{"id":2447311,"date":"2019-08-08T07:19:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T13:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=868969"},"modified":"2019-08-08T07:19:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T13:19:14","slug":"bon-iver-preview-upcoming-lp-ii-with-deluge-of-new-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/bon-iver-preview-upcoming-lp-ii-with-deluge-of-new-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon Iver Preview Upcoming LP \u2018i,i\u2019 With Deluge of New Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bon Iver<\/a> previewed their upcoming fourth LP, i,i<\/em>, with a deluge of new songs: \u201ciMi\u201d (which features James Blake among its massive cast of collaborators), \u201cWe,\u201d \u201cNaeem,\u201d \u201cMarion\u201d and \u201cHolyfields,\u201d (comma intentional) and \u201cSalem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201ciMi\u201d opens with a heavily processed Blake vocal warble before settling into a tranquil nylon-string guitar pattern, soft electronics and a wall of Justin Vernon\u2019s soulful vocals. \u201cWe\u201d rides a bluesy bassline and a heavy sax section, with Vernon navigating his lower falsetto. \u201cNaeem\u201d finds Vernon belting over a gospel piano, building to a choral-stacked chorus. \u201cMarion\u201d is the most minimal of the new cuts, spotlighting the singer\u2019s falsetto over subtle orchestrations and nimble, finger-picked acoustic guitars. Pulsing electronics and synths drive the atmospheric \u201cHolyfields,\u201d before a haunting string section swells in its final section.<\/span><\/p>\n

The five tracks follow a quartet of previously issued songs from i,i<\/em> (pronounced \u201ci comma i\u201d): \u201cHey, Ma,\u201d \u201cU (Man Like),\u201d<\/a> \u201cJelmore\u201d and \u201cFaith.\u201d<\/a> The album, out August 30th, also features contributions from Bruce Hornsby, Sean Carey and the National\u2019s Aaron and Bryce Dessner, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band recently streamed the album in full during worldwide listening parties<\/a> at 61 locations, primarily record stores. They will promote the record on a North American tour<\/a> featuring openers Feist, Sharon Van Etten, Yo La Tengo and Indigo Girls at various dates; the trek launches August 31st in Missoula, Montana and concludes October 19th in Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bon Iver hyped the tour with a mini-documentary, Bon Iver: Autumn<\/em>, that highlights how they\u2019re presenting their music for an arena setting.<\/span><\/p>\n