January 12, 2009
Posted by Ted Avery
Bon Iver – Flume
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I’m still doing my wading through the previously mentioned top albums of 2008 according to music blogs, but Bon Iver immediately stood out to me. Ranking in at the #4 album of 2008, this is Flume, the opening track to their album For Emma, Forever Ago.
I love it, it gives me chills. I’m a sucker for male vocalists who can pull off falsetto so softly and pleasantly (it’s not that easy), and the harmonies just make it that much more amazing. But what I love most is the careful attention paid to the “swelling” of the sound. The song doesn’t just build up or die down by changing volume, the lyrics and the sounds of the words being used play an important part. As a line in the chorus dies out, the lyrics change the sound to a closed hum — a release of sorts. It sounds so accepting and at peace with the world and whatever it brings.
For Emma, Forever Ago can be purchased on iTunes, high quality and working on any music player, for about $8. I hope you enjoy it.
5 Comments
January 12, 2009
I love that album! It's also an eMusic. A great, relatively cheap, site from DRM free indie music.
January 12, 2009
Thanks Aaron! Admittedly I'm not all that familiar with all the music buying options out there, I usually just use iTunes as it's there and the indie stuff is usually DRM free. But now everything on iTunes is going DRM free!
January 12, 2009
Thanks Aaron! Admittedly I'm not all that familiar with all the music buying options out there, I usually just use iTunes as it's there and the indie stuff is usually DRM free. But now everything on iTunes is going DRM free!
January 12, 2009
I love that album! It's also an eMusic. A great, relatively cheap, site from DRM free indie music.
January 13, 2009
Thanks Aaron! Admittedly I'm not all that familiar with all the music buying options out there, I usually just use iTunes as it's there and the indie stuff is usually DRM free. But now everything on iTunes is going DRM free!
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