Bon Iver - inspiration

For a while now, my playlist has been limited to one band, namely Bon Iver. You may think that this bit of information is wrong, but Justin Vernon is in fact the lead singer of the indie folk band created in 2007.

Other band members include Sean Carey (drums, vocals, piano),Michael Noyce (vocals, baritone, guitar) and Matthew McCaughan (bass, drums, vocals).
The man needs no introduction, landing a spot on NPR's Most Important Recordings of the Decade list, for his debut album, For Emma, For Ever Ago.
This is a major accomplishment, considering the majority of the album was recorded in Vernon's winter log cabin in the woods in Northwestern Wisconsin. Vernon used minimal equipment, a small recording set-up: a Shure SM57 and an old Silvertone guitar, his brother's old drums and other small things, things that he would make or find lying around.

My year-long obsession with Bon Iver's music is due to the haunting yet gentle tone of Vernon's voice, which speaks of heartache and loss yet doesn't come across as commercial or something one has heard before. It is characterised by an introspective tone, with the embellishments coming from the orchestral tones produced by Vernon and the natural sounds of the creaking woods around him.

Dark was the Night, For Emma, For Ever Ago and Blood Bank are Bon Iver's currently released albums, and highly recommended for anyone looking for reflective, almost spiritual sounds to inspire.
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Follow the link to his page...www.boniver.org