A new collaboration between Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and British electronic musician James Blake premiered on BBC Radio One on Wednesday. The song, entitled “Fall Creek Boys Choir,” was then uploaded to YouTube for the whole world to hear immediately afterwards.
The collaboration and track were first revealed through social media. Blake posted a cryptic message on his Twitter on August 17, hinting at the new song and the date August 24. Today, he posted another mysterious tweet, announcing the premiere of the track at 7:30 p.m. UK time. The BBC’s Huw Stevens played the track and spoke briefly to Blake about the collaboration. The partnership began when Blake and Vernon met at the South by Southwest music festival this year.
According to the YouTube page, the track will be available on iTunes on August 29. The page also contains text that reads: “Enough Thunder – Oct 2011.” Pitchfork reports that this is the name of a new song Blake has been performing live. Could this hint at a full album coming from the duo?
Do you like the new song? And what do you think about putting hit tracks up on YouTube for everyone to hear? Let us know in the comments.
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Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:34:36 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/AG8GKdsNgD0/
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The collaboration and track were first revealed through social media. Blake posted a cryptic message on his Twitter on August 17, hinting at the new song and the date August 24. Today, he posted another mysterious tweet, announcing the premiere of the track at 7:30 p.m. UK time. The BBC’s Huw Stevens played the track and spoke briefly to Blake about the collaboration. The partnership began when Blake and Vernon met at the South by Southwest music festival this year.
According to the YouTube page, the track will be available on iTunes on August 29. The page also contains text that reads: “Enough Thunder – Oct 2011.” Pitchfork reports that this is the name of a new song Blake has been performing live. Could this hint at a full album coming from the duo?
Do you like the new song? And what do you think about putting hit tracks up on YouTube for everyone to hear? Let us know in the comments.
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Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:34:36 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/AG8GKdsNgD0/
Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/08/24/bon-iver-collaboratin-youtube/#comments