Bon Iver Brings Us Halocene

Bon Iver
Bon Iver

CHART SPOTLIGHT. Bon Iver, who brought us “Skinny Love” recently promoted “Halocene” on the Jimmy Fallon talkshow recently. Fans were a bit disappointed as the singer Justin Vernon had appeared earlier on the same show, only to perform a cover of the ballad “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

I Can’t Make You Love Me
Bon Iver – I Can’t Make You Love Me by muffins_cube

BBC Radio 1 added “Halocene” to its playlist on Sunday, yet no release date for an official single has been communicated. WelcheMusic covered the release of Bon Iver’s eponymous sophomore album released in June. The set immediately peaked at No.4 in the UK, unable to best the No.2 position in the US achieved. The set has topped the alternative, independent and rock albums charts Stateside.

Halocene
BON IVER, Holocene by izzybusybee

 

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Bon Iver’s Sophomore Set Claims Fourth Position in the UK

CHART SPOTLIGHT. The US indie folk band Bon Iver crashes into the UK album chart this week with their eponymous sophomore set. Founded in 2007 by the singer Justin Vernon, the band issued the debut album For Emma, For Ever Ago back in 2008. It peaked at No.42 in the UK and No.64 in the US.

Uncrate writes “this eponymous follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago keeps the most intimate, important piece of the prior recipe — Justin Vernon’s voice — while expanding the band’s repertoire and scope, mixing in bits and pieces of other genres until it culminates in a final track that’d be perfectly at home alongside ’80s ballads yet never sounds derivative.”

Potholes in My Blog gives it a 3/5 rating saying that “the musicianship proves that a Bon Iver is now a band. The album does not break ground—and it is not an extension of For Emma.”

WelcheMusic will closely monitor the success for Bon Iver’s sophomore set in the home country. For Emma, Forever Ago didn’t happen overnight. The set eventually sold 321,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan. According to a recent Billboard story, Bon Iver is expected to sell within the 80,000 copies range and bow on Thursday’s tally.

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Kanye West Unfinished Video Leaks


CHART SPOTLIGHT. WelcheMusic just got a sneak peak of the still unfinished video of Kanye West’s latest single “Monster” via our friends at Just Jared. The track is available on West’s latest album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It features Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Justin Vernon from the indie folk group Bon Iver.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2DSqKnZPvw

The track was issued as the third single off the set and was available as a digital download as of Oct. 23. To date, the “Monster” has peaked at No.18 on the Billboard Hot 100 – its highest placing so far is No.15 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart.

In Sweden, “Runaway” is the only chart entry off the album to date. It peaked at No.28 after a sole week on the tally. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy reached No.19 in Sweden on its first week of release. The set debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, selling 496,000 copies the first week. “All of the Lights” is scheduled for single release in February 2011.

  • Listen to “Monster” via Spotify
  • Kanye West: ’Monster’ Video ft. Nicki Minaj! | [Just Jared]
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