaguwar, which gave the album a proper release on February 19th, 2008. The album was released in the UK and Europe by iconic indie 4AD on May 12, 2008.
When released in the UK, For Emma, Forever Ago received 5/5 and “Album of the Month” reviews in both MOJO and Uncut magazines. It is currently the third highest rated album of 2008 on review-aggregator site Metacritic, with accolades from publications including The Village Voice, The Hartford Courant and The A.V. Club.
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PowerToDaPeople wrote:
u can't be that stupid..
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BarneyJWY wrote:
You still look like an idiot for commenting on an artist page about being mainstream, when your charts says otherwise about your "superior tastes". Now you're trying to divert your being called out on it by talking about LDR. lol
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PowerToDaPeople wrote:
Ciara's music<LDR's music. <-- well, no.
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BarneyJWY wrote:
Ciara's music<LDR's music. And like the poster said, this is about Bon Iver, not a girl you're pressed about because she's getting a lot of attention. Bye...
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deltronz3030 wrote:
Its funny how people talk about that girl in other artists page. You folks are the problem...go listen to something else.
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PowerToDaPeople wrote:
Ciara's ass > LDR's fake lips, gurl bye.
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BarneyJWY wrote:
Whatever. You're still a Ciara listener trashing a band for being mainstream.
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ZebraDigital wrote:
LANA DEL REY WILL NEVER BE DOWNZ, BECAUZ SHE ALREADY HAZ THE DOWNS INDROM.
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PowerToDaPeople wrote:
u got it all wrong sweetie.
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BarneyJWY wrote:
No, it just makes you a hypocrite calling someone mainstream garbage, when your charts contradict you. And Eazy E and Guru would probably be down with Lana. ;)
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ZebraDigital wrote:
Congrats Bonny Bear
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PowerToDaPeople wrote:
btw Eazy E and Guru would spin in their graves if they knew their fans listen to Lana Del fuckn Rey.
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PowerToDaPeople wrote:
>implying last.fm charts mean something lolol
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BarneyJWY wrote:
*says the guy with Ciara as top artist*
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PowerToDaPeople wrote:
mnstrm garabe.
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Ceejayklmnop wrote:
Congratulations on winning Best New Artist even though they're not really new lol.
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BarneyJWY wrote:
Never listened to these guys, but I'm very excited about all the butthurt going on. I'm a fan already! [2] I've actually heard of them, but I'm actually giving them a chance for the first time. I'm not too fond of his voice, though.
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slbdevil wrote:
OMG I WUB ZE BONNIE BEAR
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Argamocrypt wrote:
Never listened to these guys, but I'm very excited about all the butthurt going on. I'm a fan already!
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fuckzack wrote:
Sweet hookup. [2]
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Apr
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Bon Iver
Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara CA, United States
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Apr
20
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2012
Empire Polo Club, Indio CA, United States
390 going
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Apr
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2012
Empire Polo Club, Indio CA, United States
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News
BON IVER T-Shirts Now Available Online
17 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/boniver
We're pleased to announce that you can now purchase BON IVER
t-shirts online. These were formerly available at shows only.
To order, click HERE.
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