Just a quick note to say Pitchfork has christened Bon Iver, Bon Iver as their #1 most favorite album of 2011. They list off their top 50 favorites and right at number one is the "local band" that's received so many accolades as of late, including four Grammy nominations. They say ...

Bon Iver might be the record that frees Bon Iver from the myth of Bon Iver: from the endlessly repeated creation saga (cabin, heartbreak, Wisconsin), from the detailed evocations of his beard, from the loaded allusions to his partnership with Kanye West. Bon Iver opens with six long seconds of silence, a clearing. Keep this in mind ...

– Pitchfork, 12-15-11