Bon Iver - Holocene

Bon Iver’s second album ‘Bon Iver’ released on 4AD in June debuted at # 4 in the UK (it has already gone Silver in less than a month). Following the remarkable elevation in his worldwide profile, Bon Iver will release the wonderful second single ‘Holocene’ after the success of ‘Calgary’. Not only did that single herald the new sound for the artist but also included an exclusive cover of Bonnie Raitt’s, ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’ which has gone on to have a life of its own. So notorious in fact that Adele chose to cover it at her recent Roundhouse show too (she is a declared fan of the band).

The B-side to ‘Holocene’ is another cover in the shape of Peter Gabriel’s ‘Come Talk To Me’ that was initially released as a super limited run for Record Store Day last year (Peter Gabriel covered ‘Flume’ from Bon Iver’s debut ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ as the AA).

For his upcoming sold out UK tour in October, Justin Vernon will perform with an 8-piece band that includes many musicians who contributed to the ‘Bon Iver’ release. The touring band will consist of regular Bon Iver contributors Sean Carey (drums, piano), Mike Noyce (guitar) and Matt McCaughan (drums), as well as Rob Moose on violin and guitar (Antony And The Johnsons, The National), Mike Lewis on bass (Andrew Bird, Happy Apple), and a horn section including Reginald Pace, Colin Stetson (Tom Waits, Arcade Fire), and CJ Camerieri (Rufus Wainwright, Sufjan Stevens).

Tracklisting:

A. Holocene
B. Come Talk To Me

Be the first to review this record. Best reviewer each month gets £10 off their next order!