For the latest installment in the 4AD Sessions series, 4AD and Jagjaguwar have collaborated in order to capture a truly unique Bon Iver live performance. On recent tours fans will have become accustomed to seeing Justin Vernon flanked by an eleven-piece band, with the swell in numbers lending a grandiose element to even his most delicate songs. Sidestepping expectations, the idea Vernon presented for the session was to provide a wildly different experience.
Recorded in AIR...
To celebrate their 30th anniversary,4AD is to release the ultimate Colourbox compilation. Entitled simply Colourbox (in keeping with the band's albums), it is a 4 CD box set of all their released studio recordings and mixes which has been sequenced by Martyn Young.
Colourbox emerged from the diverse mix of musical cultures that formed the post-punk era, inevitably incorporating synthpop, indie, reggae, dub, soul and funk. They were dance pioneers in the pre-sampling era, where effects were...
“A masterpiece.” - Word
“It’s all brilliant.” - NME 8/10
“Darkly majestic.” The Independent 5/5
“Lanegan’s most accessible to date.” - Uncut 4/5
“His own career-best collection, Lanegan’s time has come.” Daily Telegraph 5/5
“It’s the curveballs rather than the reliable Laneganisms that make Blues Funeral such a powerful return.” - Q 4/5
“No other singer of his generation plumbs the depths so credibly, or does mournful with such grace.” - MOJO – Album of the Month 5/5
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