Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE (CD)

Bon Iver returns with their first full album since 2019, Double-LP SABLE, fABLE.
Bon Ivers three-song collection SABLE, was a prologue mired in darkness, a controlled burn clearing the way for new possibilities. fABLE is the book that follows. Where SABLE, was a work of solitude, fABLE is an outstretched hand. Radiant, ornate pop music gleams around Vernons voice as he focuses on a new and beautiful era.
On every song, his eyes are locked with one specific person. Its love, which means theres an intense clarity, focus, and honesty within fABLE. Its a portrait of a man flooded and overwhelmed by that first meeting (Everything Is Peaceful Love). Theres a tableau defined by sex and irrepressible desire (Walk Home). This is someone filled with light and purpose seeing an entire future right in front of him: a partner, new memories, maybe a family.
Theres something undeniably healing about infatuation. Cleaving to someone else can feel like light pouring in from a door thats suddenly swung wide. But theres a reason SABLE, is of a piece with fABLE; the shadow still rears its head in lighter times. Even when youve reached a new chapter, youll still find yourself back in your own foundational muck. A fable isnt a fairy tale. Theres good stuff: unbridled joy and trips to Spain. But fables arent hinged on happy endings; theyre here to instill a lesson.
As the album winds to a close, he acknowledges the need for patience and a commitment to put in the work. Theres a selfless rhythm required when youre enmeshing yourself with another person. The songand by extension the entire album is a pledge. Hes ready to find that pace.
TRACKLIST
01. THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS02. S P E Y S I D E03. AWARDS SEASON04. Short Story05. Everything Is Peaceful Love06. Walk Home07. Day One (feat. Dijon and Flock of Dimes)08. From09. I’ll Be There10. If Only I Could Wait (feat. Danielle Haim)11. There’s A Rhythmn12. Au Revoir