Home Is

Before he became the indie sensation of Bon Iver, Justin Vernon released a few small scale albums which remain mostly undiscovered. One of these, Home Is, was released in 2001 under the name J.D. Vernon. The album’s simple instrumentation and blues style pay tribute to Vernon’s Big Country Influences of John Prine and Jackson Browne.
The album also features vocals from his sister Kim Vernon, and his girlfriend at the time, Sara Emma Jensen—the ‘Emma’ who would later inspire the name of his debut album as Bon Iver.