Bon Iver‘ mastermind JUSTIN VERNON was born
on April 30, 1981 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
Happy 45!
With his indie folk ensemble he has released 5 LPs
thus far, with last year’s Sable, fable as his latest.
Hello, hello, it’s my birthday, guys.
Band: BON IVER
Who: Indie folk ensemble from Wisconsin (US),
fronted by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon.
Press photograph
– FOR EMMA FOREVER –
Debut LP 2008
Pitchfork said: “A ruminative collection of songs full of natural imagery and
acoustic strums—the sound of a man left alone with his memories and a guitar.
Soulful performance.”
STREAM
.
– SABLE, FABLE –
5th longplayer
11 April 2025
NME: “A record that grapples with his own identity as much as it does the twists and turns of life. Though some fans feared this might well be an epilogue to the Bon Iver project, it comes across as more of a rebirth.”
Wayward as usual, with Vernon communicating with
the outside world from his own beloved bubble.
STREAM
New striking strokes
17 March 2025
Credit: Graham Tolbert
Justin Vernon‘s band BON IVER are gearing
up for their 5th LP, their first in 6 years.
SABLE, fABLE will be released on April 11th.
Following lead single Everything Is Peaceful Love
Vernon presents two other touchy-feely daydreams.
Vernon: “For the second look into fABLE, it couldn’t be a single; it had to be a double. First, “Walk Home” is a romp where you can’t wait to pull your clothes off fast enough and jump inside bed with your one true lover. And then — the two of singles — “If Only I Could Wait.”
A duet. A bilateral crying question. How long can the two of us hang on to each other?”
– IF ONLY I COULD WAIT –
(Featuring Danielle Haim on vocals)
– WALK HOME –
14 December 2023
Justin Vernon about the bully…
New striking strokes
23 August 2022
(Info about the event here)
Three years after their 8th LP I Am Easy To Find,
Cincinnati combo THE NATIONAL are back in business.
They invited their close friend, Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon (not the first time)
for some vocal assistance on the brand new single WEIRD GOODBYES.
So far only rumors about a new longplayer.
Berninger: “It’s about letting go of the past and moving on,
then later being overwhelmed by second thoughts.”
The song features a string arrangement by Bryce Dessner,
performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra.
Aaron Dessner (co-founder of the band): “I somehow could hear our friend Justin [Vernon]’s voice and heart in this song from the beginning. We sent it to him and it moved him – he then sang with Matt so powerfully. I was misusing drum machines, as usual, and stumbled onto this beat that got stuck in my head — it felt like something only Bryan [Devendorf] could naturally play. We built the song around the beat. Matt’s melody and words felt so elegant and moving from the beginning — mourning a loss of innocence and motivation, holding onto memories and feelings that inevitably slip away and the grief we all suffer in weird goodbyes.”
Weird Goodbyes is vintage The National. Moody, melancholic, bluesy, and instantly
touching. Warm vocals by crooners Berninger and Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon.
Here’s the audio/ lyric clip.
THE NATIONAL: Instagram
