searching in vein for Bon Iver’s sound.
New Yorker pop critic Sasha-Frere Jones is hooked on Bon Iver’s voice, but just as crucial to so many Bon Iver’s songs are their rhythm: they have the tempo of a heartbeat.
Which is maybe why Justin Vernon, the man behind Bon Iver, performs with a backing band of only two drummers and himself on guitar. The stipped-down percussion accentuates the core of his music: a heart beating at the heart of his sound.
Bon Iver on Late Show with David Letterman, 12/11/08