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Bon Iver releases two new tracks, announces new album after Eaux Claires set

Fans not in Eau Claire this weekend will have to wait until Sept. 30 to hear all of "22, Million."

August 13, 2016 at 1:26PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Justin Vernon performed the new Bon Iver record live Friday night at the Eaux Claires fest in his native Eau Claire, Wis. / Photo by David Szymanski
(David Szymanski/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Toward the end of Bon Iver's set under drizzly skies in Eau Claire, Wis., word went out via social media that the album will be out Sept. 30 and is titled "22, Million." Fans who weren't at the festival at least got to hear two of the new numerically themed songs, "22 (Over S∞∞n)" and "10 d E A T h b R E a s T, which were posted on streaming services as well as YouTube.

See both of the YouTube lyric videos below, as well as all the song titles. Some critics are going to hate this album just for its punctuation/subscript requirements. It'll be the third full-length release by Vernon's main musical vehicle, the last of which was 2011's Grammy-winning "Bon Iver, Bon Iver." Here's what the cover looks like, done by artist Eric Timothy Carlson.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Pre-orders of the album with various bonus options are now on sale via Bon Iver's label, Jagjaguwar. A 12-inch single with extended mixes of the two newly posted songs – the album's opening pair -- also went on sale after the set at the Eaux Claires festival, which is Vernon's baby. The festival continues today with performances by Erykah Badu, Beach House, Mavis Staples, Lucius, Jenny Lewis and the all-star Day of the Dead tribute to the Grateful Dead.

Track listing on "22, Million:"

1. 22 (OVER S∞∞N)
2. 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄
3. 715 – CR∑∑KS
4. 33 "GOD"
5. 29 #Strafford APTS
6. 666 ʇ
7. 21 M◊◊N WATER
8. 8 (circle)
9. ____45_____
10. 00000 Million

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Chris Riemenschneider

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Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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