Bon Iver Introduces New Archival Series With 1st Non-Studio Album

Bon Iver announced a new archival series, Volumes, that will present “live shows, demos, unreleased recordings and other previously unheard material.” The recurring releases will launch with a 10-song live collection, Volumes: One “Selections From Music Concerts 2019-2023 Bon Iver 6 Piece Band”, set to arrive on April 3 through Jagjaguwar.

Bon Iver principal member Justin Vernon began work on Volumes in 2020, taking inspiration from Neil Young’s Archives and Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series. As the title of the first installment suggests, its 11 tracks were recorded live at concerts held between 2019 and 2023, with Vernon joined by bandmates Sean Carey, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Michael Lewis, Matthew McCaughan and Jenn Wasner.

“This particular set of 10 songs is like, ‘Here, if you’ve never heard Bon Iver, or you have and you didn’t like it, this might be for you,’” Vernon stated. “This is what we became. This is really us at our best. This is it.”

Included on Volume: One are live versions of songs from 2019’s i,i and 2016’s 22, A Million. The tracklist also features a cover of Mahalia Jackson’s “A Satisfied Mind,” the “COVID-era hymnal” song “P.D.L.I.F.” and “beloved fan favorite” returning to digital platforms, “Heavenly Father.”

Recorded at Mediolanum in Milan, Italy on November 5, 2022, watch the “Heavenly Father” performance selected for the first Volumes installment:

Volumes: One “Selections From Music Concerts 2019-2023 Bon Iver 6 Piece Band” Tracklist

1. Intro – The Forum, Los Angeles, CA. Sep 15 2019
2. Man Like U – The Forum, Los Angeles, CA. Sep 15 2019
3. We (feat. Bizhiki) – Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MN. Oct 03 2019
4. Jelmore – Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, ID. Jan 19 2020
5. 666 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX. Apr 03 2022
6. Heavenly Father – Mediolanum, Milan, IT. Nov 05 2022
7. P.D.L.I.F. – Red Hill Auditorium, Perth, AU. Feb 26 2023
8. Hey, Ma – Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL. July 23 2023
9. A Satisfied Mind – State Theatre, Portland, ME. Dec 08 2017
10. 33 “God” – WOMADelaide Festival, Adelaide, AU. Mar 10 2023
11. Sh’Diah (boardmix) – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, CA. Oct 06 2019