Excelsior wrote: 
Vienna Teng is not a male.

Oh, wait...

For me this album speaks to my soul by how the artist exposes pure raw human emotion through sound.  Falsetto, cracking voices, in and out of tune, it speaks from a very real, very deep vulnerable place.  It's beautiful.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYNjlat8Af8&feature=related

Gordon Bennett! 

What time is it across there in Paradise, CA?  3.00am?  This is the worst sequence of 4s, 3s, 2s and 1s I've ever heard assembled!

And I'm normally such a positive guy!

What was going on at the end? Odd, and not good.

here in new england we pronounce it like this: 

 dburges wrote:  Sorry for the double post but not too savvy with techno here in the exotic beauty of Kenya, well I am not but many others here are. He is actually spelling it as it is said, the h is silent in French. They just love their flourishes!

yay! i heart.

icepick worthy

For those of you who haven't noticed, Excelsior hasn't been around for a few weeks. I don't know if Bill finally gave him the axe or he just finally gave up. Either way, Please stop re-posting his comments. Thanks.

 Excelsior wrote: 

quit tuning in already!

Just saw him live in Dublin. Excellent gig- geting rave reviews in the media here. Happy days! More songs please! Skinny Love is fantastic.

So, if I just wail some random falsetto notes into a microphone, can I get a record deal too?  Seems to have worked for Bon Iver, Tom Baxter, Cinematic Orchestra, and just about a third of the other male vocalists on RP. 

Do I hear RadioHead??  By the way the new site sucks.  It is really slow.  Then again I havea piece of crap computer.

The Veils and now this. 

All this treacly falsetto =

Thanks for introducing this band to listeners, Bill. I've listened to this CD every day this week on the way to work. It's a beauty.

Is this guy trying to Elbow his way into the rotation?

Hey Bill,

Am a new listener and loving it. Spotted Bon Iver on here and would say there are loads of tracks on the album that I think you'd love. Give it a listen. The fact my name and it's title are similar is not affecting my comment ;0)

Best of luck.
Em

Bill, you might want to check your pronunciation of the band's name. From Wikipedia:

The name, Bon Iver, is a bastardization of the French, bon hiver (good winter).

This is why I love RadioParadise. Songs like these that blow you away, by artists you've never heard of. I love the harmonies with the falsetto and the deep quiet vocal bass part.

MCKY wrote:

At least you can buy the bonus track individually and not have to re-buy the entire album digitally to be able to get it, as is too often the case with iTunes.

2nd listen and I'm loving it!

An album I have to keep listening over and over again hoping each time I will find the right words and reasons to describe why the heck I love it so much. Great headphone listen...

oh man, i just recently started listening to Bon Iver. Flume and Skinny Love are two other great songs you should listen to if you like this one. This song is on my sleep mix that i play every night in bed. When it started playing it took me a second to realize that I wasnt listening to my iPod, rather it had been played by Bill. I was really excited to hear it played here. Thanks alot!

interesting!... must keep my eye on them. Thanks again RP.

Jacksonstat wrote:
Great minds...

Dang it, I just bought this CD and meant to bring it into work with me today.


Edit: Inamorato!! Simultaneous posting!

Secluding yourself in a cabin in the winter woods for a few months seems like a good way to make a thoughtful, tranquil album.

Hard to listen to. ...too bad, it might be a decent song if he sang in tune.