Artist S. Carey

Even if Sean Carey weren’t a member of Wisconsin indie-folk outfit Bon Iver, he’d likely draw comparisons to his bandmate and reigning Northwoods king of pain, Justin Vernon. On his 2010 solo debut, All We Grow, Carey goes in search of that elusive For Emma, Forever Ago feeling, evoking a similarly chilly and emotion-choked sense of isolation via pocket symphonies composed of delicately strummed acoustic guitars, ghostly choral vocals, and muffled waves of dissonant noise. Carey’s been on the road with Bon Iver for most of the year, which means he might be a little rusty on his own material for this Midwest mini-tour, but that’s a chance worth taking.

Updated 11/21/2011