One of the best indie-folk bands, Bon Iver, has been creating great tunes over the past 15 years, garnering Grammy awards and many fans along the way. They've also collaborated with the likes of Taylor Swift, James Blake, Beck and others on their albums. Bon Iver (from the French "bon hiver," or good winter) formed in Wisconsin, where they know "good" winters well enough. Here's "Second Nature", their new release from the soundtrack of the film "Don't Look Up," starring Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Indie rock group Bon Iver (pronounced bone eeVAIR, after the French bon hiver/"good winter") formed several years ago in Wisconsin (bonus points). In a recent appearance on The Colbert Report, they played "Calgary" off of their just-released album, "Bon Iver."
Bon Iver (from the French bon hiver, or "good winter") is one of the finest indie folk groups around, formed in Wisconsin in 2007, and a long-time favorite of ours. Built around a core of founder Justin Vernon, with keyboardist Sean Carey and drummer Matthew McCaughan, the group has been nominated for 9 Grammys and has won two. Our song today,"22 (OVER S∞∞N)", is from the band's 2016 album "22, A Million," here performed live at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris this past fall. Enjoy.
One of our favorite indie rock groups, Bon Iver (from the French "bon hiver," or good winter), has a new album, "U", coming out next month. One of the tracks from that album, "Faith," is our mid-week song. Enjoy.
The cutting-edge indie folk group Bon Iver (pronounced as bone eeVAIR, after the French bon hiver or "good winter") has been a blog favorite for years. Formed in Wisconsin in 2007 by songwriter and lead singer Justin Vernon, the group has won critical praise and two Grammys in 2012 for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album. After a five year hiatus, they released a new album entitled "22, A Million" on September 30. Here's a cut from that album, "29 #Strafford APTS."
We almost let December pass without featuring one of our favorite "winter-named" groups: Bon Iver (from the French "bon hiver" or good winter). Group founder Justin Vernon has made his mark not only with the band, but as a featured contributor and composer for such diverse artists as Jay-Z, James Blake, Bruce Hornsby, Japanese House, and Taylor Swift. Here, he teams with LA-based indie pop singer / composer Ethan Gruska on "So Unimportant," a non-album single released earlier this year. Enjoy.
Williamsburg, Virginia, native and master pianist and songwriter Bruce Hornsby celebrates number 68 today. Over the past 40 years, Hornsby has won Grammys in pop and bluegrass music categories (won 3, nominated for 13), toured as the Grateful Dead's pianist, and collaborated musically with a variety of artists from Justin Vernon's Bon Iver to filmmaker Spike Lee. Here are two of Bruce's best known songs with his band The Range -- timeless, beautiful classics from his award-winning album "The Way It Is." (Hip hop fans might be surprised that Tupac Shakur sampled "The Way It Is" single for his 1998 hit "Changes").
It's been a while since we've featured Canadian alt- country singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards, but her new album "Billionaire" is due to be released in August, and she has a pre-release single, "Save Your Soul," a beautiful, mid-tempo anthem. The song was co- produced by Jason Isbell and Gena Johnson, and Isbell also plays that resonant electric guitar on the cut. (Btw, Edwards was once involved with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, this week's Mid-Week song artist; just a coincidence!) Hope you enjoy!
Popular Los Angeles based alternative/indie trio HAIM, comprised of sisters Alana, Daniel and Este, released their latest album "I Quit" this summer and a track from that album "Tie You Down" featuring Bon Iver is today's song choice. Enjoy.
We turn again to indie artists Bon Iver (bone ee VAIR), and this cut "Wisconsin" from their album, "For Emma, Forever Ago." Congrats also to the new 2012 Miss America/Miss Wisconsin, Laura Kaeppeler from Kenosha, crowned last Saturday. (Sadly, we can't include the Green Bay Packers in our celebration this time).
Her acclaimed album "folklore," which was released last Friday, was admittedly our first in-depth introduction to singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's music, and what an introduction it was.Certainly, we've heard her best selling pop tunes everywhere over the years, but her latest work is a departure, and is eye-opening. Bon Iver's Justin Vernon joined her on a couple of tracks, and while the Americana / new folk feel of her songs is clear, her interpretations are just uniquely lovely. That she composed the songs in virtual quarantine during this pandemic is all the more remarkable.
Aside from being a superb singer-songwriter, Swift is deeply involved in progressive social issues, supporting LGBTQ rights, voter registration, women's reproductive rights, gun safety measures, and the Black Lives Matter movement, to name a few. She calls former First Lady Michelle Obama her role model, and has been outspoken about the current administration's abuses. She has star power and uses it to do good.
Here are two tracks from "folklore," already downloaded / streamed worldwide in record numbers. Enjoy.
If the music of Big Red Machine sounds somewhat familiar once you've heard it, it's likely because the band's core is made up of Aaron Dessner, founder of The National, and Justin Vernon, founder of Bon Iver. They have a new album out, "How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?" A track from that album, "Phoenix," which features Fleet Foxes and Anaïs Mitchell, is our song today. Enjoy.
English sisters Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor perform their modern folk rock music under the group name The Staves, and have been performing and touring with such diverse acts as Tom Jones, Florence + The Machine, and Bon Iver for several years. Often performing with a just a solo acoustic guitar, their beautifully harmonized voices lift the lyrics of their songs, such as today's selection, "In The Long Run." Enjoy.
Bon Iver, led by musician / composer / ubiquitous collaborator Justin Vernon, has a new album out, their fifth, "SABLE, fABLE." A playful video of a song from that album, "From," is our featured song today.
We're a little slow in getting to this guy, but we thought we'd give him a Hackwhackers bump before he appears on SNL tomorrow night (ok, ok, he's already been on Kimmel, etc., months ago). Twenty-year-old New York City native sombr (born Shane Michael Boose) got his start as a TikTok phenom. Now he's touring the world. The singer-songwriter lists his (excellent) musical influences as Jeff Buckley, Bon Iver, The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan among other classics -- though we can't help but be reminded of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" in his catchy composition "Undressed." Here's the official vid (the lyric vid is here). Hope you enjoy.
One of America's best indie bands, Bon Iver, released a new single last week entitled "PDLIF" (Please Don't Live In Fear), which displays their rock and folk sensibilities with an overlay of jazz. The band is donating all proceeds from this song to Direct Relief, a nonprofit organization which provides resources to people in need during the pandemic crisis. Enjoy.
Canadian singer Kathleen Edwards isn't known well in the U.S., but that may change with the release of her well-received album "Voyageur," which was co-produced by her new companion, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Here's a cut from that album, "Empty Threat."
