Bon Iver, Bon Iver by (you guessed it!) Bon Iver.
In 3 words: poetic, emotional, monumental
Favorite tracks: Holocene, Wash., Towers
I hesitate to call any record my "all-time favorite"--it's just such a huge label to live up to--but especially a record as recent as this one. Every time anyone asks what my favorite album is, though, this is the one that pops in my head immediately. So I think it has claimed that label for itself, and I'm okay with it. I can honestly say that no other record has ever emotionally moved me as much as this one--"Holocene" made me cry the first time I heard it. It wasn't a sad cry; it was like seeing the mountains for the first time, or coming back home after a long bout of homesickness--when you just cry because everything seems so beautiful and so much bigger than yourself.
Oh yay! Justin got me this one for Valentine's Day this year. I've always been a BIG Bon Iver fan, but hearing him on vinyl for the first time was like a religious experience. I'm partial to For Emma, Forever Ago, but his self-titled is also one of my faves! Awesome first pick!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love "For Emma," too--it's actually on my list for a post! :) Have you listened to Volcano Choir? It's another one of his projects, and "Repave" is SO GOOD.
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