Posts Tagged ‘bon iver’

After waiting three years for the follow up to 2008 debut ‘For Emma, Forever Ago‘, Bon Iver fans could be in for another long vigil after the band’s principal member Justin Vernon revealed he doesn’t have any songs written for a new album.

PJ Harvey‘s much-vaunted album ‘Let England Shake‘ has come out on top of HMV‘s annual Poll Of Polls rundown.

And so to the third and final part of Live4ever’s 2011 retrospective. A year packed with some genuinely outstanding releases, 2011 has enjoyed some of the most unanimously acclaimed records of recent years; PJ Harvey has won seemingly every award up for grabs thanks to ‘Let England Shake’, Kate Bush has wowed everyone with her first record of the decade, while the likes of The Boxer Rebellion, FIGO and The Minutes have come to the party with equally impressive, under-the-radar efforts just as deserving of your precious time and attention.

To celebrate another year of great music, the Live4ever Ezine is offering two readers the opportunity to win a pair of Boom earphones; a prize packed with both style and sound quality. So to be in with a chance of winning, when you’ve been through the pick of the LPs which have been taking up our space throughout the year, leave a comment below telling us your own Top 5 Albums of 2011 to be automatically entered into our giveaway. Good luck!

The nominees for the first ever Aim Independent Music Awards, established in July by The Association of Independent Music to highlight the best of British-signed indie music, have been announced today, with Adele, Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver amongst those up for awards.

New single released from the eponymous second studio album, out today (September 5th)

Adele‘s big-selling album ‘21‘ is back on top of the UK Album chart, replacing last week’s no.1 ‘4‘ which drops one place. The Horrors‘ new record ‘Skying‘ scores a more than respectable debut at #5, while Foo Fighters‘ ‘Wasting Light‘ stays in the top ten (#8). Elsewhere, Arctic Monkeys‘ ‘Suck It and See‘ drops to #15 and Bon Iver‘s self-titled second album is at no.33.

Summer’s here and up and down the UK and beyond bands are hauling themselves through rain, mud, occasional sunshine and irritating TV presenters as another festival season gets in full swing. So with 2011 already careering towards July, it seems like a good time to sit back, take stock of the first six months of the year, and sort through the best of what has been hogging the speakers at Live4ever so far. Is rock n roll music currently in a state of stagnation? Hmm, let’s just say, judge for yourself…

Is your favourite album so far not included? Why not leave us a comment below to recommend your own stand-outs from the first part of 2011.

UK chart-topper Adele has hailed Bon Iver‘s new self-titled album as her favourite of the year so far, after the record went in at number 3 on the Album Chart yesterday.

Writing on her blog Adele, whose own album ‘21‘ has dominated the charts for most of the year, praised the talents of Bon Iver leader Justin Vernon.

Bon Iver‘s new self-titled album has debuted at #3 on this week’s UK Album chart, with Lady Gaga moving to the top to replace last week’s no.1 ‘Progress‘ which drops to no.3. Elsewhere, Arctic Monkeys‘ ‘Suck It and See‘ continues going strong in the top ten (#6), and Foo Fighters remain in the top 20 (#16).

You know when you wait an age for a follow-up album to an earth-shattering debut, praying to the great turntable in the sky that it’s as good as the first one?

Then you hear it, and your wish is granted. It is as good. In fact, it’s exactly the same as the first album. Oh well. That was forty minutes of your life you’ll never see again.

With that in mind – good news for Bon Iver fans. Your wish has been ignored.