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For Emma Forever Ago by: Bon Iver City Travel Guides Price: CDN$ 19.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0656605211527 Label: Sonic Unyon Records Manufacturer: Sonic Unyon Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sonic Unyon Records Release Date: February 19, 2008 Studio: Sonic Unyon Records Sales Rank: 37 MPN: 115 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Bon Iver's hermit indie-folk (story goes Justin Vernon recorded the album on his own during time spent secluded in the woods) delivers the kind of spare intimacy that only a home-recorded solo album can. For Emma, Forever Ago sounds a bit desolate, admittedly lonely, an enigmatic one-way communication. But, it's awfully beautiful. Vernon's disarming falsetto which sounds like Christopher Cross crossed with Antony Hegarty, oddball tape loops, distorted synthesizers, and nods to modern R&B (“Blindsided”) create nuance in otherwise straightforward songs. “Creature Fear” showcases Vernon's imaginative songwriting--take the robust chorus that boldly appears seemingly out of nowhere and later, “For Emma” swells bolstered by a soaring slide-guitar, recalling the best of Calexico. To my ears, Bon Iver's music is nearly an homage to great `70s AM-radio singer-songwriter staples like Seals & Crofts or America, just without the promise of ever whiling away a carefree afternoon driving a sun-drenched highway or sailing off into the sunset. --Gabi Knight Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - bon iver!The biographical details behind the creation of an album shouldn't matter when it comes to a listener's enjoyment, but For Emma, Forever Ago, Justin Vernon's debut as Bon Iver, exudes such a strong sense of loneliness and remoteness that you might infer some tragedy behind it. So, to skirt the rumor mill, here are the particulars, as much or as little as they might apply: In 2005, Vernon's former band DeYarmond Edison moved from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to North Carolina. As the band developed and matured in its new home, the members' artistic interests diverged and eventually the group disbanded. While his bandmates formed Megafaun, Vernon-- who had worked with the Rosebuds and Ticonderoga-- returned to Wisconsin, where he sequestered ... Read More: Rating: - Quite simply one of the most beautiful records everI simply can't stop playing it. The voice is haunting and my only complaint is the record is too short. |
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