SABLE, EP - Bon Iver: Review
Review by Lavender: Bon Iver is the beloved indie folk project of Justin Vernon which has been a magnet of critical acclaim for nearly 20 years. The project's 4th album I,I dropped in 2019 but Bon Iver hasn't exactly been quite since then. In addition to two singles that dropped in 2020, Vernon has popped up as a producer and collaborator for a variety of other artists in the meantime. The most notable of the bunch are Taylor Swift and Travis Scott, but he's also collaborated with Zach Bryan, The Japanese House, and most recently Charli XCX. But now Bon Iver is back returning to the format where they once made a smash with the critical darling Blood Bank EP all the way back in 2009. The EP has a short intro, but its bulk is made up of just three songs. Let's start with the single S P E Y S I D E which lands in the middle of SABLE. It's an absolutely wonderful song I've loved since the moment it dropped. Not only is it catchy in the same way Vernon's best w...