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Bon Iver album for sale by Bon Iver was released Jan 04, 2011 on the Jagjaguwar label. After making his debut with a collection of hushed, intimate folk songs recorded in a cabin, Bon Iver stretched his artistic legs by collaborating with Kanye West and experimenting with Auto-Tune on a 2009 EP. Bon Iver CD music Released two years later, this sophomore album continues those changes by turning its back on the hushed sound of For Emma, Forever Ago. Bon Iver buy CD music In its place are dense arrangements and orchestral instruments. Bon Iver songs Rolling Stone (p. 82) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "'Hinnom, TX' sets off brass and static bursts like distant fireworks; 'Minnesota, WI' blends what sounds like banjos with gnarly brass swells and R&B horns...". Rolling Stone (p. 70) - Ranked #21 in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "Vernon's private world is a soft-rock heaven of the mind."
Spin (p. 69) - "Once again, he cultivates an enchanted atmosphere, with gorgeous melodies, unique textures, and beautiful singing..." Spin (p. 49) - Ranked #14 in Spin's 'The Top 40 Albums Of 2011' -- "[I]magine a nice, cozy room full of ambitious friends boldly molding an inscrutable art-folk masterpiece."
Entertainment Weekly (p. 73) - "[A]n emboldened Vernon achieves a beautiful fantasy all his own, backed by a full band and buoyed with horns and pedal steel." -- Grade: A-
Entertainment Weekly (p. 100) - Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's 'The Top 10 Albums Of 2011' -- "[H]is passion for gentle synth jams comes through so clearly, he makes Auto-Tune sound sincere."
Alternative Press (p. 122) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[B]eautiful and heartrending. ...See Full Description

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Angstless
Sorry, but Justin's lack of heart breaking isolation and sheer emotional turmoil that drove the pathos of "For Emma" cannot carry his strained falsetto and lack of musical chops on this outing. "For Emma" was a once in a lifetime musical statement. Maybe he should have left it at that.
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A masterpiece that is beyond categorization--sheer perfection.
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CD Universe Part number	8723430
Label	Jagjaguwar
Orig Year	2011
Catalog number	1097139
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 04, 2011
Studio/Live	Studio
Shipping Units	3