Un Bon Hiver?

In light of the atrociously cold weather that has beset itself on the unknowing residents of Sydney, what better way to praise it then with the glorious tunes of none other than Justin Vernon...Bon Iver. If you haven't already guessed, the band name Bon Iver which is otherwise always associated with Vernon himself is a sly purposeful mis-spelling of the french Bon Hiver. This relates directly to his self imposed four month wintry isolation in his Father's cabin in Northern Wisconsin in which he produced the songs which would make up the record For Emma, Forever Ago. 


Now that you know a little about my ultimate singer and songwriter, I believe it is time to delve into the purpose of this post and that is his latest cd the self titled, Bon Iver. Not meant to be released until mid-June, I somehow managed to secure a copy and what I can tell you is music like this is just meant to be heard. I often wonder that when I like an artist is the only reason why I like their newest tracks because I feel I have a psychological obligation or do I genuinely like them? 
This I can safely assure you is no obligatory listening. 
It is divine. 
He reaches absolute new heights through the album and each song has an underlying ambiguity which makes it all the more compelling. 


This is no proper review, only a confession of my undying love of Bon Iver. 


Due to be released June 21 2011, make sure to pay a little extra attention to Holocene.