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For Emma, Forever Ago

Bon Iver

SKU: CAD2809

Barcode: 652637280913

21.00 £21.00
  • Genre: Rock And Pop
  • Label: 4AD
  • Released Date: 21st May 2008
  • Buying Format:
    1LP

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Every record comes out of a specific time and place, but that’s more true of this one than most. At the end of 2006, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon spent 3 months alone in a log cabin in Northern Wisconsin, seeking silence, simplicity and solitude. The intention was to fill the time with physical chores – splitting wood, gathering food – but out of this period of isolation and contemplation, music started to emerge. The unexpected, triumphant result was an album of singular beauty.
Vernon self-released ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ last year. He didn’t expect a great deal to happen – only 500 copies were made – but word of mouth spread fast, and the initial pressing quickly sold out. Now the record is to receive a richly-deserved wider release through 4AD in Europe.
These songs transcend the limited means – a couple of microphones, a baritone guitar, two drums, a horn and a reverb pedal – that Vernon had at his disposal. They unfurl with the quiet force of Spring, expanding beyond their hushed beginnings, throwing off vibrant colours.

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Track Listings

1 Flume
2 Lump Sum
3 Skinny Love
4 Wolves (Act I And II)
5 Blindsided
6 Creature Fear
7 Team
8 For Emma
9 Re:Stacks

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