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So, we just happened to be watching the most recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy tonight, entitled “Beat Your Heart Out,” and we noticed that they selected Bon Iver’s “Re: Stacks” from the record For Emma, Forever Ago. As far as we knew, Bon Iver is popular, but not so popular to be selected for a Grey’s Anatomy episode soundtrack. Although, this tends to be a trend with the music we listen to though: it crops up on TV shows and commercials after we notice it. That’s how it appears anyway.

For your ears:

“Re: Stacks:”

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Bon Iver is the name of indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon’s current band and most notable music project to date. The band now consists of Mike Noyce and Sean Carey. The name, Bon Iver, is an Anglicization of the French “bon hiver” (good winter). Vernon independently released Bon Iver’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007, the majority of which was recorded while spending three months in a remote cabin in Wisconsin.

Bon Iver’s new record, Blood Bank EP–buy in  –consists of four tracks and is scheduled for release on January 20, 2009, but why wait?

“Blood Bank:”

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“Beach Baby:”

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“Babys:”

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“Woods:”

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From the record, For Emma, Forever Ago, “Lump Sum:”

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