Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011

new Bon Iver album due June 21st

Bon Iver returns with a self-titled release Bon Iver, Bon Iver on June 21st via Jagjaguwar. Check out the album art above as well as additional details from the label here. Details below courtesy of NPR:

The Jagjaguwar label today announced they’ll soon release a long-awaited followup to Bon Iver’s incredible 2008 album For Emma, Forever Ago. The new record, due out June 21, is called simply Bon Iver. We’ve been listening to it for about a week at NPR Music and can confirm it’s pretty wonderful. The songs take a different direction sonically from For Emma, Forever Ago. It’s a slightly broader sound, more textured and not as spare or acoustic-heavy, with more synths and electric guitars. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon also uses a little auto-tune, but it’s done artfully.

Here’s the full track listing:
1. Perth
2. Minnesota, WI
3. Holocene
4. Towers
5. Michicant
6. Hinnom, TX
7. Wash.
8. Calgary
9. Lisbon, OH
10. Beth/Rest

Credits from Jagjaguwar: Rob Moose (Antony and the Johnsons, The National) helped with arranging and strings; and Jim Schoenecker and Tom Wincek (who have previously collaborated with Vernon under the Volcano Choir moniker) provided processing. The album also features the pedal steel of Greg Leisz (Lucinda Williams, Bill Frisell) and a horn section including Colin Stetson (Tom Waits, Arcade Fire), Mike Lewis (Andrew Bird, Happy Apple), and C.J. Camerieri (Rufus Wainwright, Sufjan Stevens).


3 Responses to “new Bon Iver album due June 21st”

  1. joe Says:

    super pumped for this album! for emma was a top 10 record of the last decade for me.

  2. donnie beckwith Says:

    Completely agree. We can not take “for emma, forever ago” and compare it to this new record. I will be buying this on pre-sale. I also like the idea of it be self-titled. Basically, I am elated!

  3. Thomas Says:

    Real excited for this new album. Looking forward to hearing how Justin Vernon has evolved.

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