Bon Iver at the 9:30 Club: Hazy ruminations roar to life

In his short career, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has starred in a number of impressive, unique roles. His iconic initial star turn was as sad sack with acoustic guitar in a desolate log cabin — the man who turned a broken heart into beautiful sorrow with his debut album, "For Emma, Forever Ago." Then came the token indie diversion with Gayngs, where he played a soft-rock cheese ball as part of an ensemble cast. Next was his stunning supporting role as the unlikely, Auto-Tuned soul of Kanye West's instant-classic "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." With June's release of "Bon Iver," he has his awards-bait, a lush and wondrous album that will probably earn him fistfuls of year-end accolades.

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Lori Montgomery 03 Aug, 2011

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