Update of Justin Vernon Cache.

So Justin Vernon is the man behind Bon Iver, and I'm a pretty big fan of everything he's done. The Hazeltons record someone sweet was kind enough to direct me to after a bit of searching. Still haven't found his records released under JD Vernon or Mount Vernon, but I'm trying.

"The band began as friends from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, evolving from Justin Vernon's early band Mount Vernon and takes its name from Justin Vernon's two middle names. The members first met at the H.O.R.D.E. Festival in 1997, bonded at a Wisconsin jazz camp, and played together in various combinations before finally playing as DeYarmond Edison in 2002. The band's style is a blend of folk and Americana sounds with more modern atmospheric and electronic elements. DeYarmond Edison recorded two albums while in Eau Claire, a self-titled album and Silent Signs.

After a period of success in Eau Claire's music scene the band decided to move to Raleigh, North Carolina to begin a musical career in a new location. The band experienced some success in Raleigh, but eventually broke up because of tensions caused by different musical directions and philosophies and personal reasons. The breakup also occurred subsequent to Vernon falling severely ill with a form of mononucleosis that damages the liver.

Following the dissolution of DeYarmond Edison, Vernon eventually returned to Wisconsin to live in his father's cabin, and over the course of 3 months of isolation, he produced what became the Bon Iver album For Emma, Forever Ago. The remaining members DeYarmond Edison formed Megafaun, eventually releasing their own album Bury the Square."

Also since I can't seem to find a cover, here's a link to another Deyarmond Edison album "The Bickett Residency".


During the Deyarmond Edison days Vernon recorded a couple of solo albums which can be found below.








And if you don't know Bon Iver by now, shame on you, but here's their full length and EP so you can remedy it.