2. BON IVER - BON IVER
The craft that went into this thing is amazing. Justin Vernon expanded on his solo, stuck-on-a-log-cabin of his debut "For Emma, Forever Ago" by using a full band and collaborating with so many musicians, it was a delight to behold.
We get saxophones, we get made up words, sentences that don't make sense, that make sense, fake places, real places, everything. It's a textural album. Not just a folk album. Folk is a dirty word.
His voice is perhaps the most beautiful in modern music. If the hairs on the back of your neck don't stand up when you listen to this, then go and grab some sandpaper and scrub down your neck. Actually don't; you might bleed.
I feel that this could be one of the best albums released ever. The jury is still out for me on "Beth / Rest," the 80's closer that absolutely jars with everything else on offer here. But time will tell. Props to the boy for taking risks though.
GO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KrmxavLIRM
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