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Bon Iver - ranked: from Sable, Fable to For Emma, Forever Ago

As Justin Vernon releases an unexpectedly buoyant fifth album, we chart his path from backwoods crooner to indie-pop icon

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"We were sampling Steve Winwood in between bong rips on my OP-1": How Bon Iver met Haim backstage at a music festival - and ended up collaborating a decade later

Danielle Haim features on Bon Iver's If Only I Could Wait, from new album SABLE, fABLE

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Bon Iver's Justin Vernon reveals Taylor Swift's Folklore and Evermore collaborations were Big Red Machine demos originally

Justin Vernon has revealed Taylor Swift's 2020 collaborations from her sister records 'Folklore' and 'Evermore' were actually Big Red Machine demos.

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Ranked: Bon Iver's albums, from Sable, Fable to For Emma, Forever Ago

As Justin Vernon releases an unexpectedly buoyant fifth album, we chart his path from backwoods crooner to indie-pop icon

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Bon Iver's ‘SABLE, fABLE’: Euronews Culture's verdict

With their most joyful and comforting album yet, Bon Iver have finally made it out of the woods.

Euronews

Bon Iver: Sable, Fable review – Justin Vernon’s most easy-going record yet

This companion album to last year’s Sable EP gives those sorrowful songs a soulful lift, with Vernon’s beautiful falsetto vocals to the fore

The Guardian - UK

Bon Iver swerves subject of Kanye West amid rapper’s ongoing scandals

Indie-folk musician, who has just released a new album, worked with the controversial rapper on records including ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’

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Bon Iver's Justin Vernon felt sad not to be married

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has confessed he used to feel sad not to be married because he has been dreaming about his big day since he was eight years old.

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On SABLE, fABLE, it’s cool to hear Bon Iver having fun at last

4/5 Justin Vernon’s version of ‘radiant pop music’ is to brighten his earthy, acoustic landscapes with synths and drum pads

The Independent UK

‘Have the courage to walk away’: Bon Iver on romance, retirement and his rapturous new record

Riven with anxiety from years of touring, Justin Vernon found he couldn’t leave the house. Then a new relationship changed his concept of love. His radiant new album shares the revelations

The Guardian - UK

“Not quite my cup of tea… I feel like I’d hear this on iHeartRadio or something”: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon takes to the streets of New York to play people his new album… and nobody knows who he is

“YouTube lo-fi beat right now, but hey, it might go somewhere,” says one listener

MusicRadar

Culture Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

From healing your inner child at London's Opera Gallery to experiencing first date horror on the big screen — here's what's on the cultural agenda this week.

Euronews

“That was the first time where I was actually, like, really, really, really humbled”: Bon Iver’s new album features a collaboration with Mk.gee, a musician who “reignited something” in him when he watched him play with Dijon on tour

Jacob Collier also has a writing credit on the song

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“She’s my number one, my greatest living singer - and she’s a huge fan of Charli’s”: Bon Iver on sampling one of his heroes for his Charli XCX remix

Vernon appeared on The Tonight Show to discuss his forthcoming new album SABLE, fABLE and working with Charli XCX and Taylor Swift

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Justin Vernon says Taylor Swift performance prompted an 'out-of-body' experience

Justin Vernon has revealed that he loved seeing Taylor Swift perform 'Exile' while she was on tour.

The Guardian - UK

‘You have to get behind the song’: singer Sam Amidon on fronting Bon Iver, schooling Paul Mescal and the new folk revival

Bon Iver asked him to cover his new material and he’s teaching Mescal and Josh O’Connor to sing. But the interpreter is more interested in songs than stardom

Guitar World

“It’s the most beautiful musical instrument that humans have constructed. It’s an impossibility, and truly an American invention”: Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, on why he put pedal steel guitar front and center on his latest release

Vernon reunited with pedal steel guitar master Greg Leisz – who previously worked with Eric Clapton, David Crosby, and Sheryl Crow – for his 2024 release SABLE

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“Justin said, ‘I’m working with this artist you may or may not know’”: Bonnie Raitt confirms that Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon contacted her personally when he and Charli XCX wanted to sample Nick Of Time on their Brat remix track

Raitt also reveals how Taylor Swift reacted after she beat her to Song Of The Year at The Grammys

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The Independent UK

The Latest: Harris and Walz kick off their 2024 election campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states

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Loukeman: "I put a pitch-shifter on the master bus. I love how it glues everything together and f*cks everything up"

Toronto-based producer Loukeman talks his new project Sd-2, sampling techniques and unconventional effects processing

The Independent UK

Music Review: DeYarmond Edison, the fleeting band before Bon Iver, lives on with nostalgic 'Epoch'

DeYarmond Edison was a short-lived indie folk band formed by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and his childhood buddies

The Independent UK

Travis Scott releases his long-awaited album Utopia

‘Utopia’ features vocal contributions from Beyoncé, Drake, The Weeknd, SZA, Kid Cudi, Future, and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon

Chicago Sun-Times

Pitchfork Music Festival 2023: 10 acts you don’t want to miss

Leikeli47, Bon Iver, Ric Wilson and Black Eagle Scout are among the acts to catch at this year’s music extravaganza in Union Park.

Louder

A beginner's guide to US indie in five essential records

From its punk-rock roots to its genre-bending modern wave, we trace the story of US indie in five key albums

Chicago Sun-Times

Pitchfork Music Festival 2023: The Smile, Big Thief and Bon Iver set to headline music fest; full lineup announced

Festival tickets — three-day passes ($219) and single-day passes ($109) — are now on sale.

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