For Emma, Forever Ago was given an official release by Jagjaguwar. Vernon has said that he will continue to make albums without engineers and producers because he is capable of doing it all himself. Since being released by Jagjaguwar on February 19, 2008, For Emma, Forever Ago has garnered critical acclaim. The album was released in the UK and Europe by iconic indie label 4AD on May 12, 2008. When released in the UK, For Emma, Forever Ago received 5/5 and “Album of the Month” reviews in both Mojo and Uncut magazines. It was the seventh highest rated album of 2008 on review aggregator site Metacritic , with accolades from publications including The Village Voice , The Hartford Courant and The A.V. Club . Pitchfork Media gave the album 29th place in its “The Top 200 Albums of 2000s” list, while Stereogum placed the album at 11 on its “Best Album of the ’00s” list.
Official release by Jagjaguwar
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