If you were at The National show in the Olympia last night, you will have heard this song serve as the introduction to the band.
Much has been written about Bon Iver’s recording methods of hibernating in a remote cabin in Wisconsin for three months during winter. It’s inevitable because these songs on For Emma, Forever Ago are desolate and brooding, questioning and a little lonely. Iver sounds like a man who hasn’t talked to anyone in a long time. Even his name means “Good Winter”, slightly bastardised from the French version.
FYI: I thought the National were middling and the sound was awful. Thank you. See you guyzes on Monday/Tuesday.
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the cohost of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, event curator and producer of gigs, parties & events.