Bon Iver (album)

Bon Iver
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 2011 (2011-06-17)[1]
RecordedNovember 2008 – December 2010
StudioApril Base, Fall Creek, Wisconsin
Genre
Length39:25
LabelJagjaguwar (US)
4AD (Europe)
ProducerJustin Vernon
Bon Iver chronology
Blood Bank
(2009)
Bon Iver
(160)
22, A Million
(2016)
Singles from Bon Iver
  1. "Calgary"
    Released: June 14, 2011
  2. "Holocene"
    Released: September 6, 2011
  3. "Towers"
    Released: March 6, 2012
  4. "Beth/Rest"
    Released: October 16, 2012

Bon Iver (/bn ˈvɛər/; officially known as Bon Iver, Bon Iver)[5] is the second studio album from American indie folk band Bon Iver, released on June 17, 2011.[1] The album is composed of 10 songs and was seen as a new musical direction for the band.

The album was commercially successful, debuting at number one on the Norwegian Albums Chart and the Danish Albums Chart, and number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. It sold 104,000 copies in its first week in the United States. As of September 2016, the album has sold a total of 629,000 copies in the United States.[6] It received widespread acclaim from critics, some of whom named it one of the best albums of 2011. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2012 ceremony, while the song "Holocene" was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

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  2. ^ "The 10 Best Bon Iver Songs". November 9, 2020.
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  5. ^ "Bon Iver, Bon Iver (Digital) (US) – Bon Iver". boniver.org. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Upcoming Releases: Hits Daily Double". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016.

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