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Skinny Love by Bon Iver

Artist Biography For Bon Iver


Bon Iver Is A Grammy Award Winning Folk Band From Eau Claire Wisconsin United States And One Of Justin Vernon's Current And Most Notable Music Projects To Date. The Band Also Consists Of Mike Noyce Sean Carey And Matt MacCaughan. The Name 'Bon Iver' Pronounced "bon Ee-VAIR" Is A Play On The French Phrase 'bon Hiver' Meaning 'good Winter'. Vernon Independently Released Bon Iver's Debut Album For Emma Forever Ago In 2007 Most Of Which Was Recorded During A Four-Month Stay In A Remote Cabin In Wisconsin. While In High School And College Vernon Founded The Indie-Rock Bands Mount Vernon And DeYarmond Edison In Eau Claire Wisconsin Where He Still Resides. According To The For Emma Songfacts After The Break-Up Of De Yarmond Edison Vernon Retreated To His Father's Log Cabin Out In The Woods Of North-East Wisconsin To Hibernate For Three Snowy Months. There He Collected His Thoughts And Formulated Them Into A Suite Of Songs For Emma Forever Ago . The Album Was Originally Self-Released In Late 2007 In A Run Of 500 Copies And Sold Out Instantly. The Album Garnered Critical Acclaim And Was Picked Up By The Indie-Rock Label Jagjaguwar Which Gave The Album A Proper Release On February 19th 2008. The Album Was Released In The UK And Europe By Iconic Indie 4AD On May 12 2008. When Released In The UK For Emma Forever Ago Received 5/5 And "Album Of The Month" Reviews In Both MOJO And Uncut Magazines. It Is Currently The Third Highest Rated Album Of 2008 On Review-Aggregator Site Metacritic With Accolades From Publications Including The Village Voice The Hartford Courant And The A.V. Club. The Group's Second Album Bon Iver Bon Iver Was Released On June 17 2011 To Universal Acclaim. It Was Named By Pitchfork Media As The Best Album Of 2011 On Their Annual List. At The 2012 Grammys The Album Won Best Alternative Album And The Group Was Awarded Best New Artist Despite Having Debuted In 2007. Www.Boniver.Org

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Skinny Love

"Skinny Love" Is A Song Written By American Musician And Songwriter Justin Vernon. It Was Originally Released By Indie Folk Band Bon Iver Of Which Vernon Is A Member In 2007. A Cover Version By The British Vocalist Birdy Was Released In 2011. Both Versions Charted Internationally And Have Been Featured In Multiple Television And Film Soundtracks. The Song Has Since Become A Popular Tune For Various Singing Competition Shows Around The Anglophone World. "Skinny Love" Was The First Single Released From Bon Iver's 2007 Debut Album "For Emma Forever Ago" In The United States. The Song Was Released As A Single In The United Kingdom On April 28 2008. While "Skinny Love" Has Been Considered A Reference To Singer Justin Vernon's Relationship With Former Girlfriend Christy Smith Vernon Countered This As "not Entirely Accurate ... It's About That Time In A Relationship That I Was Going Through You're In A Relationship Because You Need Help But That's Not Necessarily Why You Should Be In A Relationship. And That's Skinny." The Song Was Used In The Second Episode Of Grey's Anatomy's Fifth Season. The Digital Download Track "Skinny Love" Was Selected To Be ITunes UK Single Of The Week And Was Available For Free During That Time As Well As Being Featured As The Track Of The Day On National Public Radio. On October 6 2008 "Skinny Love" Was Featured In The NBC Series "Chuck" Season 2 Episode 3 . On December 11 2008 Bon Iver Performed "Skinny Love" On The Late Show With David Letterman. On January 26 2009 "Skinny Love" Was Announced At #21 By The Australian National Radio Station Triple J In The Annual Hottest 100 Countdown Of The Previous Year's Best Songs. In July 2009 "Skinny Love" Was Announced At #92 In Triple J's Hottest 100 Of All Time Countdown. In June 2013 "Skinny Love" Was Announced At #16 In Triple J's Hottest 100 Of The Last 20 Years Countdown.

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