{"id":28730,"date":"2019-06-04T17:15:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T01:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=28730"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:27:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T23:27:38","slug":"cause-for-celebration-bon-iver-releases-two-superb-new-songs-announces-north-american-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2019-06\/cause-for-celebration-bon-iver-releases-two-superb-new-songs-announces-north-american-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause for Celebration: Bon Iver Releases Two Superb New Songs, Announces North American Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We awoke yesterday to the great news that Bon Iver<\/a><\/strong> had released two superb new songs and announced North American tour dates for this fall. We are led to believe the two new songs will be featured on Bon Iver’s<\/strong> next studio album (only their fourth) and feature contributions from Jenn Wassner (Wye Oak, Flock of Dimes), Bryce Dessner, Moses Sumney, Bruce Hornsby, Elsa Jensen, Psymun, Phil Cook, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus<\/strong>, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first song (listen below) is Hey, Ma<\/em><\/strong>, a comparatively straightforward (though “looks is deceiving man, don’t underrate no man<\/a>“) song from Vernon<\/strong> that seems to look back on his youth, his relationship with his mother (and others), and cataclysmic growings-up. The lyric video below ads to the heft with what appear to be old home movies from Vernon<\/strong>. Though Vernon<\/strong> always sells his songs with lyrical crypto-currency, we will forever buy the weight and weft of their worth. ‘Cause the songs always allow light to leak in. “Tall time to call your Ma.” Dang. Do so if you can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second song is U (Man Like)<\/em><\/strong>, which opens with Chance the Rapper<\/strong> undertones and Bruce Hornsby<\/strong> on piano. The song cryptically (natch) explores current social issues (lyrics at bottom), with allusions to the under-wealthed, the opioid crisis (the “domer” and “rot”), homelessness, the over-wealthed, and the potential resulting comeuppance thereto (“Let ’em eat cake!) as projected in Brecht\/Weill’s <\/strong>seminal Pirate Jenny (and the Black Freighter)<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. U (Man Like) <\/em><\/strong>was arranged by Bryce Dessner<\/strong> and features affecting backing vocals from Jenn Wasner, Moses Sumney<\/strong> and Elsa Jensen<\/strong>. While sounding the warning, the message is delivered in a sweet-sounding package. Keep cueing Justin<\/strong>, compassion’s bound to take at some point!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bon Iver<\/strong> has also made reference to icommai.com<\/a>, a nebulous website with hints about the band’s upcoming recording (fourth studio album?). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out both lyric videos below. Superb songs yet again from Bon Iver<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n