The debut offering from Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver, written and recorded in isolation during the dead of winter, is a remarkably striking collage of bold yet intimate songs.
The joys of trawling the shelves of used bookstores and charity shops for hidden gems are many and varied. Wading through heaps of Frampton Comes Alive orRobert Plant solo albums is a frustrating yet rewarding pastime, and if end you end up with a flowery shirt and a dozen copies of The Da Vinci Code, all the better.
