Hello, 2012!
Bon Iver - I was introduced to his music through (surprise, surprise!) Skinny Love. He has a distinct voice that you won't like the first time you hear, in my opinion. Like how my love for Berninger started, one day in bustling sounds of people in the train I found a sort of comfort in his voice. That certain calmness which I can't simply put a finger on how to describe. I guess the moment you break into that feeling, you're his forever. You can feel his pain yet there's beautiful solace in it. How does he do that? Haha! The cover of I can't make you love me is too stunning for my life--I'll never get sick of it.