If there’s one thing Bon Iver has mastered throughout his career, it is his innate ability to take a basic human emotion and somehow translate that into an auditory experience that feels tangible. There’s simply no one better at conveying emotion, in all of its assorted colors, over a 3-5 minute timespan. He is our generation’s EKG, always on, specifically engineered to translate 0’s and 1’s into nostalgic yearning for a romanticized past.
It should be no surprise then that Bon Iver’s side project Volcano Choir accomplishes this feat with earnest alongside assorted band members of fellow Wisconsin based band Collections of Colonies of Bees. Repave is stuffed with stories of everyday moments and their intimate details, accentuated with gorgeous sonic landscapes that pulse and breathe, transporting you to a place that feels brand new and yet so familiar all at the same time.
This is a soundtrack for rainy days on the coast as you dutifully watch the waves slowly break on the shoreline over and over again.
Standout Songs: “Acetate”, “Byegone”, “Alaskans”
