This is a bit of a bonus video because my goal with this series had been to share single song videos. I simply couldn’t share just one piece of this performance. And since we’re all (and I mean all) heading full speed into coronavirus quarantine, why not watch a little extra? Justin Vernon and Sean Carey recorded this special selection of songs in October of 2011, including a few tracks from their self-titled album Bon Iver that had been released earlier that year. These tracks were recorded as a collaboration between the record labels 4AD and Jagjaguwar at AIR Studio’s Lyndurst Hall.
Let’s be honest. If you were born anytime before 1985, you remember a time when you couldn’t watch your favorite musicians perform live, on demand, whenever the fuck you want, with a super computer that you carry around in your pocket. If you’re a music fan who remembers those dark days, the abundance of high quality concert footage available anytime you want it on YouTube is really quite unbelievable. And I’m not even talking about the crappy phone footage that the annoying guy next to you at a concert painstakingly took instead of paying attention to the show. I’m talking about multi-camera, broadcast quality footage.
To celebrate this incredible gift to humanity, I’m sharing my favorite “single song” clips that I’ve watched over and over again on the Tube. And by the way, if you don’t feel like the ~$10/month it costs to get rid of the ads on YouTube is worth it, trust me. It’s totally worth it (and I don’t get anything for saying that).