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Bon Iver performs on stage at the City Recital Hall on January 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
Bon Iver performs on stage at the City Recital Hall on January 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.Gaye Gerard/Getty Images
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by Steve Seel and Bon Iver

January 17, 2008

Bon Iver - Flume (Live on The Current)
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Bon Iver - For Emma (Live on The Current)
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Bon Iver - Lump Sum (Live on The Current)
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Bon Iver's debut release For Emma, Forever Ago, a nine-song album, came together at a remote cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin. All of his personal troubles,including heartache, longing, love, loss, and guilt was purged into the form of song.

For Emma, Forever Ago consists of an ancient acoustic guitar or the occasional bass drum providing structure. Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) sings the majority of the record in falsetto and this vocal path acts as each song's main character and source of melody.

Songs Performed


"Flume"
"For Emma"
"Lump Sum"
All songs from Bon Iver's 2007 album, For Emma, Forever Ago, released on Jagjaguwar / 4AD Records.

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Resources

Bon Iver - official site

Bon Iver
Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver
Photo courtesy the artist