BON IVER: I, i w/ Avery Adams and Kevin W. Smith

May 27, 2025
1h 8m

Episode Description

Avery Adams is a producer, musician, and chef, and Kevin W. Smith is a writer and radio host. We talk about Bon Iver’s fourth album, I,i (Jagjaguar), released on August 9, 2019, an 8.8 Best New Music on Pitchfork. Also: Music writing circa 2007, For Emma vinyl sales, Vernon's non-falsetto register, Naeem drums, sliding on cardboard, no click, Texas, Hornsby, Beck, this album's got moments, “Hey, Ma,” bass lines, an Aaron Rogers/Justin Vernon interview circa 2019, The Bee Gees, where this album stands against the discography, Radiohead, Animal Collective, Of Montreal, and indulging creative impulses.

FULL EPISODE W/ PRODUCER CHRIS MESSINA ON PATREON

AVERY 

matiakitchen.com 

instagram.com/rarebirdcommittee/

instagram.com/realfreaque/

https://www.instagram.com/nautilusenclave/


KEVIN

https://kmre.org/island-time/

https://keviniswriting.com/

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