i,i by Bon Iver

i,i, Bon Iver's fourth album, arrived on Jagjaguwar in August 2019 in the strangest way imaginable: the songs trickled out one per hour on August 8, the intro parked on the band's fan subreddit, before the full record hit every service the next day. It's the follow-up to 22, A Million, and Justin Vernon, who started Bon Iver as a solo project in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, keeps pushing the folk songs through glitch and electronics until they shimmer like heat haze.

This time the door is wide open to guests: James Blake, Aaron Dessner, Bruce Hornsby, Moses Sumney and Channy Leaneagh all pass through, and the record feels warmer and more communal for it. "Hey, Ma" and "U (Man Like)" led the way as singles. The Grammys came calling with nods for Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package, plus Record of the Year for "Hey, Ma".

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