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For Emma, Forever Ago is the debut studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver. It was first self-released in July 2007, and later saw wide release on the Jagjaguwar label in February 2008. The album is principally the work of singer-songwriter Justin Vernon .
Since being released by Jagjaguwar on February 19, 2008, For Emma, Forever Ago has garnered critical acclaim. [22] The album was released in the UK and Europe by iconic indie label 4AD on May 12, 2008. [23] When released in the UK, For Emma, Forever Ago received 5/5 and "Album of the Month" reviews in both Mojo and Uncut magazines.
Founded by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, Bon Iver released its debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago in 2008. An EP, Blood Bank, followed in 2009. The title track peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart and also reached the charts in Ireland and France. The group's second full-length studio album, Bon Iver, was released in 2011
"Skinny Love" was the first single released from Bon Iver's 2007 debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, in the United States.The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2008.
Blood Bank is a 2009 EP by Bon Iver.It was released on January 20, 2009, [8] and features four tracks, three of them recorded for the release. The EP is a follow-up to the band's award-winning debut album For Emma, Forever Ago, self-released in 2007 by Bon Iver frontman and founder Justin Vernon, and re-released in 2008.
Vernon came to international prominence with For Emma, Forever Ago, his first album as Bon Iver, which he recorded isolated in a northern Wisconsin cabin during the winter months of 2006 and 2007, while he was going through health and personal difficulties.
In 2007, Jagjaguwar signed Eau Claire, Wisconsin project Bon Iver (led by Justin Vernon), whose self-recorded album For Emma, Forever Ago (2008) had seen a grassroots groundswell based on just a handful of CD-R copies Vernon was selling at shows. [24] [25] [26] The initial pressing of For Emma, Forever Ago sold out within the first few weeks. [27]
Bon Iver's second album was rumored to be titled Letters for Marvin but was later confirmed to be Bon Iver. "I brought in a lot of people to change my voice – not my singing voice, but my role as the author of this band, this project," said Justin Vernon, band leader and founder, who hired well-known players like bass saxophonist Colin Stetson and pedal-steel guitarist Greg Leisz.
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