Indie rock band, Miracles of Modern Science, have given the internet world a fun little treat with their new mini-project, Bon Joviver. They have taken the musical stylings of Bon Iver and combined them with the classic 80′s pop tune, “You Give Love a Bad Name”, written by, of course, Bon Jovi. Thus, giving us the name, Bon Joviver. Short and silly, but very entertaining. I’m pretty surprised that Jimmy Fallon hadn’t already come up with this.
So 2011 has been a phenomenal year for new music so far and both Adele and Justin Vernon are doing their darndest to help make sure it continues. Each of them have released a brand new full-length that are both likely to end up on my year end “Top 10 List”. And then in the past couple of weeks they each decided to bless us with their own take on the legendary Bonnie Raitt ballad, “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” I have been a fan of this heart-rending song for quite some time and each of these artists have rendered a cover that is both true to the original and to their unique musical stylings. The National, if you could please follow their lead and give us your rendition next, that would be great. Matt Berninger, your deep crooning voice would suit this tune quite well. I’ll be waiting patiently.
Right now, the new Peter, Bjorn, and John album, Gimme Some, is streaming on NPR.
Paste went to SXSW and shared with us the 12 best films they saw while they were there. Other than Win Win, which I referenced last week , Hesher has to be the film I am most interested in seeing.
Late last month, Volcano Choir released their debut album Unmap on Jagjaguwar. Volcano Choir is Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Milwaukee band Collections of Colonies of Bees. The original recordings of Unmap actually date back to before Vernon even began to mix and master For Emma, Forever Ago, his Bon Iver debut. While it may not be creating the kind of buzz that Vernon got in 2007 with the release of For Emma, it is still garnering a lot of attention and respect, having been featured recently on both All Songs Considered and Pitchfork. Definitely worth looking into if you’re a fan of Vernon, his vocals on this album are superb.
