STACK #246 April 2025

MUSIC FEATURE

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IS BON, IS GOOD THE NAME GAME Bon Iver comes from the French phrase “bon hiver”, meaning “good winter”. It was a greeting in the ’90s TV series Northern Exposure .

Bon Iver tell a few fables on their fifth album.

B on Iver’s new album started out as three-song EP called SABLE . It has now grown into a full album called SABLE fABLE . The band explains: “ SABLE was the prologue, a controlled burn clearing the way for new possibilities.

solitude, fABLE is an outstretched hand... it’s a love story about how one becomes two, two people that come together.” Bon Iver was

SABLE fABLE by Bon Iver is out Apr 11 via Rocket

initially a solo project for Justin Vernon. It’s now a band, but the songs remain deeply personal. Vernon explains that “sable” implies darkness. “ I’m a sable, ” he sings in the closing cut. “ And honey, us the fable .” Jeff Jenkins

fABLE is the book. Stories of introduction and celebration. The fresh growth that blankets the charred ground. Where SABLE was a work of

Bon Iver

HOT COLLAB

Bliss n Eso take us to the light side of the moon with their first album in four years. a duet with Haim lead singer Danielle Haim. MOON LANDING AWARDS SEASON The new Bon Iver album includes a song called Awards Season , and the band is no stranger to awards. They won ‘Best New Artist’ at the Grammys. And their self-titled second album won ‘Best Alternative Music Album’. The album features If Only I Could Wait ,

SWIFT CONNECTION Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has worked with superstar Taylor Swift. He co-wrote and appeared on Exile on Swift’s Folklore album, and then co-wrote and sang on the title track of Evermore .

A fter visiting The Sun with their 2021 The Moon for their eighth studio album. “We can never fall into just doing something simple,” laughs Eso (real name album, Sydney trio Bliss n Eso venture to

Max MacKinnon). “I think the moon is a pretty mysterious and crazy thing. I’m at the point right now where I’m not even sure if it’s real, or if it’s a base station that’s been sent over from Jupiter! “We always tend to try to have those epic moments to bring you into the album.” Just check out the opening cut, The New Frontier . And there’s also an out-of-this-world cover of The Rubens’ Hoops . And Party on the Moon reworks Gang Starr’s ’90s classic Full Clip – with a little help from DJ Premier. Jeff Jenkins The Moon (The Light Side) by Bliss n Eso is out Apr 11 via Mushroom

CHART FACT

Bliss n Eso

Bliss n Eso have had five Top 10 albums, including three chart-toppers – 2010’s Running on Air , 2013’s Circus in the Sky, and 2017’s Off the Grid .

HOT COLLABS The Moon (The Light Side) features a stellar array of guests, including Benny Morrell, Masked Wolf, 360, and US rapper Futuristic.

Bliss n Eso were Matt Gudinski’s first major sign ings. His dad, the legendary Michael Gudinski, was very proud of his son’s hit-picking ability, though the music mogul always joked that he never knew which one was Bliss and which one was Eso.

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