22 (OVER S∞∞N) + 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⊠ ⊠ (Extended Versions);
It's been five years since Bon Iver's last release
and from the talk around that time I expected their self-titled album to be one
of the last full releases that I heard from them - so this release is an
extremely pleasant surprise. August has been a very good month for new music.
Not only did Bon Iver release
information about their new upcoming album but they gave us two songs to keep
us going until September: 22 (OVER S∞∞N) and 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⊠ ⊠.
The tracks are much more electronic than
their previous albums, fitting with the style of some of their work in their Blood Bank EP (their experiments with vocal
parts) and more of their solo (Justin Vernon's (Volcano
Choir) and S. Carey's) and collaborative work (James
Blake). The style carries on experimenting with vocal parts and pushes the
tracks further with creating the atmospheres and soundscapes through their
electronicism.
These tracks are different to their most
of the work on their previous albums but the route they've taken their work is
a more expected development - from their collaborative and solo work it's clear
that this style is what they've been working towards or what they're currently
interesting in exploring. It's brilliant to see an artist slowly develop their
style. They're a group that always bring out work worth listening to, that
you'll recognise - through Vernon's and Carey's voice - through
the elements and quirks that drew you to their music initially. Even if their
style has taken a different route and it's not what originally drew you in to
their music to begin with you'll find those quirks and be drawn right back in
again.
These last few months of 2016 are going to
be good with the new albums that we'll be given. Clearly, I'm very biased about
this - hearing that they'd released new tracks made my day so being unbiased
wasn't going to happen but have a listen and see what you think. I think you'll
be surprised - hopefully pleasantly.
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