	Track	Duration	Listeners
1	Flume	3:33	196,760
2	Lump Sum	3:20	149,369
3	Skinny Love	3:57	191,123
4	The Wolves (Act I and II)	5:20	132,062
5	Blindsided	5:28	142,306
6	Creature Fear	3:05	134,191
7	Team	1:56	131,437
8	For Emma	3:39	141,596
9	Re: Stacks	6:39	155,993

About this album

For Emma, Forever Ago is the first album from Wisconsin’s Bon Iver. The album was self-released in the fall of 2007 and quickly gained attention from various influential magazines like Pitchfork. In February 2008, the album was re-released through the Jagjaguwar label with a new album cover. In May 2008, 4AD picked the album up for release in the UK and Europe.

For Emma, Forever Ago was received very well by critics. It has an 89 rating on Metacritic, earning it the “Universal Acclaim” tag. In an early review, the influential online magazine Pitchfork rated it favorably as well as including it in their list of the best albums of 2007. The New York Times called the record “irresistible.” May 2008’s edition of the British music magazine MOJO rated the album five stars, and tagged it with the title “MOJO Instant Classic.”

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MathAgainst wrote:
23 days ago

Totally peace, got me in so deep way

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hhoneyhhoney wrote:
last month

I can't believe this exists. It is amazing.

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rbsnb wrote:
last month

I think I will always associate this with winters in Sweden now.

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boredstiff- wrote:
last month

I'm glad I got this.

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goblove wrote:
last month

son buenisismos!!!.... me gustan mucho!

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huguinhu wrote:
last month

awesome!

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nemokoning wrote:
last month

This album creates peace in my mind

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kelvinbalbuena wrote:
last month

Breathtaking music.

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parakeet431 wrote:
September 2009

this is pain and suffering and beauty all in one. never solely background music, this always stops my thoughts and makes me listen. every time. so gorgeous...

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Dzungla wrote:
September 2009

:O

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curtiseverett wrote:
September 2009

Moby said it was his favorite album of the decade. No lie.

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ExitsAndTrails- wrote:
September 2009

"Easily the greatest album of the decade. Years from now, you'll be able to track how music changed from this album on. Influential, innovative, and original." LMAO

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hunnybunny21 wrote:
August 2009

this album has creeped under my skin and seeped into my pores.

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curtiseverett wrote:
August 2009

Incredible album. Does anyone else hear the Kozelek influence in this?

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Nachthexen wrote:
August 2009

lol i hope youre kidding....its a great album though" dont pass on someone else's opinion and just replace it with your own that's just stupid, it can be their favorite album of the decade

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ChiliLady wrote:
August 2009

"Easily the greatest album of the decade." lol i hope youre kidding....its a great album though

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totient wrote:
August 2009

This album is so damn listenable... I can't believe I waited this long to get it.

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Wafflecopter wrote:
July 2009

Easily the greatest album of the decade. Years from now, you'll be able to track how music changed from this album on. Influential, innovative, and original.

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AnthonymBeck wrote:
July 2009

you lost trust on music thrilling you

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6IO wrote:
June 2009

When you go loosing your trust on music thrilling you again, along comes Bon Iver with this record and thrills you once more. What's Words worth? Just amazing.

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