The record was almost not released and was originally intended as a group of demos to be sent out to labels and potentially rerecorded. some other small things-things I would make or find lying around." Vernon performing with Bon Iver in Shepherd's Bush, London, UK in 2008 In an interview, Vernon said, "Words like 'decision' and 'intention' aren't words that float in my head because I just went." Vernon explains, "I left North Carolina and went up there because I didn't know where else to go and I knew that I wanted to be alone and I knew that I wanted to be where it was cold." In another interview, Vernon describes what he used to record the album: "I had a very light set-up, a basic small recording set-up: a Shure SM57 and an old Silvertone guitar. Vernon wrote the lyrics for the album by recording a word-less melody and listening to the recording over and over while writing words according to the sound of the syllables of the melody. Vernon played all the instruments during recording and each song was heavily edited with a large number of overdubs. He had recently finished helping the band The Rosebuds do some recording and had with him some basic recording gear when he made his move to the cabin in late 2006. Eventually, however, a record began to evolve during this cathartic time of isolation. Vernon did not intend to write or record any music during the time but rather to recuperate from the events of the previous year. This was initially transcribed by Vernon as "boniverre" however, when he learned of its proper French spelling, he elected not to use it, deciding hiver reminded him too much of " liver", the site of his illness at the time. One episode depicts a group of citizens in Alaska, where the show is set, emerging from their homes into the first snowfall of the winter and wishing one another bon hiver. According to Vernon, it was during this time that the "Bon Iver" moniker first entered his mind while bedridden with mononucleosis, he began watching the 1990s TV series Northern Exposure on DVD. He spent the oncoming winter months at his father's cabin in Dunn County, Wisconsin. History Īfter the breakup of his band DeYarmond Edison, the ending of a relationship, and a bout with mononucleosis hepatitis, Vernon left Raleigh, North Carolina and moved back to Wisconsin. The name "Bon Iver" derives from the French phrase bon hiver ( pronounced "good winter"), taken from a greeting on Northern Exposure. The album was nominated at the 2020 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year. Their latest album, I, I, was released in 2019. They released their third album 22, A Million to critical acclaim in 2016. In 2012, the band won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for their eponymous album Bon Iver. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon spent three months isolated in a cabin in western Wisconsin. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, independently in July 2007. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon (vocals, guitar), Sean Carey (drums, keyboards, vocals), Michael Lewis (vocals, baritone guitar, guitar, violin, saxophone), Matthew McCaughan (drums, bass, vocals), Andrew Fitzpatrick (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Jenn Wasner (guitar, keyboards, vocals) Bon Iver ( / ˌ b oʊ n iː ˈ v ɛər/ BOHN ee- VAIR) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon.
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