Listen to this when
For Emma, Forever Ago
He lost the band, the girl and his health, then spent a winter alone in a cabin. What came out of it changed his life. ❄️
Who it's for
Vernon made the album after a stretch in which his band broke up, a relationship ended and he was seriously ill; he spent a winter alone in his father's hunting cabin in northwestern Wisconsin and recorded there.
Sad→Released (Catharsis)
Feelings it meets
What it is
For Emma, Forever Ago is the debut album by Bon Iver, the project of Justin Vernon, self-released in 2007 and reissued by Jagjaguwar in the US and 4AD in Europe in 2008.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal; CD/vinyl widely available.
Before you start
Heads up: Heartbreak and isolation.
Age: Not verified (suggested 12+)
Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pain”
