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The Contenders, Vol. 18: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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The Contenders, Vol. 18: The songs we can't stop playing this week

Bon Iver performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 9, 2018, in Manchester, Tenn.

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Bon Iver wasn't born in a vacuum — it took an 'Epoch' to form

Before (left to right) Justin Vernon, Joe Westerlund, Phil Cook and Brad Cook started Bon Iver and Megafaun, they made music together as DeYarmond Edison. D.L. Anderson/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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Bon Iver Collaborates With Bruce Springsteen, Hints At New Album

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Bon Iver Releases 'PDLIF,' A New Song To Benefit COVID-19 Relief Efforts

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World Cafe's Best Songs Of 2019

Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2019

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Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick The Top Albums Of 2019

Terrestrial Doom: 30 Songs For Our Age Of Anxiety

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Grammy Nominations In Hand, Bon Iver Releases Its First Video Since 2012

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NPR Music's Top 12 Albums Of August

Bon Iver's i,i appears on NPR Music's best albums of August. Graham Tolbert/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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Bon Iver Balances Prayer And Despair On 'i,i'

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon replaces the last album's airless, cluttered laptop-orchestra sound with more organic, approachable textures on i,i. Graham Tolbert/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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New Mix: Bon Iver, Brian Eno, Wilco, Khruangbin And More

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New Mix: Bon Iver, Brian Eno, Wilco, Khruangbin And More

Bon Iver Announces A New Album, Releases Another Pair Of Songs

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New Mix: Bon Iver, Wives, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets And More

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New Mix: Bon Iver, Wives, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets And More

Listen: Bon Iver Returns With 2 New Songs

"Throughout the last 11 years, the identity of Bon Iver has bloomed and can only be defined by the faces in the ever growing family we are," says Justin Vernon. Graham Tolbert & Crystal Quinn/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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With Big Red Machine, Justin Vernon And Aaron Dessner Are Anti-Auteurs

Big Red Machine, born of the friendship of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner, is less a band than a large-scale collaboration involving dozens of musicians. Graham Tolbert/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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With Big Red Machine, Justin Vernon And Aaron Dessner Are Anti-Auteurs

Boutique Fitness: 27 Songs For Sweating In Style

Just as rósewave encompasses a range of varietals, Boutique Fitness is meant to soundtrack an array of workouts. Samantha Clark & Eslah Attar/NPR **hide caption

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Watch: Justin Vernon, Bryce Dessner And So Percussion's 'Music For Wood And Strings'

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Listen To Projects By Justin Vernon And Brittany Howard

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NPR Music's 35 Favorite Songs Of 2018 (So Far)

Swamp Dogg's 'I'll Pretend' Digs Into Auto-Tune's Soul, Featuring Justin Vernon

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Watch Bon Iver's Justin Vernon Perform At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary

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