Bon Iver is the stage and recording name of indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. He independently released his debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007, the majority of which was recorded while spending four months in a remote cabin in Wisconsin. He previously was a member of DeYarmond Edison, an indie-rock band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where Vernon still resides.
Vernon's debut album garnered critical acclaim, with Pitchfork Media giving it an 8.1 rating in an early review/45817-for-emma-forever-ago" target="_blank">review, and was picked up by the indie-rock label _Jagjaguwar, which re-released it in early 2008. The album will be released in the UK and Europe on 12 May, 2008.
