![]() ![]() ![]() It would later be recognised as one of the decade’s strongest works. After grassroots acclaim, Indiana-based indie label Jagjaguwar took on Vernon, and launched Bon Iver’s debut to astonishing success. The results of Vernon’s cathartic cabin retreat astounded friends and fellow musicians, who pushed for him to release the record exactly as it was. Listen to Creature Fear, and Team’s hammering bass line and distant harmonics, and the exquisite three-note slide part on For Emma, which glides through an expansive arrangement and directs a mournful horn section. Image: Jason Merritt / FilmMagic This is my excavationįor Emma, Forever Ago’s guitar arrangements are minimal, but there is subtle augmentation to be found here. Skinny Love is one of the most compelling and candid love songs ever written. Vernon’s undulating movement from Am to C during the verse is peppered with fills and has a shabby, barely held together feel. The tone is reflected in the song’s lyric, wherein Vernon pleads to a partner to help keep their malnourished relationship alive. Putting the Silvertone to one side, Vernon once again used the 1930s resonator to achieve a brittle, paper-thin sound that lends to the song’s anguished, worn quality. It’s the artist’s bracing honesty that underpins the record’s most enduring track, Skinny Love. They were his means of exorcising the unrest in his life. The songs crafted in that Eau Claire cabin were beyond anything Vernon had written previously. With further pitch editing via Antares Auto-Tune, Vernon built up what would become a Bon Iver signature: dense processed choirs and lush vocal harmonies. However, the weathered Silvertone remained the record’s cornerstone, stable ground on which Vernon could experiment with his falsetto vocals. ![]() Within his cabin, Vernon’s studio setup consisted of a Mac running Pro Tools LE, a few microphones, and some additional guitars. The latter resolves the record via a brighter chord sequence, evoking a satisfying sense of closure via its lulling movement between A♭ and Fm7. ![]() The former’s triple-strummed chords maintain a constant throb, doggedly tunnelling their way through the track. The same open-tuned warmth informed the writing of Lump Sum and closer re: Stacks, albeit via a more conventional open D tuning. As he paints a metaphorical (and possibly literal) image of encircling wolves, the song spreads out into its uplifting, transcendent second movement. Uniquely tuned to FGDFAC and using yet another vintage guitar – a 1930s National Duolian resonator – Vernon lets open chords hang and shimmer in the air, selectively ringing notes to enhance their scene-setting poignancy. The rhythms of the natural world are reflected in Vernon’s songwriting, which weaves tempestuous storms and the very real threat of wild predators with an internal fragility and deep-seated heartbreak.Īn example can be heard on For Emma, Forever Ago’s meditative centrepiece, The Wolves (Act I and II). Retreating to his dad’s hunting cabin in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Vernon settled into a simple, solitary life. Vernon landed a bargain price and fell in love with the guitar’s wooden, creaky sound – a sonic characteristic that would form the spine of Bon Iver’s debut. The hollow-bodied, single-humbucker model, which originally had to be purchased from the Sears catalogue, originated in 1964. Thats all for now.While bedridden and fending off a bout of mono, Vernon saw a vintage Silvertone S1348 on eBay. “I’ll be holding all the tickets, you’ll be paying all the fines” It is the second most played song on my itunes. If you like this song you will absolutely LOVE Skinny Love by Bon Iver. If what is above is accurate I think this song is very very well crafted. So basically, I see that he fells like he’s got no home, he fell from his mother when he did not want to and he survives (rather than living and thriving) at best warily (“leery”). So basically, I see that he feels like he’s got no home, he fell from his mother when he did not want to and he survives (rather than living and thriving) at best warily (“leery”). Icarus fell into the sea, this could help explain the “i move in water, shore to shore” but i’m not sure how Bon Iver fell from his mother’s womb and left his mother, the moon, at home. Icarus fell from the sky and left his dad, Daedalus, in the air. He is playing an Icarus figure (Icarus who flew too close to the sun and his wings melted and he fell to his death). So, I have done some research into the topic and this is the best explanation I could find. The question remains what is this about? Let’s look at the lyrics. I’d suggest you find a studio version if you really enjoy this. This is a very raw version, but I tend to like live music better. How awesome is that? But what is it about? While Bon Iver’s is amazing, I really enjoy the piano and the horns that are involved in Peter Gabriel’s version. Peter Gabriel does a gorgeous cover of Bon Iver’s Flume. ![]()
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