Bon Iver is tagged as: folk, singer-songwriter, indie, acoustic, lo-fi
Bon Iver is an indie band and one of Justin Vernon's current and best-known music projects so far The band also consists of: Mike Noyce Sean Carey and Matt MacCaughan
The name 'Bon Iver (pronounced "bon-ee Vaira") is a games on the French phrase "bon hiver," for "good winter" Vernon independently released Bon Iver's debut album: For Emma Forever Ago, in 2007, most of whom were in a four-month stay in a remote cabin in Wisconsin, USA
Although the high school and college Vernon-based indie-rock bands Mount Vernon and Edison DeYarmond in Eau Claire Wisconsin, where he still resides
Vernon self-released debut as Bon Iver attracted criticism and was picked up by indie-rock label Jagjaguwar Which gave the album a proper release on February 19, 2008 was released inBritain and Europe's iconic indie 4AD May 12, 2008
When released in the UK For Emma Forever Ago received 5 / 5 and "Album of the Month" reviews in both Uncut and MOJO magazines, it is currently the third highest rated album in 2008 for a review aggregator site Metacritic with accolades from publications like The Village Voice The Hartford Courant and The AV Club
