Bon Iver is the stage and recording name of
indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. He independently released his debut album,
For Emma, Forever Ago in
2007, the majority of which was recorded while spending four months in a remote cabin in
Wisconsin. He previously was a member of DeYarmond Edison, an
indie-rock band from Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, where Vernon still resides.<sup id="_ref-0" class="reference">
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Vernon's debut album garnered critical acclaim, with
Pitchfork Media giving it an 8.1 rating in an early
review, and was picked up by the
indie-rock label
Jagjaguwar, which re-released it in early
2008.<sup id="_ref-2" class="reference">
[3]</sup> The album will be released in the UK and Europe on 12 May, 2008.<sup id="_ref-3" class="reference">
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