The ever-fabulous 4AD sessions come along with this from Bon Iver and Jagjaguwar; lushness. Stripped back, yes, but still lushness.

Check it all out at 4AD.com

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Well, 2011. You were quite the year! So much so that I’ve only been able to recover enough to think about you a full week into 2012. Crazy, huh? New jobs, lots of change, oodles of shenanigans, and yes, lots of good music. So much so, that I undoubtedly missed vast quantities of things that I really should have got to. Ho hum.

So what things did Skye like? Blimey. I just looked at the Excel spreadsheet of this year’s releases (see how cool Skye is!), and there’s a lot of stuff on there. However it’s fair to say that I do actually have a favourite record of 2011, despite my general resistance to ranking things. I know, crazy times, huh, maybe the Mayans are right after all.

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Enjoy last week’s glorious performance of ‘Love More’ in the feature below.

MP3: Bon Iver – Blood Bank

Our guest photographer, Greg Jacquin, attended last night’s show and assures us that it was fab. Bon Iver is featured on the New Moon soundtrack.

View more shots & download a Bon Iver tune AFTER THE JUMP…

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Bon Iver – The Park

A stunning Feist cover!

Later this month, he’ll perform a one-off gig at a cemetery in Los Angeles.

MP3: Bon Iver – The Park

Read the full article expressing love for ‘Youlogy’ here.

Unmap will see daylight on 9/22.

Volcano Choir is a Bon Iver side project.

MP3: Volcano Choir – Island, IS

Deets are as follows:

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Los Angeles, California

Purchase tix ($25) here.

Last week, we shared a tune from Bon Iver’s new side project, Volcano Choir.

MP3: Bon Iver – Blood Bank

Download ‘Island, IS’ at bottom.

Volcano Choir is a Bon Iver side project.

Visit Volcano Choir on MySpace.

MP3: Volcano Choir – Island, IS

Today’s press release reads: *Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon will serve as Honorary Chair of the 2009 AIDS Walk Wisconsin. Additionally, Vernon will perform and address an expected crowd of over 5,000 walkers at the opening ceremony of AIDS Walk Wisconsin on Sunday, October 11 at the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee. During the summer, Vernon will also promote registration and fundraising activities for AIDS Walk Wisconsin. “The enthusiasm for Bon Iver and the passion he brings to the fight against AIDS are a tremendous help as we raise funds to assure health care for all HIV patients, regardless of their ability to pay”, said Doug Nelson, President and CEO of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW).

More info can be found here.

In December, Bon Iver dropped by Letterman.

MP3: Bon Iver – Skinny Love

Volcano Choir’s Unmap will see daylight on 9/22. It features:

1 Husks & Shells
2 Seeplymouth
3 Island, IS
4 Dote
5 And Gather
6 Mbira In The Morass
7 Cool Knowledge
8 Still
9 Youlogy

Last December, Bon Iver dropped by Letterman.

MP3: Bon Iver – Blood Bank