Cedarwell

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver made the world safe for sensitive, bearded folkies from Wisconsin, and Eric G. Neave of Cedarwell looks to follow in his lonely, snow-caked footsteps. The Sheboygan native already is garnering blog buzz thanks to the pretty “Black Lung,” which is driven by a handclap rhythm that sounds like it was recorded around a campfire. Neave released Smoky Mountain Bear independently in 2008 after recording it in a small cabin, but took a bigger step for the 2010 follow-up, A Stone, A Leaf, A Door, splitting the recording time between Brooklyn and Sheboygan. Like the aforementioned “Black Lung,” A Door is filled with many more sweet moments, like “Burn Up The Sky; Which One?” and the propulsive “Run Into Hiding!”

Updated 01/04/2012