Dec 18, 2020 By Christopher Roberts (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 45th and likely very last Songs of the Week of 2020. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because there weren’t quite enough inspiring songs to put together a full list, so this week’s list covers the last two weeks, but we still only came up with nine choices rather than a Top 10. More

Dec 11, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Yesterday Taylor Swift announced that she would be releasing her second album of the year, evermore, at midnight. Now that the album’s out you can stream the whole thing here. She has also shared a video for the album’s opening track, as well as lyric videos for each song on the album. Evermore is the sister album to July’s folklore and features guest appearances by HAIM, Bon Iver, and The National. More

Dec 10, 2020 By Joey Arnone

Taylor Swift will be dropping her second album of the year, evermore, tonight (Dec. 10) at midnight EST. Evermore, the sister album to July’s folklore, will feature guest appearances by HAIM, Bon Iver, and The National, as well as contributions by folklore collaborators Aaron Dessner (frontman of The National), Jack Antonoff, William Bowery (aka Swift’s actor boyfriend Joe Alwyn), and Justin Vernon (frontman of Bon Iver). More

Dec 08, 2020 By Joey Arnone

A new mix of Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard’s “13th Century Metal” done by Michael Kiwanuka has just been shared. The song is originally from Howard’s five time Grammy-nominated album Jaime, which was released back in September 2019 via ATO. This marks Kiwanuka’s first mix for another artist. A press release stops short of calling it a “remix.”  More

Nov 02, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Feist has covered Cat Stevens’ “Trouble” in a brief video session to encourage Wisconsin voters to get out to the polls tomorrow. The get out the vote initiative is being put on by the Eaux Claires festival, which was founded by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner.  More

Sep 17, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Brittany Howard, singer for Alabama Shakes, released her debut solo album, Jaime, last year via ATO. Now she has shared two remixes of songs from the album. Bon Iver rework “Short and Sweet” and Atlanta-based hip hop duo EARTHGANG take on “Goat Head.”  More

Aug 05, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (the project led be Justin Vernon) have shared a new song, “AUATC,” via a video for the track. “AUATC” is touted to feature guest vocals from Bruce Springsteen, Jenny Lewis, Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak, and Elsa Jensen, but you’d be hard pressed to hear any of their distinctive vocals in the mix.  More

Jul 24, 2020 By Christopher Roberts (with Samantha Small and Julian Roberts-Grmela)

Welcome to the 29th Songs of the Week of 2020, the most exhausting year in recent memory. President Trump finally wore a mask and kind of admitted that things weren’t going so great in the fight against COVID-19 here in America. It seems inevitable that they are going to need to shut the economy down again if we are to get this thing under control—close the bars, restaurants, and beaches again for starters. Will it happen? More

Jul 24, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Yesterday Taylor Swift announced that her new album folklore would be coming out today and now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. She has also shared a self-directed video for the album’s “cardigan.” Folklore is Swift’s attempt at an indie folk album and 11 of its 16 tracks were co-written and produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner. One song, “exile,” is even a duet with Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon).  More

Jun 08, 2020 By Samantha Small

Australian musician Gordi (Sophie Payten) has shared her fourth single, “Unready,” from her new album, Our Two Skins, out June 26 on Jagjaguwar.  More

Feb 03, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

The Iowa Caucuses are finally today. After months and months of campaigning and multiple debates, tonight we'll get the first real sense of who might get the Democratic nomination and face up against President Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders is doing well in the polls, but there's no guarantee he'll win. However, he still has strong support from big indie rock musicians and in the past few days both Bon Iver and Vampire Weekend have performed at Iowa rallies for the Vermont senator. More

Nov 21, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (the project of Justin Vernon) released a new album, i,i, in August via Jagjaguwar. It was just nominated for several Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Now they have shared a strange video for the album's "Naeem" that features a mysterious floating rock that contains a stream of water.  More

Nov 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

The 2020 Grammy Awards nominations have been announced and they are surprisingly solid by Grammy standards. There are actual good albums up for Album of the Year, including the newest by Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, and Lana Del Rey. More

Aug 09, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

British singer/songwriter Marika Hackman released a new album, Any Human Friend, today via Sub Pop and it's our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below. Below that are streams of other notable albums released today: Bon Iver, Electric Youth, Ra Ra Riot, WHY?, The Regrettes, and G&D. More

Aug 08, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (the project of Justin Vernon) was scheduled to release their new album, i,i, on August 30 via Jagjaguwar, but they have released the album three weeks early. Earlier today they shared lyric videos for eight new songs from the album and announced their intentions to release the whole thing earlier (the physical release is still due out August 30). More

Aug 08, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (the project of Justin Vernon) have shared eight new songs and are releasing their new album, i,i, tonight, three weeks early.  More

Jul 11, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (the project of Justin Vernon) have announced a new album, i,i, and shared two more songs from it, "Jelmore" and "Faith," via lyric videos for each track. More

Jul 02, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (the project of Justin Vernon) have shared a cryptic new trailer. What it's a trailer for is unclear, although perhaps a new album is about to be announced. More

Jun 07, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were several notable albums announced this week, which meant some strong opening singles to choose from, as well as a few album tracks. More

Jun 03, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (the project of Justin Vernon) have shared two new songs, "Hey, Ma" and "U (Man Like)," via videos for each track. They have also announced some new tour dates and launched a new website. More

Nov 16, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver has shared a new song, "Do You Need Power? (Walk Out Music)." The song is taken from the soundtrack to Creed II, which is out now via Interscope. You can stream the album below, alongside the Bon Iver song. More

Aug 31, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Big Red Machine is a new collaboration between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner. Today they have released their self-titled debut album via their PEOPLE digital platform, but also on other streaming services, vinyl, cassette, and CD via Jagjaguwar.  More

Aug 09, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Big Red Machine is a new collaboration between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner. They are releasing their self-titled debut album on August 31 via their PEOPLE digital platform, but also on other streaming services, vinyl, cassette, and CD via Jagjaguwar.  More

Jul 12, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Big Red Machine is a new collaboration between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner. They have previously shared four songs ("Forest Green," "Lyla," "Gratitude," and "Hymnostic") from the project via their PEOPLE digital platform.  More

Jun 01, 2018 By Stephen Mayne

This week we look at a study assessing what drives hostility to social welfare programs, plus Trump has trade wars and real wars to consider, Justin Vernon teases intriguingly titled music and NOFX disgrace themselves. More

Feb 23, 2018 By Stephen Mayne

This week the dear beloved leader fails to score well in a presidential poll, America continues to deal with atrocity in Florida, the Russia investigation refuses to stop, and Wye Oak sing. More

Feb 22, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver's manager Kyle Frenette recently announced he was getting into politics and running for Congress. He's vying for Wisconsin's 7th District, against Republican incumbent Sean Duffy, who's a supporter of President Donald Trump.  More

Feb 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

The Sasquatch! Music Festival has revealed the lineup for their 2018 festival, their 17th year. Once again it will be going down Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 - 28) at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington. The lineup includes Bon Iver, The National, Modest Mouse, David Byrne, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, Slowdive, Neko Case, Julien Baker, TV On The Radio, Tune-Yards, Wolf Parade, Japandroids, Big Thief, Perfume Genius, Japanese Breakfast, Benjamin Clementine, Phoebe Bridgers, Algiers, Pond, and others. More

Jan 19, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

2018 is coming on strong with lots of fantastic new tracks this week in our second Songs of the Week post of the year. Like last week, it was definitely a challenge to narrow it down to only 10. Preoccupations, The Spook School, Hinds, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, St. Vincent remixed by Kelly Lee Owens, Eels, and Hinds all could have easily made the Top 10, but it was a competitive week. More

Jan 17, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Mouse on Mars are releasing a new album, Dimensional People, on April 13 via Thrill Jockey. It's their first album in six years. Now they have shared its first single, "Dimensional People Part III," which features the chopped up guest vocals of Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.  More

Jan 09, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Bonnaroo have announced their 2018 lineup. The festival goes down in Manchester, Tennessee from June 7-10 and this year, their 17th year, the headliners are Eminem, The Killers, and Muse.  More

May 30, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

David Lynch is very much back in the public eye with the recent return of his iconic early '90s TV show Twin Peaks. Now he has announced another installment of his Festival of Disruption, which last year featured St. Vincent, Sky Ferreira, Xiu Xiu, and more.  More

May 23, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Ani DiFranco is releasing a new album, Binary, on June 9 via Righteous Babe. Now she has shared another song from it, "Zizzing." It features guest vocals from Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon), who can be heard in the background while DiFranco takes the lead.  More

Apr 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

7-Inches for Planned Parenthood is a new 7-inch box set with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Planned Parenthood.  More

Feb 08, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival has announced its 2017 lineup. The festival is put together by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner. This is the third year and it goes down June 16-17 in Eau Claire, WI (a shift from the last two festivals, which were in August).  More

Oct 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) released a new album, 22, A Million, last Friday via Jagjaguwar. Since then he's been sharing new lyrics videos for different songs every day. Over the weekend he shared official lyric videos for "29 #Strafford APTS" and"666 ʇ," on Monday we got one for "21 M◊◊N WATER," More

Oct 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) released a new album, 22, A Million, last Friday via Jagjaguwar. More

Oct 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) released a new album, 22, A Million, last Friday via Jagjaguwar. Since then he's been sharing a new lyrics video for a different song each day. Over the weekend he shared official lyric videos for "29 #Strafford APTS" and "666 ʇ" and yesterday we got one for "21 M◊◊N WATER." Now here's one for "8 (circle)."  More

Oct 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) released a new album, 22, A Million, last Friday via Jagjaguwar. Over the weekend he shared official lyric videos for "29 #Strafford APTS" and "666 ʇ." Now he has released a lyric video for "21 M◊◊N WATER."  More

Oct 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) released a new album, 22, A Million, last Friday via Jagjaguwar. Over the weekend he shared official lyric videos for "29 #Strafford APTS" and "666 ʇ." More

Sep 30, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) released a new album, 22, A Million, today via Jagjaguwar. Previously we had been treated to "22 (OVER S∞∞N)," "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄," "33 'GOD'," and "8 (a circle)." More

Sep 26, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) are releasing a new album, 22, A Million, this Friday (September 30) via Jagjaguwar. Previously we had been treated to extended versions the album's first three tracks, "22 (OVER S∞∞N)," "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄," and "33 'GOD'." More

Sep 15, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) are releasing a new album, 22, A Million, on September 30 via Jagjaguwar. Previously we had been treated to extended versions the album's first three tracks, "22 (OVER S∞∞N)," "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄," and "33 'GOD'." More

Sep 12, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) are releasing a new album, 22, A Million, on September 30 via Jagjaguwar. Previously we had been treated to extended versions the album's first three tracks, "22 (OVER S∞∞N)," "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄," and "33 'GO More

Aug 29, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) are releasing a new album, 22, A Million, on September 30 via Jagjaguwar. Previously we had been treated to extended versions the album's first two tracks, "22 (OVER S∞∞N)" and "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄." Now Vernon has shared another song from the album, "33 'GOD,'" via its lyric video.  More

Aug 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) premiered their new album live last night, performing it at the Eaux Claires Festival (which Vernon is the co-founder of). Now the album has been announced and two songs from it have been shared. 22, A Million is due out September 30 via Jagjaguwar. Here are extended versions the album's first two tracks, "22 (OVER S∞∞N)" and "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄" and the album's tracklist and cover art. 

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Aug 09, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) are performing at the Eaux Claires Festival this Friday, a festival that Vernon is the co-founder of. It's now been announced that they will be premiering their new album at the festival, performing it live on Friday. More

Jul 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and band) have announced three more West Coast shows to go down this October. They are scheduled around their previously announced performance at the Hollywood Bowl on October 23 with Patti Smith and Hiss Golden Messenger.  More

Jul 05, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Footage has surfaced of Mount Vernon, the high school band of Bon Iver's main creative force Justin Vernon, playing a 1998 high school battle of bands in Eau Clair, Wisconsin. Mount Vernon also featured Brad Cook, Phil Cook, and Joe Westerlund, all who would later form Megafaun (but first played with Vernon in DeYarmond Edison).  More

May 10, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

James Blake surprise released his new album, The Colour In Anything, last Thursday night. Now he has shared a video for "I Need a Forest Fire," which is a collaboration with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. UVA directed the clip, which features abstract art installations. More

May 05, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

James Blake appeared on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show tonight to announce that his new album, his third, will be called The Colour In Anything (previously it was to be titled Radio Silence) and will be released digitally tonight at around midnight U.K. time or 7 PM EST. More

Apr 08, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers have announced a new album Rehab Reunion, which will be out out June 17. The first single "Over the Rise," features Bon Iver's Justin Vernon providing backup vocals. More

Feb 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver's main creative force Justin Vernon said last year that there were no upcoming plans for a new Bon Iver album (the last one was released in 2011), but in a new interview with Billboard he has said that he's "no longer winding down" and promises that he's "definitely been working on music."  More

Feb 09, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

A rare unreleased Bon Iver track is featured on a limited edition cassette tape that the organizers of the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival has sent out to ticketholders and now one of those ticketholders has posted a video of the track playing on his stereo.  More

Nov 18, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Justin Vernon said earlier in the year that there weren't any plans for a new Bon Iver album or tour. Since then the band has headlined the Eaux Claires festival, in which they played some new songs, and now the band has announced some 2016 shows. More

Apr 17, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

In anticipation of his curated Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, taking place in his hometown of Eau Claire, WI, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has issued the best kind of promotional video: his own stripped-back piano cover of Spoon's "Inside Out." More

Oct 24, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

British folk sister trio The Staves are currently working on the follow-up to their 2012 debut Dead & Born & Grown with none other than Bon Iver's Justin Vernon serving as producer.  More

Oct 09, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Tove Lo recent stopped by the MuchMusic offices in support of her recently released debut album Queen of the Clouds.  More

Aug 11, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Last week Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and hip hop artist Astronautalis teased an upcoming collaborative album under the moniker Jason Feathers. More

Jun 30, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

While the upcoming soundtrack to Zach Braff's new film Wish I Was Here naturally has a new song from The Shins, a number of high-profile indie artists are also included on the compilation.  More

May 02, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Earlier this week North Carolina psych-folk outfit Megafaun performed a hometown gig in Durham at The Pinhook. More

Mar 27, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Zach Braff has just confirmed some of the details of his forthcoming film Wish I was Here (his directorial follow-up to Garden State). The soundtrack alone might give you a flashback to when Scrubs was big, indie was cool, all anyone ever wanted was for Natalie Portman to come along and change your life with a Shins song.

Feb 06, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Check out this advertisement for Red Wing Boots that stars none other than Justin Vernon (he of Bon Iver). More

Oct 24, 2013 By Laura Studarus

You don’t really know someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes, right? Thanks to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Converse, you can get to know a lot of your favorite musicians.  More

Oct 10, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Last weekend, The National performed at Austin City Limits. After the fest, they performed at an afterparty, where they invited Justin Vernon (he of Bon Iver, currently making the rounds with Volcano Choir) on stage. More

Sep 11, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and post rock ensemble Collections of Colonies of Bees, a.k.a. Volcano Choir, were welcomed as the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More

Jul 25, 2013 By Scott Dransfield

Volcano Choir, the side project of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon in conjunction with Wisconsin group Collections of Colonies of Bees, have released the new music video for their song "Byegone."  More

Jul 25, 2013 By Cody Ray Shafer

In 2010, Peter Gabriel released a somber and reflective covers album called Scratch My Back. The idea was to cover some of his favorite musicians with the expectation that they would return the favor. Some of them obliged, others showed no interest—Radiohead, for example, were apparently offended by Gabriel's rendition of "Street Spirit,"—but finally, after three years, the follow up And I'll Scratch Yours is set to be released September 23^rd on Gabriel's label, Real World Records. More

Jul 17, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Earlier this month it was revealed that Bon Iver's Justin Vernon was serving as the producer I'll Find A Way, the latest record by veteran gospel ensemble The Blind Boys of Alabama. More

Jul 11, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Veteran gospel ensemble The Blind Boys of Alabama have been performing together for over seven decades. More

May 28, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Back in 2009 Bon Iver's Justin Vernon debuted a new musical project called Volcano Choir, a collaboration with Wisconsin post-rockers Collections of Colonies of Bees. More

Apr 02, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

"Ashes in the Air," a collaborative track between The Flaming Lips and Bon Iver that was featured on the former's guest-heavy LP The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, has landed itself a characteristically bizarre music video. More

Mar 21, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Two years ago, Fink (a.k.a. Fin Greenall, who has worked with the likes of Amy Winehouse and John Legend) released an album called Perfect Darkness. More

Oct 16, 2012 By Laura Studarus

In the new video for Bon Iver cut “Beth/Rest,” a young couple find love in a glowing forest.  More

Oct 03, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

A few months back Bon Iver launched a contest asking anyone willing and able to help make a remix album using the material from his excellent sophomore LP.  More

Aug 28, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

PBS staple Austin City Limits has revealed it will kick off its 38th season with performances by Bon Iver and Radiohead this coming fall. More

Aug 16, 2012 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver has written a song for the 25 piece Silver Lake Chorus. More

Aug 15, 2012 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Rapper P.O.S. has announced details of his second album, We Don't Even Live Here, due October 23 via Rhymesayers. Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) is featured on "Where We Land." More

Aug 12, 2012 By Julia Underwood

From August 7-11 Oslo, Norway hosted the Øya Festival. We sent social media editor Laura Studarus over to cover the action. Check out her shots of Highasakite, Best Coast, Heyerdahl, Philco Fiction, First Aid Kit, Jessie Ware, Charles Bradley, SBTRKT, and Bon Iver. More

Aug 02, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Ever want to leave your mark on a Bon Iver song? Now you can, thanks to Bon Iver: Stems project.  More

Jun 25, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Recently releasing an iTunes Session EP, Bon Iver has announced the addition of several U.S. dates to his ongoing international tour. More

Jun 19, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Today sees the release of an exclusive iTunes Session EP by Bon Iver, recorded at East West Studios in West Hollywood shortly after the release of the band's sophomore album last year. More

Apr 27, 2012 By Cody Ray Shafer

Bon Iver is currently on tour in support of their latest album, Bon Iver. Under the Radar photographer Robert Redfield took some photos at their show in Santa Barbara. More

Apr 20, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Yesterday Bon Iver took a break from the regular late night cast of characters like Conan, Letterman, and Fallon to visit the set of Ellen and her daytime talk show.  More

Apr 10, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

In a report by the Minneapolis City Pages Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has started a new musical project with indie-rapper Astronautalis, holing themselves up in Vernon's April Base studio near Eau Claire, Wisconsin. More

Apr 04, 2012 By Cody Ray Shafer

A charity auction is currently under way, and several musicians have donated rare items and collectibles to be sold off. The money will go to help Asa Adams, a child born last December with a congenital heart defect. Asa has had three heart surgeries, and though his prognosis is good his parents are now faced with the inevitable cost of these life-saving procedures. More

Apr 04, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Bon Iver has announced a number of additional performances to be included on the band's already extensive tour. More

Mar 28, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Much like everyone else The Flaming Lips are set to release an exclusive set of songs for next month's upcoming Record Store Day celebration. More

Mar 16, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Currently on the road in Australia, Bon Iver stopped by the studio of Triple J Radio to take part in the station's ongoing "Like a Version" cover series. More

Mar 10, 2012 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Just a reminder that the not-to-be-missed digital version of Under the Radar’s “Best of 2011” issue (available for Mac, PC, iPad, and Android via Zinio here) includes the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 100 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print edition. Included are extra photos of Beirut, Bon Iver, The Horrors, M83, Slow Club, Summer Camp, and tUnE-yArDs. The digital version features exclusive bonus interviews with Big Black Delta, Future Islands, Hooray for Earth, Lanterns on the Lake, Metronomy, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Real Estate, The War on Drugs, Wild Flag, and Zola Jesus. More

Feb 27, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Bon Iver has debuted yet another beautifully shot music video, this time for his self-titled sophomore effort's "Towers." More

Feb 22, 2012 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar's Best of 2011 Issue is still on newsstands now. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More

Feb 20, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

New York noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells visited the set of Saturday Night Live over the weekend, playing songs "Comeback Kid" and "End of the Line" off their sophomore album Reign of Terror. More

Feb 17, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Reminding listeners once more why Bon Iver wound up earning two Grammy awards earlier this week, 4AD and Jagjaguwar have unveiled a video of an intimate studio session between frontman Justin Vernon and band member Sean Carey.  More

Feb 13, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Somewhere between all the performances and tributes to late artists such as Etta James and Whitney Houston, the Grammys still managed to hand out a few awards to the night's nominated artists. More

Feb 06, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Bon Iver has announced that the band will be performing a number of shows throughout Australia and America's west coast starting in March. More

Feb 06, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Over the weekend Bon Iver was welcomed to the set of Saturday Night Live, where figurehead Justin Vernon and his band performed both "Holocene" and "Best/Rest" off of last year's brilliant self-titled album. More

Feb 03, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Bon Iver has been doing a bit of press over the past few days, and Justin Vernon himself has been providing all kinds of choice informational nuggets pertaining to a number of topics. More

Feb 03, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

The 11th annual Sasquatch Music Festival has announced its official lineup of artists, including Jack White, Bon Iver, Tenacious D, The Shins, St. Vincent, Feist, The Roots, Beirut, and Beck. More

Dec 14, 2010 By Under the Radar Staff

For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. However our printed pages weren’t enough to hold all the great responses we got. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River,Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls.  Then check here for bonus responses not found in the magazine. Here are additional answers from from Justin Vernon of Bon Iver & Gayngs. More

Sep 30, 2016 By Zach Hollwedel

Bon Iver's (aka Justin Vernon) debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, was unarguably one of the best records of 2007. It's somewhat surprising to think, then, that in the nine years since, Bon Iver has only released one other studio album (2011's Bon Iver, Bon Iver)—until now.  More

Aug 13, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Øya, day four. The best way to avoid jet lag is to never sleep—but by this point I was experiencing a new sensation: festival lag. On the way to the day’s events, I passed a man in the hotel lobby, sleeping soundly in a small nest of beanbag chairs. He is my spirit animal. More

Apr 17, 2012 By Laura Studarus

The strongest line-up of the three-day set, Saturday’s highlights included: Andrew Bird, Destroyer, Bon Iver, and some band called Radiohead. 

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Jun 20, 2011 By Jim Scott

It's astonishing that after For Emma, Forever Ago created a snapshot portrait of the artist post breakup—angry, depressed, beaten—Justin Vernon could make a record that's so positively upbeat. More