The wait for the release date is nearly over! Bon Iver’s “For Emma, Forever Ago” is now available for pre-order at the SC Distribution site. Not only will the recipient get the best record they’ve heard in a coon’s age, they’ll also receive a beautiful off-set color poster that features a pastel-colored bear. Check it out here:
http://jagjaguwar.com/press/boniver/boniverposter.jpg
Order it here:
http://www.scdistribution.com/
Bon Iver is headed out across the US and Canada starting next week. Justin Vernon has assembled a band with two fellow Wisconsinites to fill out the songs from “For Emma” and will be towing them to the following cities:
02/15/08 Bloomington, IN – Bear’s Place w/ The Hollows
02/18/08 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506Â w/ Megafaun
02/19/08 Washington, DC – The Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Black Mountain
02/20/08 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s w/ Black Mountain
02/21/08 Brooklyn, NY – Soundfix instore
02/22/08 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom w/ Black Mountain
02/23/08 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands w/ Black Mountain
02/24/08 Boston, MA – Middle East Upstairs w/ Black Mountain
02/25/08 Portland, ME – The Space Gallery w/ Black Mountain
02/26/08 Muncton, NB – The Manhattan w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
02/27/08 Halifax, NS – The Marquee Club w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
02/29/08 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rosa w/ Black Mountain + Quest for Fire
03/05/08 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace w/ Black Mountain + Quest for Fire
03/06/08 Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/07/08 Louisville, KY – Headliners w/ Black Mountain
03/08/08 Newport, KY – Southgate House  w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/09/08 Knoxville, TN – The Pilot Light w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/10/08 Nashville, TN – Exit/In w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/11/08 Little Rock, AR – Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/18/08 Tucson, AZ – Plush  w/ Phosphorescent + N. Lannon
03/19/08 San Diego, CA – Che Cafe w/ Phosphorescent
03/20/08 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo w/ Phosphorescent
03/21/08 Santa Barbara, CA – Muddy Waters w/ Phosphorescent
03/22/08 Visalia, CA – Cellar Door w/ Phosphorescent
03/23/08 San Francisco, CA – The Independent w/ Phosphorescent
03/24/08 Portland, OR – Holocene w/ Phosphorescent
03/25/08 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
03/26/08 Seattle, WA – Nectar w/ Phosphorescent
Bon Iver will also be making some appearances at the SXSW music festival. They will be playing the Dead Oceans/Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian showcase on Thursday, March 14th at Mohawk. The other appearances are secret, for now. We will reveal them soon! Will they be playing the Rachael Ray Yummo Dance Party? Just stay tuned to find out.
Bon Iver also has a brand new blog on Tumblr called Creature Fear. The first entries were written during the beginning of Justin’s stay in the cabin in which he wrote and recorded “For Emma, Forever Ago”.
http://creaturefear.tumblr.com/
Raves for Bon Iver:
“Irresistible.” – The New York Times
“The album is a ruminative collection of songs full of natural imagery and acoustic strums – the sound of a man left alone with his memories and a guitar…Rarely does folk – indie or otherwise – give so much over to ambience…” – RECOMMENDED by Pitchfork
“Vernon’s affected voice gives the tracks plenty of heft, and he shows what he can do with a larger arrangement on the moving “For Emma.” For all its apparent weightlessness, this is one heavy debut.”
– Under the Radar
“His stunning breakthrough.” – Paste
“Songs like ‘The Wolves (Act I and II)’ and ‘Re: Stacks’ are as straightforward and pretty as Sam Beam’s Iron and Wine creations if they were sung by TV on the Radio’s soulful Tunde Adubimpe.” – Spin.com