While it would be churlish to suggest that it’s the endorsement of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon that has been the driving force behind Bruce Hornsby’s late-career renaissance, it certainly hasn’t done any harm.
Vernon has openly admitted that his 2011 song, Beth/Rest, was an attempt to capture the magic of some of Hornsby’s ‘80s pop-piano productions, and the pair have ended up collaborating on various projects over the past decade, both live and in the studio.
