I think the Bon Iver excitement is a bit too much. Sure, it's pretty and quiet and melancholy-all these things that us, white twenty-somethings with an heart stooped in indie-rock, tend to like. However, there is very little that stands out and separates Bon Iver from the long-line of quiet, hush-hush, artists that exist today and have preceded them. Its good, but its not that good.
That being said, they just recorded a Daytrotter Session that is worth a listen. The recording is much more crisp that the album and really reveals his voice and awesome lyrics. Its amazing what can happen when you shed your DIY-cred and enter a halfway decent studio.
Check it out here: Bon Iver Daytrotter Session
I suggest listening to this at night during the week, early morning or the four o'clock hour if you work in a cubicle.
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- Saxon Baird
- Saxon Baird is currently seeking employment as a writer in some form of a publication. Most recently, he has been working as an entertainment intern in NYC. He has also interned at the Center for American Progress where he wrote for the blog Pushback and Campus Progress Magazine. Saxon has also been published for such pop culture sites as All Our Noise and Fanbolt. His writing focuses on examining the various intersections of art, politics and culture.
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