Bon Iver wasn't born in a vacuum — it took an 'Epoch' to form
DeYarmond Edison's Epoch revels in the early alchemic triumphs of Bon Iver and Megafaun members. But the box set also reminds us that no moment of creative inspiration takes place spontaneously.
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There's a scene in an old episode of wherein Lisa laments that no one listens to kids. Grandpa Simpson, embroiled in a B plot of his own, chimes in that no one listens to old people, either — at which point Homer pops by and , "I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are!"
