Bon Iver premiered 2 brand new songs at Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival in Wisconsin over the weekend. The band played a headline slot at the festival organised by Justin Vernon and The National‘s Aaron Dessner.
Vernon, 34, previously stated that the band’s Eaux Claires performance would signal ‘new life’ for Bon Iver.
You can watch fan-shot footage of the new untitled songs below:
Bon Iver have not released an album since the self-titled Bon Iver LP in 2011. Last year Vernon claimed he may never make music under the name again and recently revealed he has no plans for a future Bon Iver album or tour.
In a recent interview with Grantland, the singer cast further doubts over the future of Bon Iver, ‘I definitely care about the Bon Iver thing a lot. But itâs kind of my thing and thereâs only so much time you can spend with yourself before you just become an asshole.’
‘Iâve been taking it really slow,’ he continued ‘I just think maybe I ran my course with being able to come up with new moments on the guitar.’
The Eaux Claires Festival also enjoyed a special performance from The National which included a cover of The Grateful Dead‘s ‘Peggy-O’ and guests Sufjan Stevens and Bon Iver joining them onstage.
