Bon Iver obscures his vulnerability with vocal effects on 22, A Million

Bon Iver’s debut album, 2007’s For Emma, Forever Ago, slow-burned into relevance, despite the fact that its creator, Justin Vernon, might have preferred it remain in obscurity. It sold just 4,000 copies in its first week, but eventually received a gold certification (500,000 units sold) from the RIAA. The album’s success solidified Vernon as a new mastermind in the recently commercially viable indie world, and it became a cultural landmark for a certain kind of unapologetically