Bon Iver

I have been meaning to tell you about this album.

You may have already heard of Bon Iver (think ‘good winter’ in French for pronunciation), and listened your brains out to ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’. You may already agree with me that this has quickly become one of your most favourite chill out albums in years.

I first heard of Bon Iver after my enviably-cool –yet-down-to-earth –which-makes-her-even-cooler friend Karen Ho leaked some of her internet savvy to me. She reads Heather B Armstrong’s blog. (And now so do I!)

Heather posted about an album that she had been listening too non-stop. It’s been labeled neo-soul, or in other words the kind of album you listen to when you need to feel something deeper than JT and Madonna can provide in 4 minutes, but aren’t ready for REM’s ‘Everybody hurts’.

This is music that feels honest. Tender without sentimentality, and vulnerable without being messy.

I love that the music is pulsing, with a great rhythmic guitar and baseline without being dance-y. ‘Lump Sum’ sounds like my heart beating when I’m entangled in feelings for someone of that blessed opposite sex.

Was that cheesy? Who cares! I love it!

Listen to this album! My favs are ‘Flume’ and ‘Re: Stacks’. The song below is ‘Lump Sum’.