Just imagine:
The year is 2006. In a stroke of misfortune, your band splits, your girlfriend calls it quits and you catch a bad case of mononucleosis. In a search for catharsis you retreat into the woods of Wisconsin, writing music in your father's remote hunting cabin.
That's the story of Justin Vernon and his pseudonym/band Bon Iver (a play on the French expression for 'Good Winter').
For Emma, Forever Ago, the indie debut album that came out of this period of soul-searching, sounds precisely like you'd expect it to. Mournful, heart-wrenching, but oh-so beautiful.
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
His more recent EP Blood Bank is just as riveting.
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This is amazing!
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