Bon Iver have decided to stream their upcoming sophomore album online, over a week before it is due to be officially released. The ten track album isn’t available for purchase until June 20th, however Justin Vernon and co. have decided to make it available for fans to listen to from today (June 9th).
The album leaked on file sharing sites a fortnight ago, a move which many attributed to an error made by iTunes as they accidentally made the full album available when releasing the lead single from the LP, ‘Calgary’.
The self-titled sophomore album from Wisconsin songwriter Justin Vernon and his band has received generally positive reviews from critics so far, with Stereoboard’s own Rhys Morgan awarding the record 9/10.
Speaking about the album, Rhys said: “...you are going to be hitting repeat. A lot. There’s so much lurking in the shadows. From the lacings of violin trough out, through the electric synthetics of ‘Hinnom, TX’ and on to the building bliss of ‘Calgary’, you are going to treat your ears to this multiple times.”
Bon Iver are set to embark on a six-date UK tour in October. The band will begin at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on October 19th, ending the jaunt in Bristol on November 11th.
You can listen to ‘Bon Iver’ in its entirety below:
Bon Iver UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Wed October 19th 2011 - O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester
Thu October 20th 2011 - Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin
Sat October 22nd 2011 - Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Sun October 23rd 2011 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Mon October 24th 2011 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Wed November 9th 2011 - O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
Thu November 10th 2011 - O2 Academy Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 3AW
Fri November 11th 2011 - Colston Hall, Bristol
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