Yesterday was Bon Iver Day in Milwaukee and a couple of thousand folks in the city were lucky enough to celebrate with Justin Vernon himself at his band’s tour kickoff at Riverside Theater. The set included the live debut of every song from his acclaimed new (age) LP2 — save “Lisbon, OH” — and there was even a new cover debuted during the encore: Björk’s “Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left, Carry My Pain On The Right),” from 2004′s Medúlla. Time to update our list of Bon Iver’s Best Cover Songs. Take a listen:
SETLIST
“Perth”
“Minnesota, WI”
“Towers”
“Flume”
“Holocene”
“Blood Bank”
“Hinnom, TX”
“Wash.”
“Brackett, WI”
“Michicant”
“Re: Stacks”
“Calgary”
“Beth/Rest”
Encore:
“Skinny Love”
“Who Is It”
“Wolves (Act I & II)”
[Photo via CJ Foeckler]
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That setlist is to die for
Not everything he touches turns to gold, guys. This was a disorganized badgering of that song, even if the intentions were good.
I enjoyed it. I wouldn’t say it was gold but I liked it enough.
I do love Bon Iver, but…
Call me cynical. Is this just timely opportunism? Ie. Riding on Bjork’s coat-tails when her popularity is rising over Biophilia… Anyway, sound quality prevents a fair judgment of the cover. Perhaps this should be the b-side to Holocene single? Have yet to hear a worthy Bjork cover.
http://auralfood.blogspot.com/
the awkward standing around that prevails at bon iver concerts really hit a new low during that bjork cover