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Best Albums of 2011

nate — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:52:04 +0000

2011 isn’t quite over just yet, but I’m already set on what I feel are the best albums of the year – at least as far as my top picks go. Rather than attempt to rank albums 1-50 or 1-100 or even 1-25 like you’ll find most everyone else doing, I thought I’d just share …

Best Albums of 2011 (So Far)

nate — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:34:42 +0000

Pictured: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon I was hoping to get this out there by the time we reached the halfway mark of the year, but it’s not like we’re far from that point anyways. Rather than beat myself into the ground trying to make an actual numbered list, I thought I’d just present my favorite …

Listing the Best Albums of 2009 by Artist from A to Z: Bon Iver

nate — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:31:09 +0000

Bon Iver Blood Bank EP Released January 20th on Jagjaguwar Records I can’t press Justin Vernon and Bon Iver enough. They’re one of my favorite musical discoveries over the past couple years, and they’re simply brilliant on record, and even better live. While most of the songs on their debut, For Emma, Forever Ago, …

Bon Iver Gives Life to Bonnaroo 2009

nate — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:20:54 +0000

When 3:20 pm rolled around on Saturday, June 13, I wasn’t exactly ready to leave the show I was watching on the Which Stage – the legendary Booker T. Jones (as in Booker T. & the M.G.’s) was playing with the Drive-By Truckers. Take the raw and dirty, Southern rock of the Truckers, add Booker’s signature sound …

Bonnaroo 2009 Artist: Bon Iver

nate — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:51:00 +0000

Bon Iver is the name of indie-folk, singer-songwriter Justin Vernon’s band. The name Bon Iver is a corruption of the French “bon hiver”, meaning “good winter.” Their 2007 debut, the independent release, “For Emma, Forever Ago”, came after the breakup of not only Vernon and his girlfriend, but his band, DeYarmond Edison, as well, who …