It was back in August '09 that we first heard "Island, IS" from Volcano Choir, the work of Wisconsin's Collections Of Colonies Of Bees and fellow statesman and longtime collaborator Justin Vernon.…   Read Story »

There's a lot you could say about Justin Bon Ivernon's winning collaboration with his experimental statesmates of Collections Of Colonies Of Bees -- how tender and affecting his voice can be whether…   Read Story »

Volcano Choir, Justin Vernon's collaborative project with state-mates Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, introduced itself with the striking "Island, IS," a track we noted "released Vernon's falsetto…   Read Story »

For this new project with what he's called his "favorite band" -- fellow Wisconsites and Outsiders faves Collections Of Colonies Of Bees -- Justin Vernon does much to demystify and escape the…   Read Story »

I've posted about Collections Of Colonies Of Bees' Birds songs in the past -- now we have videos for "Flocks II" and "Flocks III." (The tracks come from the Bees' most recent release, Birds, which…   Read Story »

Not all of Stereogum's favorite sounds conform to what folks expect us to cover. In this space, resident Bananafish fetishist Brandon Stosuy focuses on bands, albums, singles, and villages in Sweden…   Read Story »