Video: Volcano Choir - "Tiderays"

Volcano Choir have shared a new video for "Tiderays", from last year's Repave LP, a record that you may recall made my year-end list in 2013. You may also recall The band have actually already shared some visuals for the tune in the past when they released a series of  re-purposed Michinori Saigo instillation art video captures for each song on the Repave LP; but I guess this acts as some sort of official version away from that universe. The video was directed by Kyle Buckley and Andi Woodward in conjunction with 551project and stars dancers from the Milwaukee Ballet. 

Video: S.Carey - "Fire Scene"

While browsing the internet over the long weekend I ran into a new video from S. Carey for “Fire Scene”. The track is set to appear on Sean’s forthcoming sophomore LP, Range Of Light out on April 1st via Jagjaguwar. For those not familiar with the man he spends a good chunk of time in Bon Iver and the vibe most certainly carries over into his solo work although this first taste seemingly has fewer electronics touches in it than Carey's last EP. The visuals come from Joe Baughman.

Video: Volcano Choir - "Byegone"

Volcano Choir, the side project featuring Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Wisconsin post-rock act Collections of Colonies of Bees, have shared the music video for "Byegone." The clip was directed by Michinori Saigo and features what appears to be some instillation art that utilizes a tree. In a funny way it’s kind of like watching tree porn or something. Repave is out September 3rd via Jagjaguwar. 

Video: Bon Iver - "Beth/Rest"

Only a day after sharing a full live set from Bon Iver a new video débuts for "Beth/Rest" off of last year’s self-titled LP. Directed by Justin Vernon himself along with Dan Huiting the hyper-natural clip, starring band member Mike Noyce, follows a couple in strange white suits, traveling through an enchanted wooded forest, cradling otherworldly balls of light, and kissing in clouds of fluorescent fog, at times looking like lost footage from the film The Fountain.

The Beth/Rest 12", out today in the U.S. via Jagjaguwar, is available on vinyl and digital formats and comes backed by an August 2011 live take of the track, recorded at Brooklyn's Rare Book Room studio. The single is out in the UK and Europe November 12 via 4AD.

Video: Bon Iver Full Performance at Austin City Limits

Bon Iver appear on the Austin City Limits stage playing an hour set composed of songs primarily from their 2011 self titled LP. Watch the show, which aired over the weekend on PBS, below while you can as these usually have a limited life span …

Watch Bon Iver on PBS. See more from Austin City Limits.

Video: Kanye West – “Lost In The World”

Kanye West  teamed up with fashion filmmaker RuthHogben for an overdue video of  "Lost in the World", the BonIver featuring track from the very excellent My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy LP. Watch it below and then do yourself a favor and go listen to the album again in full.

Video: Bon Iver - "Towers"

Bon Iver dropped the latest video from his 2011 Grammy winning self titled album. “Towers” was directed by Nabil Elderkin who also worked with Justin for the "Holocene" video and continues with the theme of nature. Nabil had this to say of the process…

“When Justin sent me a breakdown of what certain parts/lines of the song meant to him I did my best to decode it and curate into something simple, and hopefully the viewer can take from it their own feeling of what the towers represent. It was shot up in Washington state, mostly on Indian-preserved land, and our actor’s name was Mystic. He seemed to be very tuned into the land, and when he said he was also willing to fall into the freezing cold ocean up there (seems a bit sharky too), I knew he was my guy.”

Bon Iver - Towers (Official Music Video) from Bon Iver on Vimeo.

Video: Bon Iver 4AD/Jagjaguwar Sessions

Record labels 4AD and Jagjaguwar  recently released a 25-minute Bon Iver performance, starring Justin Vernon and bandmate Sean Carey.  The session took place in London's AIR studio and consist of songs from Bon Iver's 2011 self-titled album as well as 2009's Blood Bank EP release.  What makes this special is that they are extremely simplified versions of the original tracks, using only 2 microphones & 2 baby grand pianos.  I know some believed that Bon Iver was somewhat overproduced (auto-tuning, Beth/Rest sax insanity) so this is a welcome treat.

0:01   - Hinnom, TX
3:09   - Wash.
8:10   - I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt cover)
12:40 - Babys
18:32 - Beth/Rest

Listen: Bon Iver – “Perth” (Polish Ambassador Remix)

Oakland California resident David Sugalski, a.k.a. The Polish Ambassador, dropped a really dreamy remix of Bon Iver’s “Perth,” check it below…

Video: Bon Iver: "Hinnom, TX"

I’m not the biggest fan of these deluxe edition re-releases, I mean they are great when an album has been out for ten years but when the band or label decide to re-releases one in the same 12 month period as the original drop it feels like a big F You to the fans who were there on day 1 buying it. On that note Jagjaguwar will be releasing  a deluxe edition of Bon Iver's BNM'd album Bon Iver tomorrow, and the package includes track-by-track video accompaniments. Take a one such example for track "Hinnom, TX", directed by Isaac Gale and David Jensen, below…

Listen: Bon Iver - "Perth" (BASKE Tear Up REMIX)

Here is a great little glitch remix of Bon Iver’s “Perth” by Australian BASKE.

Bon Iver - Perth (BASKE Tear Up REMIX) [DOWNLOAD] by BASKE

Listen: James Blake & Bon Iver - Fall Creek Boys Choir

Two very popular people in indie music these days, James Blake & Bon Iver just dropped the much talked about 'Fall Creek Boys Choir' and BBC Radio 1 has premiered the track. Listen to it below...

According to a press release, "Over the past year James has cited Justin as a key influence and it was via a chance meeting at this years SXSW festival in Austin, Texas that the seed was sown for a future collaboration." The track was "formed in the spring over email." It features Justin Vernon on vocals and James Blake on production. It will be available on iTunes on August 29.

Video: Bon Iver - "Holocene"

Here is the Bon Iver video for "Holocene" showcasing some beautiful scenery of Iceland, directed by Nabil Elderkin.

BON IVER "Holocene" from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Video: Bon Iver mini-documentary

In a new mini-documentary that clocks in just under seven minutes, you can find out a bit about the making of Bon Iver's self-titled 2nd studio album. The short film takes you inside Justin Vernon's home/recording studio, which he had totally revamped in-order to record the album. The piece comes courtesy of Spin.

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Bon Iver performs "Holocene" on Jimmy Fallon

Just last month, Bon Iver appeared on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" to cover Bonnie Raitt and Donny Hathaway/Leon Russell. Last night, Justin Vernon and co. returned to the show to perform my personal favorite track from the new LP "Holocene".

Bon Iver - "I Can't Make You love Me"

Bon Iver's new album drops tomorrow and after last weeks video for Calagary permiered we get an added bonus in way of the B-side. Justin has chosen Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" that you might recall from his TV appearance on Jimmy Fallon last month to accompany "Calagary" on the first single. Now you can give the studio recorded version a listen below.

New Bon Iver video "Calgary"

"Calgary" is the first single from Bon Iver's new album, out next week by way of Jagjaguwar (4AD in the UK and Europe.)  The video's treatment was written by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. (It was directed by Andre Durand and Dan Huiting and produced by Daniel Cummings and Picture Machine Productions).