Bon Iver is a Grammy Award winning folk band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U… Read Full Bio ↴Bon Iver is a Grammy Award winning folk band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, and one of Justin Vernon's current and most notable music projects to date. The band also consists of Mike Noyce, Sean Carey and Matt MacCaughan.
The name 'Bon Iver' (pronounced "bon ee-VAIR") is a play on the French phrase 'bon hiver' meaning 'good winter'. Vernon independently released Bon Iver's debut album For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007, most of which was recorded during a four-month stay in a remote cabin in Wisconsin.
While in high school and college Vernon founded the indie-rock bands Mount Vernon and DeYarmond Edison in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he still resides.
According to the For Emma Songfacts, after the break-up of De Yarmond Edison, Vernon retreated to his father's log cabin, out in the woods of north-east Wisconsin to hibernate for three snowy months. There he collected his thoughts and formulated them into a suite of songs, For Emma, Forever Ago . The album was originally self-released in late 2007 in a run of 500 copies and sold out instantly.
The album garnered critical acclaim, and was picked up by the indie-rock label Jagjaguwar, which gave the album a proper release on February 19th, 2008. The album was released in the UK and Europe by iconic indie 4AD on May 12, 2008.
When released in the UK, For Emma, Forever Ago received 5/5 and "Album of the Month" reviews in both MOJO and Uncut magazines. It is currently the third highest rated album of 2008 on review-aggregator site Metacritic, with accolades from publications including The Village Voice, The Hartford Courant and The A.V. Club.
The group's second album Bon Iver, Bon Iver was released on June 17, 2011 to universal acclaim. It was named by Pitchfork Media as the best album of 2011 on their annual list. At the 2012 Grammys, the album won Best Alternative Album and the group was awarded Best New Artist, despite having debuted in 2007.
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The name 'Bon Iver' (pronounced "bon ee-VAIR") is a play on the French phrase 'bon hiver' meaning 'good winter'. Vernon independently released Bon Iver's debut album For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007, most of which was recorded during a four-month stay in a remote cabin in Wisconsin.
While in high school and college Vernon founded the indie-rock bands Mount Vernon and DeYarmond Edison in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he still resides.
According to the For Emma Songfacts, after the break-up of De Yarmond Edison, Vernon retreated to his father's log cabin, out in the woods of north-east Wisconsin to hibernate for three snowy months. There he collected his thoughts and formulated them into a suite of songs, For Emma, Forever Ago . The album was originally self-released in late 2007 in a run of 500 copies and sold out instantly.
The album garnered critical acclaim, and was picked up by the indie-rock label Jagjaguwar, which gave the album a proper release on February 19th, 2008. The album was released in the UK and Europe by iconic indie 4AD on May 12, 2008.
When released in the UK, For Emma, Forever Ago received 5/5 and "Album of the Month" reviews in both MOJO and Uncut magazines. It is currently the third highest rated album of 2008 on review-aggregator site Metacritic, with accolades from publications including The Village Voice, The Hartford Courant and The A.V. Club.
The group's second album Bon Iver, Bon Iver was released on June 17, 2011 to universal acclaim. It was named by Pitchfork Media as the best album of 2011 on their annual list. At the 2012 Grammys, the album won Best Alternative Album and the group was awarded Best New Artist, despite having debuted in 2007.
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Bon Iver Lyrics
Well, you're up all night
And your head's down low
If you can see your own kite
Shed a little light on it
You know a burden ain't a bust
You are the only way to trust ya
It's only fair it burns up in that rust
Lay down, Martha
Lay down the holy banner flag
Hold out, Martha
Help is surely on its way
And it's not right
Don't bask in the glory of mine
No, no, no, they cannot take that part away
They ate up all their cake
And they drank their own wine
They were always on the take
Will you shed a little light on it
Well, you know the burden ain't a gust
The only path to love is touch
Oh, no, no, no, that ain't probably amount to much
Lay down, Martha
Lay all that alabaster down
There's no master and
Help will surely come around
I don't ask
I don't bask in the glory, oh no
And it's up to me if I don't wear a mask
Well you're up all night
And your neighbors don't know
Man, your neighbors don't know
So shed a little light on it
You know the burden ain't a gust
You know that truth's been made a crutch
No no no, only them who's pauper lays him up
And your head's down low
If you can see your own kite
Shed a little light on it
You know a burden ain't a bust
You are the only way to trust ya
It's only fair it burns up in that rust
Lay down, Martha
Lay down the holy banner flag
Hold out, Martha
Help is surely on its way
And it's not right
Don't bask in the glory of mine
No, no, no, they cannot take that part away
They ate up all their cake
And they drank their own wine
They were always on the take
Will you shed a little light on it
Well, you know the burden ain't a gust
The only path to love is touch
Oh, no, no, no, that ain't probably amount to much
Lay down, Martha
Lay all that alabaster down
There's no master and
Help will surely come around
I don't ask
I don't bask in the glory, oh no
And it's up to me if I don't wear a mask
Well you're up all night
And your neighbors don't know
Man, your neighbors don't know
So shed a little light on it
You know the burden ain't a gust
You know that truth's been made a crutch
No no no, only them who's pauper lays him up
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Brandon John Burton, James Harmon Stack, Jennifer Lynn Wasner, Phillip Gardner Cook, Justin Deyarmond Edison Vernon
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