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The second disc from Bon Iver, the indie folk outfit led by musician Justin Vernon, is less a collection of songs than it is a meditation on placeâ€"on how one’s locale translates in one’s art. The self-titled follow-up to 2008’s beloved album For Emma, Forever Ago names each of its 10 tracks after a place (specific or vaguely metaphorical), anchoring the lovely, haunting music in a concrete environment. Does dulcet opener “Perth” sound like you’d expect the distant Australian city to sound? Perhaps not, but that’s also not the point. The real question is: what is it about Perth and...
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