History always seems inevitable in hindsight, but it was never a given that Justin Vernon would come away from his winter cabin retreat with a genius collection of songs that changed the trajectory of ...

Hear recent tracks from Bon Iver, Dijon, Karol G and more. By Lindsay Zoladz I’m back! Thank you to the many guest writers who took over Amplifying duties for the past several months, while I was ...

This post was updated April 13 at 7:41 p.m. Bon Iver is exploring new shades of emotion in characteristically strong form on “SABLE, fABLE.” The indie folk group released its fifth studio album, the ...

Listen to tracks by Bon Iver, Valerie June, Rauw Alejandro and others. By Jon Pareles Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the ...

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