Bon Iver: i,i Vinyl LP - PRE-ORDER

Vendor: Bon Iver Type: _music-ROCK Price: 23.95

Pre-Order Notes + Order Instructions This item is scheduled to ship Late August 2019 (subject to change) If you want to order additional items with a pre-order item, please make separate orders (1 order with pre-order item, 1 order with everything else) If there is a delay, we will contact you directly all pre-orders come with Turntable Lab stickers + notepad Three full years on from 22, A Million, Bon Iver return with a fresh new album following their trajectory of increasingly coded album titles (the next one will probably just be a single underscore). A press release describes the band’s evolution: “From the winter of For Emma, Forever Ago came the frenetic spring of Bon Iver, Bon Iver, and the unhinged summer of 22, A Million. Now, fall arrives early with i,i.” The album features the fried cerebral electronics exhibited on 22, A Million side by side with the buttery brass arrangements that stood out on Bon Iver, Bon Iver, bringing Justin Vernon’s vocals into sharp focus. And it’s as if he’s got more to say now than ever before: “It feels very much like the most adult record, the most complete. It feels like when you get through all this life, when the sun starts to set, and what happens is you start gaining perspective. And then you can put that perspective into more honest, generous work” - and nothing screams perspective and maturity like a reminder to call your mom. The tender “Hey, Ma” features Vernon’s soaring voice (“I waited outside, I was tokin’ on dope, I hoped it all won't go in a minute”) over a lush bed of synth pads and chipmunk’d vocal flourishes. “Jelmore” sounds glitchy and OP-1-heavy (“I never leave the house without it” - Vernon), like 22, A Million in all the right ways, while the comparably stripped-down “U (Man Like)” sounds like Vernon and co doing a Controversy-era Prince cover at some college piano bar on a tour stop. The epic “Faith” starts with tempered acoustic strumming, choral harmonies and strings before giving way to a crescendo of electric guitar and the scorched remains of a chart-topping EDM beat. Apparently it takes a village to make a Bon Iver record, and in addition to a core band consisting of longtime collaborators S. Carey, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Mike Lewis, Matt McCaughan and Rob Moose, Vernon enlists the help of James Blake, The National’s Bryce and Aaron Dessner (Vernon and Aaron released a full-length collab as Big Red Machine last year), Moses Sumney, Francis Starlite, Bruce Hornsby, Polica’s Channy Leaneagh and more. Black vinyl pressing housed in matte gatefold jacket with spot gloss accents and clear printed outer sleeve with full-color 28 page booklet, recommended. black vinyl pressing (please note: actual pressing color and packaging may differ from mock-up photo) matte gatefold jacket w/ spot gloss accents housed in clear printed outer sleeve includes full-color 28 page booklet release date: 08/30/19 tracklist: 1. Yi 2. iMi 3. We 4. Holyfields, 5. Hey, Ma 6. U (Man Like) 7. Naeem 8. Jelmore 9. Faith 10. Marion 11. Salem 12. Sh’Diah 13. RABi music label: Jagjaguwar 2019 reviewed by Wisconsin Death Trip 07/2019

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