On his long-awaited new chapter, SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver revels in fresh comforts in subtle, surprising ways, without sacrificing the ache that animated his early work. Asher Weisberg/Graham Tolbert hide caption
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Joy Oladokun's Observations From a Crowded Room is among the best albums out Oct. 11. Rachel Deeb/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beabadoobee's "California," from her album This is How Tomorrow Moves, is one of the tracks we can't stop playing this week. Jules Moskovtchenko/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bon Iver performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 9, 2018, in Manchester, Tenn. Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
Before (left to right) Justin Vernon, Joe Westerlund, Phil Cook and Brad Cook started Bon Iver and Megafaun, they made music together as DeYarmond Edison. D.L. Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bon Iver's new single is titled "AUATC." Graham Tolbert & Crystal Quinn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Graham Tolbert & Crystal Quinn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Lana Del Rey, Lizzo, Carly Rae Jepsen, FKA Twigs, The National, Brittany Howard Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Bon Iver's i,i appears on NPR Music's best albums of August. Graham Tolbert/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon replaces the last album's airless, cluttered laptop-orchestra sound with more organic, approachable textures on i,i. Graham Tolbert/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Wilco, Pearla, Erin Durant, Bon Iver, Khruangbin, Brian Eno Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Graham Tolbert & Crystal Quinn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Wives, Kate Davis, French Vanilla, Bon Iver Courtesy of the artists hide caption
"Throughout the last 11 years, the identity of Bon Iver has bloomed and can only be defined by the faces in the ever growing family we are," says Justin Vernon. Graham Tolbert & Crystal Quinn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Big Red Machine, born of the friendship of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner, is less a band than a large-scale collaboration involving dozens of musicians. Graham Tolbert/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
With Big Red Machine, Justin Vernon And Aaron Dessner Are Anti-Auteurs
Just as rósewave encompasses a range of varietals, Boutique Fitness is meant to soundtrack an array of workouts. Samantha Clark & Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Shy Boys, The Decemberists, Hauschka, Bermuda Triangle Courtesy of the artists hide caption