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UPDATE: The article also had a link to a video of Frere-Jones interviewing Vernon which you can see here.
New Yorker music critic Sasha Frere-Jones takes on one of the biggest indie sensations of 2008 and one of recess’ favorite artists, Bon Iver. It drips of that typical Frere-Jones prose and is just great.
Sometimes I am [...]
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From the Times’ ArtsBeat comes a great Podcast about top 10 lists. A handful of music critics and TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone discuss the year in music. Unlike most top 10 lists, the Podcast gets to the root of the music, analyzing 2008 and its trends. It’s a smart and interesting discussion, with [...]
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Former Bill Clinton aide Howard Wolfson offers up his favorite albums of 2008 over at his blog Gotham Acme. The list includes Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and Bonnie “Prince” Billy to name a few. His take on Beach House:
The sounds of the carnival at night: hazy, gauzy, just over the ridge. Who knew Mazzy Star [...]
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A whole 17 days before the year ends, we did it. We summarized the best our favorite music of 2008 on our humble blog, and its name was Justin Vernon. The Jagjaguwar re-release of Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago, our favorite album of the year, made it into six of our nine lists, all [...]
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