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Bon Iver: Blood Bank EP

Winter songwriter leaves seasonal trappings behind "Blood Bank" is, well, electric. Meaning that the opening track of Bon Iver's EP of the same name isn't, you know, acoustic. While usually an unremarkable descriptor for rock music, here it marks a notable departure for a songwriter whose sophomore release just can't be listened to without comparison to its predecessor, For Emma, Forever Ago. The song is a narrative: it speaks in Justin Vernon's usual nostalgic language, this time of first meetings and of identity reduced to the contents of plastic bags. The same layered, telescopic vocal stacks we’ve all come to expect...  read more

Bon Iver extends Winter tour, announces Blood Bank EP

Jagjaguwar is set to release a new four-song EP from Bon Iver called Blood Bank on Jan. 20. Be on the lookout for Justin Vernon and friends to play a song off the album on David Letterman on or around Dec. 11....  read more