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Bon Iver is the self-titled second full-length album from American indie-folk band Bon Iver, released on June 20, 2011 (UK).^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The band announced the release through various media and from the official Jagjaguwar and 4AD websites, on April 20, 2011. On May 17, the entire album, for a short time, was accidentally made available for sale on iTunes, resulting in customers buying and leaking the album over torrents and file sharing services.^[4] The album entered the UK charts at number 4 on the first week of release.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[6]
The Guardian	^[7]
No Ripcord	(8/10)^[8]
One Thirty BPM	(87%)^[9]
Pitchfork Media	(9.5/10)^[10]
PopMatters	(6/10)^[11]
Rolling Stone	^[12]
Slant Magazine	^[13]
Spin	(8/10)^[14]
Sputnikmusic	^[15]
Allmusic	^[16]

Bon Iver received positive reviews from most music critics upon its release.^[17] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 34 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".^[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Justin Vernon

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Perth"	4:22
2.	"Minnesota, WI"	3:52
3.	"Holocene"	5:37
4.	"Towers"	3:08
5.	"Michicant"	3:42
6.	"Hinnom, TX"	2:45
7.	"Wash."	4:59
8.	"Calgary"	4:10
9.	"Lisbon, OH"	1:33
10.	"Beth/Rest"	5:17

Personnel

Greg Calbi – mastering
Carmen Camerieri – French horn, piccolo trumpet, trumpet, trumpet (muted)
Sean Carey – bowed vibes, choir, chorus, drums, processing, vibraphone, voices
Gregory Lee Euclide – paintings
Andy Immernan – assistant engineer
Brian Joseph – engineer, mixing
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Mike Lewis – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxophone
Matt McCaughan – brushes, composer, drums, snare drum, handclapping, Roland 909, synthesizer
Rob Moore – horn arrangements, string arrangements, viola, violin
Daniel Murphy – design, handwriting, layout
Mikey Noyce – voices
Jim Schoenecker – synthesizer
Colin Stetson – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, saxophone
Justin Vernon – banjo, bass, choir, chorus, composer, cymbals, drums, ebo, engineer, finger cymbals, guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, hands, Korg M1, mixing, piano, record producer, synthesizer, tremolo, vocals
Nate Vernon – engineer
Tom Winceck – synthesizer

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[18]	2
Dutch Albums Chart^[18]	15
Irish Albums Chart^[19]	3
Swedish Albums Chart^[18]	57
UK Albums Chart^[20]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland^[3]	June 17, 2011	CD, LP, digital download	4AD
United Kingdom^[21]	June 20, 2011		4AD
United States^[22]	June 21, 2011		Jagjaguwar

References

^ "Bon Iver - Bon Iver". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ "Bon Iver by Bon Iver". iTunes (United States). Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ ^a ^b "Bon Iver Announce Irish Date, Release Free Download Single, Ireland". Ireland.com.
^ Perpetua, Matthew (2011-05-20). "iTunes Accidentally Leaks New Bon Iver Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Murray, Robin (2011-05-27). "Bon Iver Break Into Top Ten". Clash. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
^ Sendra, Tim (2011-06-20). "Bon Iver - Bon Iver". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Costa, Maddy (2011-06-16). "Bon Iver: Bon Iver – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Jones, Benjamin (2011-06-23). "Bon Iver: Bon Iver - Music Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Ryan, Will (2011-06-20). "Album Review: Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver". One Thirty BPM. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Richardson, Mark (2011-06-20). "Album Reviews: Bon Iver: Bon Iver". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Sawdey, Evan (2011-06-21). "Bon Iver: Bon Iver". Popmatters. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Hermes, Will (2011-05-26). "Bon Iver by Bon Iver". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Liedel, Kevin (2011-06-15). "Bon Iver: Bon Iver". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Wood, Mikael (2011-06-01). "Bon Iver, Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)". Spin. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Cam (2011-05-24). "Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ John Service, Tim (2011-06-12). "Bon Iver - Bon Iver". The Music Service. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
^ ^a ^b Bon Iver (2011): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-06-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bon Iver - Hung Medien". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
^ "irishcharts.com - Discography Bon Iver". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ "Bon Iver Debuts at No. 4 on UK Chart; Derulo Has Top Single". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
^ "Bon Iver: Bon Iver". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ "Bon Iver, Bon Iver". Target. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[1] "Bon Iver - Bon Iver". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[2] "Bon Iver by Bon Iver". iTunes (United States). Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[IrishRelease-3] "Bon Iver Announce Irish Date, Release Free Download Single, Ireland". Ireland.com.

[4] Perpetua, Matthew (2011-05-20). "iTunes Accidentally Leaks New Bon Iver Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[5] Murray, Robin (2011-05-27). "Bon Iver Break Into Top Ten". Clash. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

[6] Sendra, Tim (2011-06-20). "Bon Iver - Bon Iver". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[7] Costa, Maddy (2011-06-16). "Bon Iver: Bon Iver – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[8] Jones, Benjamin (2011-06-23). "Bon Iver: Bon Iver - Music Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[9] Ryan, Will (2011-06-20). "Album Review: Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver". One Thirty BPM. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[10] Richardson, Mark (2011-06-20). "Album Reviews: Bon Iver: Bon Iver". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[11] Sawdey, Evan (2011-06-21). "Bon Iver: Bon Iver". Popmatters. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[12] Hermes, Will (2011-05-26). "Bon Iver by Bon Iver". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[13] Liedel, Kevin (2011-06-15). "Bon Iver: Bon Iver". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[14] Wood, Mikael (2011-06-01). "Bon Iver, Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)". Spin. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[15] Cam (2011-05-24). "Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[16] John Service, Tim (2011-06-12). "Bon Iver - Bon Iver". The Music Service. Retrieved 2011-06-28.

[Metacritic-17] Bon Iver (2011): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-06-23.

[Hung_Medien-18] "Bon Iver - Hung Medien". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

[19] "irishcharts.com - Discography Bon Iver". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

[20] "Bon Iver Debuts at No. 4 on UK Chart; Derulo Has Top Single". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

[21] "Bon Iver: Bon Iver". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[22] "Bon Iver, Bon Iver". Target. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

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