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Bon Iver Is Out of the Woods
On Sable, Fable, Justin Vernon is committed to having a better time.
The storm of activity heralding the new Bon Iver full-length Sable, Fable — including a gravlax pizza, a basketball tournament, and a light and chipper TV and podcast push — loudly insinuates that Vernon is deeply committed to having a better time now. “Day One” pulls gospel pianist Cory Henry, bass wiz Mononeon, multi-instrumentalist DIJON, and indie-pop artist Flock of Dimes for a vibrant fusion of hip-hop, rock, and choral music blending screaming guitar and soulful vocal chops. “If Only I Could Wait” with Danielle Haim is a blissed-out ballad that, like Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia” or Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush’s “Don’t Give Up,” resembles mere gooey radio fodder until you catch the cosmic questions the lyrics are pondering: “Can I live inside this state?
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