For Emma Forever Ago

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If you'd told me when we put out For Emma, Forever Ago that we would sell almost 100,000 copies on vinyl, I would think that was just absolutely insane," said Nick Blandford, managing director of the Secretly Label Group.

it's about that time in a relationship that I was going through; you're in a relationship because you need help, but that's not necessarily why you should be in a relationship. His lyrics on the album aspire to tell stories, which was inspired by musician Bruce Springsteen, [12] and the song structures are unorthodox. But when Justin Vernon's old band split he hauled himself (and presumably plenty of instruments and recording equipment) to his dad's hunting cabin in the woods of Wisconsin for the coldest season and worked through his issues in musical form. It was self-released in 2007 and received wider release on the Jagjaguwar label in February 2008 (and on 4AD label in the UK in May 2008).As a result, he felt more comfortable singing certain complicated phrases, as though he could express pain or joy more clearly. For Emma, Forever Ago was first self-distributed on MySpace on June 1, 2007, [29] and gradually became an independent hit throughout that year. Our album of the year 2008, 'For Emma, Forever Ago' was recorded during a three month stay in a log cabin somewhere in the woods of America. In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible. The label on side A had a dirt smudge or something, which I find hilarious because I bought is brand new and sealed 😆 the packaging is lackluster Tbf, but other than that, the vinyl is heavy and the sound is stunning.

Vernon later viewed the album as a victory for his mental health, a metaphor for taking "personal steps" to improve his life.The resulting recording is now a firmly established classic and appeared at the top of many critics ‘best of’ lists at the end of 2007. Quiet and folkily ambient, For Emma, Forever Ago is an impassioned cry too compelling not to become heard.