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The musical seed Justin Vernon planted that eventually sprouted into Bon Iver is now available on streaming. The record, an original song titled “Hazelton” and recorded in the mid-2000s for the musician’s third solo album, functioned as the starting point for “Holocene,” the pivotal single from Bon Iver’s second studio …

Gracie Abrams paid tribute to one of her influences recently, playing Bon Iver‘s “Beach Baby” during a live appearance on SiriusXM Hits 1. She gently strummed an echoey acoustic guitar, and quietly intoned the lyrics: “Once a time, put a tongue in your ear, on the beach,” she sang, “And …

Ilsey, the singer-songwriter who cowrote “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart,” is now following her own heart on a Neil Young cover with Bon Iver. The musicians covered “Heart of Gold,” taking Young’s folky pining and turning it into a poppy meditation on the original’s lyrics that sometimes veers into the …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Smile, Big Thief, and Kelela are among the indie darlings headed to Chicago this summer for the 2023 Pitchfork Music Festival, taking place July 21 through 23 …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Bon Iver will return to the stage this summer. The indie heavyweights will kick things off in Brisbane, Australia and Europe before making their way to the U.S. …

Taylor Swift made a surprise visit to Bon Iver‘s concert in London on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the OVO Arena in Wembley. As Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, began the first few verses of “Exile” from Swift’s eighth album, Folklore, the Midnights artist walked on stage. Immediately, the crowd lost it. …

Indie heavyweights the National and Bon Iver have linked up for a new song, “Weird Goodbyes.” The new single finds National frontman Matt Berninger and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon sharing vocal duties, coming together for some lovely harmonies on the chorus, “It finally hits me, a mile’s drive/The sky is …

Today marks 15 years since Bon Iver released For Emma, Forever Ago. After breakups with his band and girlfriend, singer-songwriter Justin Vernon sought refuge by holing up in a hunting cabin in Wisconsin and sketching out nine songs. He was, as he later told Rolling Stone, “shatteringly alone.” Vernon didn’t …

Finneas has shared a cover of Bon Iver‘s “Flume,” along with a new recording of his own song “Medieval,” as part of the Spotify Singles series highlighting artists nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys. Listen here. “[I’m] honored to finally be able to get into the brand new …

The National‘s Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon, who collaborate under the name Big Red Machine, covered Aimee Mann‘s “Wise Up” as part of the Eaux Claires Festival voting initiative “For Wisconsin.” Dessner fronts the studio take, full of electronic drums, brass, harmonies, layered guitars and Vernon’s prominent backing …