![]() The appearance attracted much label interest and Frenette later told HitQuarters that they subsequently spoke to various record companies, both independent and major. That exposure in turn led to a performance the same month at the industry showcase festival CMJ Music Marathon. Another further breakthrough came when, in October 2007, the album received a very positive review from influential indie internet publication Pitchfork. The first significant attention the album received was from My Old Kentucky Blog in June 2007, after which point "it snowballed," according to manager Frenette. Of the 500 copies issued, 17 were sent to press, mainly blogs. Justin played an earlier "all-ages" show and an evening 21+ show to release the original pressing of the album in its card stock CD case. The original CD release show took place at the House of Rock in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. According to his manager Kyle Frenette, an initial run of 500 CDs were pressed. ![]() But after getting very encouraging reactions from a number of his friends, Vernon decided to release the songs himself in their present state. The record was almost not released and was originally intended as a group of demos to be sent out to labels and potentially rerecorded. Vernon performing with Bon Iver in Shepherd's Bush, London, UK in 2008 some other small things-things I would make or find lying around." 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. 1.4 2018–present: Come Through shows and I, IĪfter 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.
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