Bon Iver – Blood Bank
January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Album reviews
Bon Iver’s first EP sees Justin Vernon out of his cabin in the woods and accompanied by a band but making similarly soulful and masterfully written tunes (the title track in particular), all be it with a more polished sound and less charm, something we’ll probably all have to get used to unless he decides to take another extended camping trip in the near future.
Kan Iver: On Blood Bank‘s closing track, “Woods”, Vernon utilizes a vocoder to augment his voice. One can’t help but think of Kanye West’s auto-tuned 808 vocals, but Vernon uses his trick inventively, turning his vocals into an instrument on a track that’s technically a capella.
Grade: 7.5 / 10
Jagjaguwar
January 20, 2009