Bon Iver was the sound of late-2000s indie folk band. In 2008 they released their debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago which included his famous song “Skinny Love.”
And you know the song, “Skinny Love”:
Bon Iver is like the king of indie music that started the trend of writing about one-sided love. He not only wrote about it but he also translated the feeling of that emotion through music, which made us feel an extreme connection with him as an artist.
On his 2011 release, Bon Iver it contained the track “Holocene” which really solidified that he wasn’t just the guy who wrote “Skinny Love.” He then waited five years to release, 22. A Million and the public did not hear about it that much.
But wait, hold up-
I just saw a headline on Billboard entitled, “Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Hosting Overnight Musical & Culinary Experience At His Hotel” and that confused me because I thought Bon Iver was Justin Vernon?
IT TURNS OUT THAT BON IVER IS ACTUALLY A BAND!
It is really weird that they are a band because the name “Bon Iver” does sound like a really chill indie guy who wears nothing but thrift clothes. But apparently not. I am kind of at a loss for words right now because I didn’t see this coming, and never thought to question it. Also, every music video they have, they don’t really show themselves or make it noticeable that it is more than one guy.
Check out the video for “Holocene”:
Yeah, that’s enough surprises for today.
Why do you have to go and make things so complicated Bon Iver?
