Bon Iver
Calgary 12"
Jagjaguwar
2011
Rating: 8 slabs of rave vinyl out of 10
The first single from the newest Bon Iver album. "Calgary" is the best song on the record, so it makes sense this would be the first single. But if you're in the market for buying this single you probably already have the record, so no real reason to focus on this song.
No, you're buying this for the b-side - the combo Bonnie Raitt cover "I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time". The song is made up entirely of a piano and Justin Vernon absolutely destroying the vocals. It really reminds me of neo-soul crooner Maxwell circa the mid-nineties when he did that amazing cover of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work". Some might find that an odd comparison but it's high praise from me.
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