Bon Iver On Colbert
In advance of their fine new album, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon appeared on The Colbert Show the other night. Check out the usual hilarious Colbert interview and Vernon’s performance of the great new song Calgary. Then below that is the extra performance of the massive Skinny Love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDMZfJpjFc&feature=related
[…] We are generally dismissive of “Official Videos” put out by bands, preferring to spend our time tracking down and waiting to be surprised by the more organic live performances where some time has elapsed to enable the artists to ruminate on and add dynamics to the sound beyond the recorded version. Nonetheless, because of some cool videographical bits, we give you the Official Video for Bon Iver’s Calgary from what is quickly ascending our “Best of 2011 So Far” list. Check it out. Musically though, we’re saying it’s hard to beat the version done live on Colbert last week. […]