Sunday, January 25, 2009

All growed up music

Why is music letting me down so much lately? I don't know. But I do know that bitching and moaning ain't gonna get me anywhere. So here goes the 1st music reco from yours truly. I just got Bon Iver ep called Blood Bank. It's only got 4 tracks, but those four tracks will make you swoon and remember yourself and maybe even believe in love.

I've never had a crush on a dude from Wisconsin before, but Justin Vernon (the man who IS Bon Iver) has changed all that for me. Read all about him here. This Pitchfork article gives you background on HOW OFF the record execs were when putting together the tracklist for previous Bon Iver efforts. (And yes, I know that I'm often hating on Pitchfork, but let's just go ahead and avoid that subject right now.)

The posted viddy is my fave song on the EP, called Woods. This song features Vernon on vocoder, so it has a little old school R&B feel about it, even though Vernon himself is mainly neo folk. His other tracks are packed with smart lyrics and lush soundscapes, but the pared down beauty that is Woods makes me pine for mid west boys.