Bon Iver Releases SABLE,

Three New Songs Out Now via Jagjaguwar, Accompanied by Three Music Videos:

"THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS"

"S P E Y S I D E"

"AWARDS SEASON"

Today, Bon Iver releases SABLE,. Marking the project's first new record in more than five years, and first EP since 2009, the triptych of songs is autobiographical and direct, each written by Justin Vernon at different points of healing and processing. "THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS" dates back to 2020, when Vernon was unsure of his future as an artist. Born of restless anxiety from one of the most trying periods of his life, it is about unpacking contexts and putting oneself back together. "S P E Y S I D E" serves as an apology that came during a moment of clarity and reflection in 2021, while decamped in Key West. "AWARDS SEASON" takes stock of major change and is the most recent piece, conceived on long walks around Minneapolis' Lake of the Isles in 2023. Produced by Justin Vernon and Jim-E Stack, SABLE,'s three songs were recorded at April Base in Wisconsin, and are now accompanied by three videos from director Erinn Springer, viewable individually or all together. 

Listen to SABLE, via Jagjaguwar, and see Justin Vernon in Erinn Springer's music videos for "THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS," "S P E Y S I D E" &

"AWARDS SEASON"

SABLE, includes contributions from Bon Iver collaborators such as Eli Teplin (synthesizer), Greg Leisz (pedal steel), Mike Lewis (saxophone, organ, piano), Rob Moose (viola), Trever Hagen (trumpet) and others, with arrangements centered around Justin Vernon's voice and guitar. Stripping Bon Iver down to the primary elements on which the project was originally founded, the EP is a reset and reintroduction. 

Named for near-blackness, SABLE, is also a projection of built-up darkness, but an unburdening of that pressure and personal turmoil. Beginning with the word "I" and ending with "everything we've made," the triptych is a transformation, and the start of a new story. "I'm a sable, and honey, us the fable," Justin Vernon sings on "AWARDS SEASON."

SABLE, Credits

Produced by Justin Vernon and Jim-E Stack

Engineered by Ian Gold and Justin Vernon

Additional Production, Engineering and Assistance: Asher Weisberg

Assistant Engineer: Kyle Parker Smith

Mixed by Justin Vernon

Mastered by Heba Kadry

Art Direction by Justin Vernon, Ruben Nusz, Miles Johnson

"THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS"

Guitar / Drum / Bass / Voice: Justin Vernon

Flute Trumpet: Trever Hagen

Pedal Steel: Greg Leisz

Additional Pedal Steel: Ben Lester

Written by Justin Vernon, with Phil Cook + Trever Hagen

"S P E Y S I D E"

Guitar / Voice: Justin Vernon

Viola: Rob Moose

Written by Justin Vernon, with Ryan Olson + BJ Burton

"AWARDS SEASON"

Keyboards / Guitar / Vocals: Justin Vernon

Saxophone / Organ / Piano: Mike Lewis

Choral Vocals: Blake Morgan

Pedal Steel: Greg Leisz

Synthesizer: Eli Teplin

Background Vocals: Carter Faith

Written by Justin Vernon, with Michael Lewis 

Additional Production by Ryan Olson

Vocal and Electric Guitar Engineering by BJ Burton

Recording of Carter Faith by Tofer Brown

Contains a sample of the recording "Miles Away (feat. Amelia Meath)" by Phil Cook

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