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Bon Iver maintains a book of pencil drawings of creatures he sees in the woods, never failing to return the book to the top pocket of his oilcloth rucksack after a walk around the property. His style is loving and assured, but the sketches themselves don’t always correspond to animals I’ve personally ever seen.
'This little mouse has wings?' I ask.
He nods. ‘I found her in the branches of an aspen. I think she must have flown up there.’ He closes his eyes. ‘What an incredible day!’
HOW I FEEL
I guess now would be a good time for some personal reflection on who Bon Iver truly is and what i feel about him. Starting this blog i really didnt know much about Justin Vernon and wanted to create this blog as a means to find out who this musician was. I was one of the typical fans who had heard skinny love, holocene, cant make you love me; i knew basically nothing but his name. (and his fake one at that) through this so far i have realized how much feeling he puts into his music. I enjoy this because when listening to his songs i know that they mean something to him. It is not just a bundle of words put to a melody, there is a point to his songs. But also many times, his songs are so depressing they seem to only bring one down. I guess i have found that his songs are much sadder then what i would have expected. and yet, i still enjoy his music because even if i cant relate it to my own life, it makes me feel something. All in all, Justin Vernon’s music is not something i would pick up every day and listen to. He is not my go-to artist. But, he is still someone i find to be extremely musically talented and because of this, he amazes me and continues to amaze me through whatever project he chooses to pick up next. Justin vernon is someone who is extremly important in this music industry. He shows that an artist can never limit themselves to an exact type of art, he must challenge himself/herself to create new melodies, new masterpieces. This is why I will always be his fan, he may chose some projects that i do not enjoy as much, but i will always listen and look out for his new music because once a justin vernon fan is ALWAYS a justin vernon fan.
justin vernon is so inspiring. i love how he doesn’t limit himself to just working with one band and one genre of music. he’s always trying something new and it’s brilliant. i love him so much
Still is on the album, Repave, which is their second album. As you can see, it is very different from the last album. One thing I don’t like about this is that it is auto tuned. This song is very repetitive; it repeats the same four lines the whole time. But I enjoy how each time it sounds totally and completely different. In fact, I did not know it was the same words until looking up the lyrics. This song has so much going on it seems almost crazed. It has different melodies playing against tunes and instruments playing in random spots. There is not much order to it, which I think is what makes it so fantastic.
Ok don’t get me wrong, I love Bon Iver, but I really just don’t know what Justin Vernon was thinking right here. Hahaha! So funny!
Dancepack is on the album, Unmap. Justin Vernon sings it with something similar to that in The Shouting Matches. But the music is still very different. It is more like rock then before, although his voice does not sound so. I enjoy this song although I still would say it is not my favorite. I feel as if this is not as strong as some of his other music.
Talked to Brian Moen, a longtime friend of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, about their new project, Shouting Matches. Dude was the second person ever to hear “For Emma, Forever Ago” (out in the cabin, of course).
I really like this song, I Need A Change. Justin is going in a whole new direction with his voice in this new band. I feel like this song is not only saying he needs a change from the girl, but that he needs a change from Bon Iver. In listening to the rest of The Shouting Matches, I really wish they produced more music because I really enjoy their style. This song however is by far my favorite from them.
Winding it down. I look at it like a faucet. I have to turn it off and walk away from it because so much of how that music comes together is subconscious or discovering. There’s so much attention on the band, it can be distracting at times. I really feel the need to walk away from it while I still care about it. And then if I come back to it – if at all – I'll feel better about it and be renewed or something to do that.
-Justin Vernon
Now, The Present Time
In an interview on 89.3 The Current, Justin expressed the bands desire to take a break. And during their last performance of their 2012 tour, Vernon announced that this was their last performance as Bon Iver for a while. No one is sure whether this is an end to the band known as Bon Iver, or if it is simply a hiatus. With this project now on hold, Justin Vernon is focusing on playing with his friends. He is focusing on two bands already formed before; The Shouting Matches and Volcano Choir.
In the Shouting Matches there are three guys, and Vernon says that they share a great bond and it is his “spiritual outlet”. In this band includes, Phil Cook and Brian Moen. Vernon’s relationship with Moen dates back to Deyarmond Edison days and Cook is a longtime friend as well. They have put out a couple songs, including the album, Grownass Man. Vernon also sees Volcano Choir as a way to hang with friends. This band started in 2005 with just some tinkering around on a guitar. In 2009 they released an album, Unmap. It is formed with Chris Rosenau and Jon Mueller. In 2013, they released the Album, Repave. They all say that between the two albums, something happened that made them truly become a band. They were all extremely proud of this, and I believe it is safe to say that Justin Vernon is truly happy with what he is doing now.
This is the last Bon Iver song I am going to talk about. It is called Michicant. I do not like this song as much personally because I feel like Bon Ivers voice sounds too much like it's been auto tuned. Whether it has or not, I am not sure but that is how it sounds to me.
