Bon Iver returns to solo acoustic roots on new EP ‘SABLE,’ shares “SPEYSIDE”

Justin Vernon has announced a new Bon Iver EP, SABLE, due October 18 via Jagjaguwar (pre-order), and it finds him stripping back down to his solo acoustic roots. Produced by Justin and Jim-E Stack, it includes three new songs, and lead single “S P E Y S I D E” is out now. The new song features viola from longtime Bon Iver member Rob Moose, and, sonically, it really does capture so much of the charm of the For Emma, Forever Ago era. Here’s a little more background on the song, via press release:

Emerging from a slow-burning breakdown – possibly done with music, thinking increasingly about the process of healing – SABLE, is a space for Vernon to unpack the darkness, pressure and anxiety that amounted to one of the most trying periods of his life. “I know now that I can’t make good, how I wish I could,” he sings in the opening line of “S P E Y S I D E,” an apology to some loved ones he hurt, written during a moment of clarity in 2021. “I got the best of me,” he later admits. “I really damn been on such a violent spree.”

The song comes with a video directed by Erinn Springer, and you can check that out below.

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Tracklist
THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS
S P E Y S I D E
AWARDS SEASON