Tune Up

Justin Vernon’s stunning soul-bearing folk debut as Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago, found the singer-songwriter recording in a remote cabin, his voice like his heart encased in the icicles of a stone-cold break-up. Winter has thawed on his more muscular new album Bon Iver, Bon Iver, featuring more strings, horns and drums than his humble first LP. And with most of the new tunes named for a city or geographical region, this release sounds like a once-self-flagellating artist bravely finding a new path and singing about the journey with a vivified spirit.