Artist · chart history
Volcano Choir
Band Wisconsin United States Formed 2005 indie rock
Volcano Choir formed in 2005 in Wisconsin, United States. Volcano Choir has 5 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2013. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Byegone”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #23. The station that charted Volcano Choir most often is The Current (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
Volcano Choir came together in Wisconsin in 2005 as a meeting of minds between Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and members of Collections of Colonies of Bees. The name, band members admitted in a 2014 interview, came from a vaporizer called the Volcano, which tells you something about the mood in the room.
Their debut, Unmap, arrived on September 22, 2009, and made it to number 92 on the Billboard 200. They took it on the road, most memorably for a long run of shows across Japan in November 2010. Jon Mueller and Thomas Wincek later left Collections of Colonies of Bees but stayed in Volcano Choir, and Matthew Skemp joined on bass. The lineup also counts Chris Rosenau, Jim Schoenecker and Daniel Spack.
Repave, their second album, came out on Jagjaguwar on September 3, 2013, recorded at Vernon's April Base studio in Eau Claire. It's indie rock that works by slow swell: songs gather quietly, layer on voices and guitars, then open up into something huge and communal. "Byegone" and "Acetate" are where that build pays off hardest.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Volcano Choir on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | Byegone | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 37 | Byegone | WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 48 | Byegone | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 63 | Acetate | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013 |
| 2009 | 5 | Island, IS | Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2009 |
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