Bon Iver – Haven, Mass

Bon Iver’s inaugural album, For Emma, Forever ago was a thing of enchanting beauty. The 2011 self-titled album was similarly beautiful, but didn’t quite have the same impact with me. Between those two records, Justin Vernon as Bon Iver released Blood Bank, one of my favorite songs of all time. Haven, Mass was recorded around the same time in 2009 and hits a similar sweet spot. The song was just now released as part of a cassette tape preceding the Eaux Claire Arts and Music festival curated by Vernon. (More at Stereogum.)