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 … See more

Vernon has stated that each song on the album represents a place. The song "Perth" was described as a "Civil War-sounding heavy metal song", while the song "Minnesota, WI" was described as featuring "finger-picked guitars, double bass drums and … See more

The album received acclaim from most music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from … See more

As of January 2012 UK sales stand at 120,000 copies according to The Guardian. In October 2011 it was awarded a double gold certification from the Independent Music … See more

This album cover was created by Gregory Euclide. See more

Adapted from liner notes.
Performance
• Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone (tracks 2–5, 7), See more

• Caramanica, Jon (June 3, 2011). "Who, What and Where is Bon Iver?". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2012. See more