Bon Iver’s much-anticipated debut For Emma, Forever Ago has finally reached the boss level of record anticipation: the pre-order announcement. Indeed, the SC distribution site has now made For Emma available for pre-order – with the promise not only of “the best record [you’ve] heard in a coon’s age,” but of a free off-set color poster to boot. If you’re more of a “try before you buy” shopper, Bon Iver will be heading out on a six week North American tour, beginning 2/10 in his home state of Wisconsin. Here are the dates:

02/10/08 Eau Claire, WI - The Nucleus
02/13/08 Minneapolis, MN - Electric Fetus instore
02/15/08 Bloomington, IN - Bear's Place  w/ The Hollows
02/18/08 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506  w/ Megafaun
02/19/08 Washington, DC - The Rock and Roll Hotel  w/ Black Mountain
02/20/08 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's  w/ Black Mountain
02/21/08 Brooklyn, NY - Soundfix instore
02/22/08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom  w/ Black Mountain
02/23/08 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands  w/ Black Mountain
02/24/08 Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs  w/ Black Mountain
02/25/08 Portland, ME - The Space Gallery  w/ Black Mountain
02/26/08 Muncton, NB - The Manhattan  w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
02/27/08 Halifax, NS - The Marquee Club  w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
02/29/08 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa  w/ Black Mountain + Quest for Fire
03/05/08 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace  w/ Black Mountain + Quest for Fire
03/06/08 Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop  w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/07/08 Louisville, KY - Headliners  w/ Black Mountain
03/08/08 Newport, KY - Southgate House   w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/09/08 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light  w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/10/08 Nashville, TN - Exit/In  w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/11/08 Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack  w/ Black Mountain + Nordic Nomadic
03/18/08 Tucson, AZ - Plush   w/ Phosphorescent + N. Lannon
03/19/08 San Diego, CA - Che Cafe  w/ Phosphorescent
03/20/08 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo  w/ Phosphorescent
03/21/08 Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters  w/ Phosphorescent
03/22/08 Visalia, CA - Cellar Door  w/ Phosphorescent
03/23/08 San Francisco, CA - The Independent  w/ Phosphorescent
03/24/08 Portland, OR - Holocene  w/ Phosphorescent
03/25/08 Vancouver, BC - Media Club
03/26/08 Seattle, WA - Nectar  w/ Phosphorescent