For Emma carried me through my difficult and long divorce.

And now I am listening to a various collection of BI songs as my Mom is on verge of passing. Anyone else experience something similar? Finding unique comfort from Justin's music?

What are some of those tracks? What helped make it a little bit easier?

It never gets old, it just flows so well.

“Another one again”

Song - Lump Sum

Album - For Emma, Forever Ago

My Thoughts - Easily my favourite off the album. Even better when played live. I was so happy to be there watching them play this on the i,i tour back in 2022. Jenn’s addition to the track really adds so much!

How do we all feel about it?

This is my first post and it’s what i can relate to from the song : song of a lover - og long ago

You can still hear how deeply that love remains by his side. “I have buried you in every place I’ve been” is such a beautiful line, and it resonates with me on such a personal level. Especially the way he uses his voice in such a haunting yet beautiful way, allowing you to truly feel his pain.

When the song falls silent, it feels as though Justin is reflecting on everything he has just said. Then, for a second, you hear what sounds like him beginning to pack up his things, but suddenly, birds start chirping in the distance. And just like that, he starts playing his guitar again. Almost as if something has brought back a memory of the person he is singing about, or perhaps the birds symbolize something deeper.

He repeats the words, “I have buried you in every place I’ve been, with my shaking hands, and you keep ending up in every place I’ve been,” with even more passion, while the birds continue to chirp in the background. It feels as though he is singing the song to bring those memories back to life. I think that might be the metaphor behind the birds in the background.

Because when he finishes the song, he sits there for a few seconds, simply listening to the birds. I can picture him looking out the window, smiling at the memories of what once was. And then, finally, he manages to pack away his guitar and move on. Almost as if he needs to reconnect with the love they once shared before he can take that next step forward.

At least, that is what I take away from the song. It is something I can relate to with all my heart.
What do you take from the song?
A song can have alot of different meanings, depending on the listener.

Back in 2022, I decided to plan a vacation around Bon Iver’s European tour and ended up spending a week in London on my own. Looking back, it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
I spent the week exploring the city—walking along the Thames, checking out Tower Bridge, and taking in places like Big Ben and Westminster Abbey! I also squeezed in a couple of sporting events: a London Lions game to watch fellow Wisconsin native Sam Dekker play, and, somehow, a ticket to see Manchester United take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
But the highlight was easily two nights of Bon Iver. That alone would have made the trip worth it. Then, on the second night, Taylor Swift walked out to perform “exile” with Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner. I’d traveled across the Atlantic solo, spent a week doing things I loved, and had the time of my life.

Hey! I made a post about a week ago suggesting doing daily discussions of the Bon Iver discography from their debut album through SABLE, fABLE. A few people got back saying it would be a good idea, so I’ll go ahead with it and hope some folk would be happy to join in and chat!

I had a look through the discussions in the past and they did song rankings, so let me know if you’d like me to include them going forward! I also thought it would be a cool idea to do this as though it were a playlist on shuffle, that way each day would be a completely random song. Would it be better to keep it linear or just make it random?

Anyway, I’ll shut up now!

Track #1 - Flume

Album: For Emma, Forever Ago

My Thoughts: While the debut album sits at the bottom of my album rankings, it by no means suggests it’s bad in any way, shape or form! Flume is a beautiful track through and through, and lets us know the vibe of the album right off the bat. The rattling strings throughout the verses are probably my favourite part. Also, the live version they did for the Take Away shows that are on YouTube (18 years ago btw, fucking hell) are very nice. Intimate and minimal as this album should be!

Driving through the state had me wondering how many songs reference Wisconsin.

Title:
Minnesota, WI
Wisconsin (bonus track from FEFA)
Brackett, WI (from Dark Was The Night)
Fall Creek Boys Choir (collaboration with James Blake)
715 Creeks (Eau Claire area code)

Lyrics:
“You’re in Milwaukee off your feet” - Holocene
“I saw you at the north end of Menominee” - Byegone, Volcano Choir

These are just what come to mind - anyone know any others?

I've been enjoying opening packs of Magic Cards to vinyl lately and thought I would share it on video for folks. This next video features the incredible intro to Sable, Fable. Let me know what other Bon Iver song you think would suit my next pack :)

Saw a lot of folks out and about during our time there, but no JV sighting, though he was there as evidenced by this post from new-discovery Eñaut Elorrieta.

Side note: we did get 3 BRM songs (sans Justin) performed though: No Time For Love (with Michael Stipe), June’s a River (with Ben Howard), and Latter Days (with Anais Mitchell).

I happen to be in Milwaukee for a wedding. Last night around dinner time, I was downtown at my hotel and had 45 mins to spare before my venue shuttle arrived, so I walked down MLK Blvd to where a lot of the big bars are.

Walked up to the bar a bit farther down the street and by the door I saw a tall guy chatting with a woman, both leaning against the windows of the bar.

The man was unmistakeably Justin. Recognized him immediately. Tall, black trucker hat, glasses, didn't clock whether he was wearing a Brewers T but it was clear in my mind he was in the area because of the Wisconsin cultural experience of the Crew bring in their first WS since the 70s.

Justin was clearly in the middle of a conversation and in that moment I thought of his lyric, "I will pause and stand with spade".

Gave the man his space, because cmon, I'm in my mid 30s and can imagine how annoying it must be to have any conversation interrupted, especially if the interruption is irrelevant to the conversation itself.

This was my first time ever in Wisconsin. Before this weekend I had thought of making the trip to Eux Claire, but just didn't have the time. Last night, Eux Claire came to me. It was a beautiful fleeting moment.

Best celebrity sighting of my life! Don't have a ton of BI fans so I felt like I had to share this magic moment with you all!

Anyone else hear the resemblance in the chorus??

https://youtu.be/Ukr2E5q3JUg?is=14zO016TF4BeSRQq

What do we think? Any chance that Justin Vernon does one of the national anthems for the Brewers?

In our current context, José Feliciano style with an acoustic guitar could be pitch-perfect.

Does anyone know how to get that tone? It’s like an amp with some overdrive, but it sounds kind of stereo and a bit roomy, idk

Aside from Volumes, I haven’t come across a live set or performance that tops NPR Front Row 2016 for production and engineering quality of the audio.

I don’t know much about music production but it seems that on Volumes and NPR Front Row the audio feed from each mic/instrument/input has been recorded separately and remastered whereas the audio on most of the live sets I’ve heard on YouTube seem to just be the master take as you’d hear it if you were actually there, and are slightly muddier in their sound. The audio on the two I’ve mentioned have more clarity and punch.

Does anyone know of any live sets that match or better them?

I want to buy some merch and I keep finding us based sellers on eBay with postage almost double the price of the item. If you have anything XL or even a big l you want to sell in your guy!!!

PLEASE hit me up if you have a pair of these shorts sitting around in a size S or M you'd be willing to part with!

This is axiom

I'm not a lifelong bon iver fan, though I have always known and listened to his top songs. But within the past 2-3 years I've been listening to the full albums (amazing) and I'm so upset I didn't know about big red machine sooner!

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