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A year ago, Bon Iver's debut album, For Emma Forever Ago, was the only album I could listen to. It was one of the most beautiful albums I'd ever heard, and I was fixated with Justin Vernon's falsetto and guitar playing.
The album received critical acclaim after being rereleased by Jagjaguwar in 2008, and the label has just announced that Bon Iver will be releasing a four-track EP, entitled Blood Bank, on January 20, 2009 (inauguration day!).
Here is Jagjaguwar's press release (via Muzzle of Bees):
“The four song Blood Bank collection continues down the path forged by 2008’s critically acclaimed For Emma, Forever Ago.
While still tied to the identity of the place where it was born, Bon Iver is no longer an unplanned entity synonymous with Justin Vernon. It is an idea, a place and sentiment that has now become as international as it is timeless. From the title track’s remembrance of the winter warmth we seek, to the summer love tribute of b-side gem “Babys,” Bon Iver’s snow-blanketed harmonies live across the seasons. Still, there is a reverence for sabbatical, solitude and the winding down of time. As much as Emma is about the cold, the Blood Bank collection is about the warmth that gets you through it. You can feel the air move. Like a fire you’ve been stoking for hours and finally got to sustain itself, the heat blisters your face while your back is frozen solid.
Bon Iver has grown to include more than what was available at the much-fabled Wisconsin cabin, such as piano, slide guitar, and vocoder. As Justin layers on harmonies in the meditative R&B a capella “Woods”, he declares “I’m building a still to slow down the time.” It is as poetic as it is necessary. Both expansive and intimate, these four songs explore the darker and lighter natures of the seasons and what they signify, and offer a dynamic glimpse into the natural energy and refined craftsmanship that characterize Justin Vernon’s music.”
Blood Bank:
01 Blood Bank (video)
02 Beach Baby
03 Babys (video)
04 Woods
Bon Iver tour dates (via Pitchfork):
12-03 Dublin, Ireland - Dublin National Stadium *
12-05 Rennes, France - Festival Trans Musicales
12-06 Ghent, Belgium - Vooruit *#
12-07 London, England - Apollo Victoria Theatre *
12-10 New York, NY - Town Hall ^
12-11 New York, NY - Town Hall ^
12-12 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
12-14 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre ^
12-15 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero ^
12-17 Lousville, KY - Headliners ^
12-18 Chicago, IL - The Vic ^
12-19 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre ^
12-22 Eau Claire, WI - State Theatre
01-15 Perth, Australia - Fly by Night
01-17 Brisbane, Australia - The Tivoli
01-18 Melbourne, Australia - Forum Theatre
01-20 Sydney, Australia - Famous Spiegeltent
01-21 Sydney, Australia - City Recital Hall
01-22 Sydney, Australia - Spiegeltent
01-23 Sydney, Australia - Spiegeltent
* with Sarah Siskind
# with Land of Talk
^ with the Tallest Man on Earth
For Emma Forever Ago (2008):
(MP3) Bon Iver - Skinny Love
Video: Bon Iver - "Blue Tulip" (Okkervil River cover)
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