Bon Iver Announce i,i

New Album Out August 30th on Jagjaguwar

Two New Songs Available Now:

"Jelmore"

"Faith"

On August 30th, Bon Iver will release their fourth album, i,i, on Jagjaguwar. Recorded at Sonic Ranch in West Texas, and April Base in Wisconsin, the thirteen new songs on i,i complete a cycle: 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.

Two songs and lyric videos from i,i - "Hey, Ma" and "U (Man Like)" - were released in June, with two more - "Jelmore" and "Faith" - out today.

"It feels very much like the most adult record, the most complete," says Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. "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."

The core band for the i,i sessions included Sean Carey, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Mike Lewis, Matt McCaughan, and Justin Vernon with Rob Moose and Jenn Wasner, plus contributions from James Blake, Brad and Phil Cook, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Bruce Hornsby, Channy Leaneagh, Naeem, Velvet Negroni, Marta Salogni, Francis Starlite, Moses Sumney, TU Dance, and many others.

When sessions for i,i moved from April Base to Sonic Ranch, Bon Iver took full advantage of the facility, sometimes utilizing all five of the studio's live rooms simultaneously. "It allowed us to feel confident and comfortable, to be completely free of distraction," says Vernon of the move. "I don't think I left the property in six weeks. And in many ways the story of the album is the story of those six weeks rather than the almost six years of some of the songs."

The tenure at Sonic Ranch brought Vernon to a calmed creative state that he channeled into the heart of each song. Freed from the vocal distortion that once mirrored a period of fear and panic, he sings about the balance between the individual and the community, inspiration and creation. Vernon adds, "The title of the record can mean whatever it means to you or me. It can mean deciphering and bolstering one's identity. It can be how important the self is and how unimportant the self is, how we're all connected."

Following the release of i,i, Bon Iver will tour the U.S. in September and October, playing their largest venues to date. See a list of full dates below.

Pre-Order i,i HERE

i,i Track List

Yi

iMi

We

Holyfields,

Hey, Ma

U (Man Like)

Naeem

Jelmore

Faith

Marion

Salem

Sh'Diah

RABi

Photo by Graham Tolbert & Crystal Quinn

Bon Iver Sean Carey Drum, Piano, Voice Andrew Fitzpatrick Synthesis, Guitar Michael Lewis Bass Guitar, Synths, Saxophone Matt McCaughan Drum, Synthesis Justin Vernon Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synths, Voice feat. Rob Moose Violin, Viola, Octave Viola, Piano, String, All "Worm Crew" Arrangements feat. Jenn Wasner Guitar, Synths, Voice "Jelmore" Produced by Chris Messina, Brad Cook, Justin Vernon, BJ Burton, Buddy Ross Engineered by Zach Hanson, Chris Messina, BJ Burton Mixed by Zach Hanson, Chris Messina Recorded at April Base + Sonic Ranch Additional Musicians: Buddy Ross - Messina Trever Hagen - Prepared Trumpet f. Brad Cook - Folktek Modified Omnichord Writers: Justin Vernon, Buddy Ross Video: Created/Produced/Directed by Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson Artwork by Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson Featuring: Alexis Staley (TU Dance) "Faith" Produced by Chris Messina, Brad Cook, Justin Vernon, BJ Burton Engineered by Zach Hanson, Chris Messina, BJ Burton Mixed by Zach Hanson, Chris Messina Recorded at April Base + Sonic Ranch Additional Musicians: Francis Starlite - Buchala BJ Burton - TR-8 Brooklyn Youth Chorus with Bryce Dessner - Choral Camilla Staveley-Taylor - Dist Vocals Jenn Wasner - Choral Sad Sax of Shit - Saxophones Zach Hanson - Keyboards Buddy Ross - Keyboards Aaron Dessner - Piano Joe Westerlund - Shaker Rob Moose - Violin, Viola, Octave Viola, String Arrangement, Worm Crew Arrangement, Conductor Worm Crew - Horns Eric Carlson, Aaron Anderson, Brad Cook, Graham Tolbert, El Jerry, Chris Messina - Losers Writers: Justin Vernon, Camilla Staveley-Taylor, BJ Burton, Francis Starlite Video: Created/Produced/Directed by Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson Artwork by Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson Featuring: Randall Riley & Taylor Collier (TU Dance)

Jelmore Artwork Faith Artwork

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