Like the sound of thunder arriving long after the lightning flash, I finally got the joke.
Last year, Justin Vernon appeared on late night TV, covering Bonnie Raitt, and I scratched my head. "That's odd. What possessed him to do that?"
Sometime this weekend, I finally heard it in my head.
Bon Iver. Bonnie Raitt.
Bon EE-vare. Bon EE-rate.
Justin Vernon must've heard that joke more than a few times since naming his band.
But I just got it.
And it gave me a great idea.
If I ever decided to give up the whole husband-father-DJ-blogger thing, and run away to become a cross-dressing burlesque performer I have an awesome stage name:
Bon Irate.
(I means good anger!)
Bon EE-rate.
Say it in your announcer voice:
"Ladies and Gentleman, welcome her to the stage, Miss Bon Irate!"
I'll give em something to talk about alright.
Hear the song on Youtube.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Kathleen Edwards "Change The Sheets"
It's always thrilling, and/or nerve-wracking when news of two artists with distinctive, realized sounds, decide to collaborate.
Like, remember when you heard about Robert Plant and Alison Krauss working together?
Did you, like me, say, "Well what the heck is that going to sound like?"
Previously, both artists had developed an instantly recognizable sound. And those two styles seemed to have nothing in common.
But it all worked out, didn't it.
I saw Robert Plant in concert last winter, and Kathleen Edwards was there. Edwards, like Plant, is on Boston's own Rounder Records, so she was in town to check in with her label folks, as she worked on a new record.
She told us that her new record was being produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.
And I thought, "Wow, what is that going to sound like."
Some words I associate with Bon Iver: Wintry, plaintive, lush
Some words I associate with Kathleen Edwards: Direct, profane, rootsy
I was having a hard time in my head, mixing the two.
Would the new Edwards record, smother her emotional and lyrical directness in atmosphere? (Beautiful, beautiful atmosphere)
I'm glad to hear the fruits of this collaboration did nothing to round out Edwards' edges. "Change The Sheets" is still showcases songwriting that cuts through. And the production does bear the mark of Vernon, by being full and warm, drawing a natural line to Edwards' rootsy side.
Peanut butter and chocolate. Not chalk and cheese.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Like, remember when you heard about Robert Plant and Alison Krauss working together?
Did you, like me, say, "Well what the heck is that going to sound like?"
Previously, both artists had developed an instantly recognizable sound. And those two styles seemed to have nothing in common.
But it all worked out, didn't it.
I saw Robert Plant in concert last winter, and Kathleen Edwards was there. Edwards, like Plant, is on Boston's own Rounder Records, so she was in town to check in with her label folks, as she worked on a new record.
She told us that her new record was being produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.
And I thought, "Wow, what is that going to sound like."
Some words I associate with Bon Iver: Wintry, plaintive, lush
Some words I associate with Kathleen Edwards: Direct, profane, rootsy
I was having a hard time in my head, mixing the two.
Would the new Edwards record, smother her emotional and lyrical directness in atmosphere? (Beautiful, beautiful atmosphere)
I'm glad to hear the fruits of this collaboration did nothing to round out Edwards' edges. "Change The Sheets" is still showcases songwriting that cuts through. And the production does bear the mark of Vernon, by being full and warm, drawing a natural line to Edwards' rootsy side.
Peanut butter and chocolate. Not chalk and cheese.
Hear the song on Youtube.
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