The album was self-released by Vernon in July 2007 and after it received several positive reviews, including from Pitchfork, the album was rereleased in February 2008 and released internationally in May of that year.īon Iver won Best New Artist and Best Alternative Album at the 2012 Grammy Awards, for their 2011 self-titled album. Vernon came to international prominence with For Emma, Forever Ago, his first album as Bon Iver, which he recorded isolated in a northern Wisconsin cabin during the winter months of 20, while he was going through health and personal difficulties. Vernon performing with Bon Iver in Black Cat, Washington, D.C.
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The remaining members of DeYarmond Edison went on to form the folk bands Megafaun and Field Report, and remain good friends with Vernon. After nearly a year in Raleigh, Vernon left for Wisconsin in 2006 after a breakup with the band and a girlfriend. The band released two records themselves, the first self-titled in 2004 and the second titled Silent Signs in 2005, and an EP of unreleased material is available on their Myspace page. The group saw varying line-up changes during its five years of existence.Īfter playing in the Eau Claire music scene, the four bandmates decided to leave their longtime home and move to Raleigh, North Carolina, to try their musical hand in a new place. The band, which began performing in 2002, consisted of Vernon, Brad and Phil Cook, Christopher Porterfield and Joe Westerlund. Justin Vernon founded the band DeYarmond Edison in 2001 while still in college. In an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report, he said that he was not ready to study music. Vernon majored in Religious Studies and minored in Women's Studies. He graduated from Memorial High in 1999 and attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, spending a semester in Ireland. They released their first local musical project in 1998. He formed his first band, Mount Vernon, in 1997 after meeting its members at a high school Wisconsin jazz camp. Vernon attended Memorial High School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he still resides today.