Blood Bank [EP]
by Bon Iver
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    60
    Recorded over a couple years and in various locations, the EP sounds like outtakes from "Emma," but not in a bad way.
  2. NOW Magazine
    60
    Initially off-putting due to the pitch-corrector’s close association with the grossest of gross pop, Woods slowly enchants with mesmerizing vocal layers that pay no mind to verse/chorus/verse conventions.
  3. PopMatters
    50
    Whereas "For Emma" felt like a ray of sunlight seamlessly inching across the forest floor, Blood Bank feels like fluorescent-bulbed filler.
  5. Tiny Mix Tapes
    50
    It might be helpful to think of Blood Bank not as an EP but as a single with a solid new A-side and three largely irrelevant B-sides.

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 74
  3. Negative: 1 out of 74
  1. charlesobrien
    Sep 9, 2012
    10
    One of the greatest and moving EP's released during the last decade.
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Dec 7, 2021
    6
    a fine appendix to the Bon Iver story, so far, and in its subdued elegance, the title track has all the emotional generosity of giving blood,a fine appendix to the Bon Iver story, so far, and in its subdued elegance, the title track has all the emotional generosity of giving blood, tinged with the awareness of mortality… Full Review »
  3. Ricko
    Jun 13, 2020
    8
    Listening to this 10 years on, it's a nice mix of where Bon Iver were and where the sound would go and fits in better with the whole backListening to this 10 years on, it's a nice mix of where Bon Iver were and where the sound would go and fits in better with the whole back catalog now than it did at the time, as a direct follow to the incredible "For Emma, Forever Ago". The ambience and folk are nicely blended with hints of folktronica coming in. The additional live versions of the original 4 tracks makes this even more appealing, especially for those who may have missed the physical version first time around.… Full Review »
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