Well, now it's officially official. Bon Iver is releasing a new album and it's coming next month.
Along with two new songs out today, Justin Vernon and Co. announced Thursday their new record, i,i, will arrive Aug. 30 via Jajaguwar. The 13-song project was recorded at Sonic Ranch in West Texas and April Base in Wisconsin.
The record is described as a completion of a cycle, as a press release notes: 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."
Vernon himself agrees: "It feels very much like the most adult record, the most complete," he says. "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."
As we previously mentioned, Bon Iver earlier this year shared "Hey, Ma" and "U (Man Like)." Today, two additional newbies arrive in the form of "Jelmore" and "Faith."
The new songs can be heard below and the record is available for pre-order here.
Bon Iver's tour schedule:
7/11 — Madrid, ES — Mad Cool Festival
7/13 — Oeiras, PT — NOS Alive
7/16 — Lyon, FR — Les Nuits De Fourvière
7/17 — Verona, IT — Castello Scaligero, Villafranca di Verona
7/19 — Wiesbaden, DE — Schlachthof
7/21 — Gräfenhainichen, DE — Melt Festival
8/31 — Missoula, MT — KettleHouse Amphitheater*
9/2 — Vail, CO — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater+
9/3 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks Amphitheatre+
9/4 — Salt Lake City, UT — Maverik Center+
9/6 — George, WA — The Gorge Amphitheatre+
9/7 — Vancouver, BC — Pacific Coliseum+
9/10 — Portland, OR — Theater of the Clouds+
9/12 — San Francisco, CA — Chase Center+
9/15 — Los Angeles, CA — The Forum+
10/3 — St. Paul, MN — Xcel Energy Center~
10/4 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena~
10/6 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena~
10/8 — Columbus, OH — Schottenstein Center~
10/10 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center~
10/11 — Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center^
10/15 — Boston, MA — TD Garden~
10/17 — Washington, DC — The Anthem~
10/18 — Washington, DC — The Anthem~
10/19 — Raleigh, NC — PNC Arena~
* with Indigo Girls
+ with Sharon Van Etten
~ with Feist
^ with Yo La Tengo
