Remember when I said that Okkervil River's youtube channel sure did have some exciting stuff in store for us? Well, it looks as if I was right with that little prediction because they recently uploaded Bon Iver beautifying the already beautiful Blue Tulip :
One of my favorite new discoveries (That'd be you, Mister Justin Vernon of Bon Iver) covering one of my favorite bands of all time... Well, it was an exciting morning in The Hot Half Life household, especially since I'd already been in a fairly Bon Iver-y mood the past few days before this discovery!
Even if you're not a fan of Bon Iver for some very silly reason (Never heard his work perhaps? Or just a vendetta against relaxing, understated, heartfelt music from modern pseudo-hippies?), the video's worth checking out for the 2:15 mark alone when the background vocals set in for an unexpected and breathtaking bridge that builds up to a beautiful close.
Also, it's definitely worth heading over to My Old Kentucky Blog and checking out not only their interview with Justin Vernon but also the amazing version of Flume that he recorded live in their studios which gave me a whole new appreciation for the song, already one of my favorites off of the superb For Emma, Forever Ago.
One of my favorite new discoveries (That'd be you, Mister Justin Vernon of Bon Iver) covering one of my favorite bands of all time... Well, it was an exciting morning in The Hot Half Life household, especially since I'd already been in a fairly Bon Iver-y mood the past few days before this discovery!
Even if you're not a fan of Bon Iver for some very silly reason (Never heard his work perhaps? Or just a vendetta against relaxing, understated, heartfelt music from modern pseudo-hippies?), the video's worth checking out for the 2:15 mark alone when the background vocals set in for an unexpected and breathtaking bridge that builds up to a beautiful close.
Also, it's definitely worth heading over to My Old Kentucky Blog and checking out not only their interview with Justin Vernon but also the amazing version of Flume that he recorded live in their studios which gave me a whole new appreciation for the song, already one of my favorites off of the superb For Emma, Forever Ago.
