Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago 11/23/2009

Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago 11/23/2009Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago (Vinyl) Released in 2007, For Emma, Forever Ago is the hauntingly beautiful debut album from Bon Iver, the project of Justin Vernon. Written and recorded in isolation in a remote Wisconsin cabin, the records sparse arrangements and fragile vocals create an intimate and timeless sound. Songs like Skinny Love and Flume became instant indie classics, cementing the album as one of the most influential releases of the 2000s.

While Lamar referred to these tracks as demos

The Now Now

Treefingers 1

studio outtakes

8 Blame It on Your Love 1

(Note: Most CD reissues include a contemporaneous B-side

the record works as a sampler of the soft rock and Yacht rock hits that are familiar not only from constant exposure on the radio

THE HUNTING PARTY features 12 tracks including 'Guilty All the Same' and 'Until It's Gone'

Tell Me I'm Pretty

as exciting and vital as anything West produced in his early-2000s golden years

decayed synthesizer line in the Travis Scott-assisted single "Love Galore

it serves as an important document and one of the few extant examples of their live sound