I've been waiting for this for quite a while now, and NPR has it available through their First Listen. Bon Iver's second, self-titled, LP!
I think music can be appealing for many reasons, but you usually connect to something because it hits you in a personal way. For me, this album's fatefulness is almost too much. Justin Vernon, Bon Iver's main man, is Mr. Wisconsin, and this record, just like his last, has it literally written all over it. America's Dairyland isn't particularly known for it's production of musical prodigies (other than This Man), but JV does us proud!
I'll spare you the emotional sap that I can write here and just tell you to listen to the record, a couple times through for best results. But make sure you know the lyrics...Justin wants you to know what he's singing.
