“Blindsided”
from the album For Emma, Forever Ago
2007
MP3 – “Blindsided” [right-click/save-as]
Justin Vernon was the front man for a couple bands (Mount Vernon and DeYarmond Edison) in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin area — my hometown — but he has struck out on his own with a new project he’s calling Bon Iver.
It’s French, and spelled wrong on purpose. According to Vernon, no one really needs silent h’s. So you say it: Bon (as in ‘bon’ voyage) Iver (e-ver). His new album is called For Emma, Forever Ago and it “was made on a pilgrimage to the woods of northwestern Wisconsin, with only guns, venison, firewood, a sears typewriter, and ancient musical equiptment.”
Justin spent much of the this year touring with two of this blog’s favorite bands, the Rosebuds and Land of Talk, including a stop in Eau Claire last week. He is releasing For Emma, Forever Ago on July 8 at the House of Rock in Eau Claire.
Yay! Eau Claire. I pass by it on I-94 on my way to school in Madison (from Stillwater, MN).
I like your blog!