SABLE, fABLE - 2025 US Jagjaguwar label 12-track 2LP

Bon Iver’s three-song collection SABLE, was a prologue mired
in darkness, a controlled burn clearing the way for new
possibilities. fABLE is the book that follows. Where SABLE,
was a work of solitude, fABLE is an outstretched hand.
Radiant, ornate pop music gleams around Vernon’s voice as he
focuses on a new and beautiful era.

On every song, his eyes are locked with one specific person. It’s
love, which means there’s an intense clarity, focus, and honesty
within fABLE. It’s a portrait of a man flooded and overwhelmed
by that first meeting (“Everything Is Peaceful Love”). There’s a
tableau defined by sex and irrepressible desire (“Walk
Home”). This is someone filled with light and purpose seeing
an entire future right in front of him: a partner, new memories,
maybe a family.

There’s something undeniably healing about infatuation.
Cleaving to someone else can feel like light pouring in from a
door that’s suddenly swung wide. But there’s a reason SABLE, is
of a piece with fABLE; the shadow still rears its head in lighter
times. Even when you’ve reached a new chapter, you’ll still find
yourself back in your own foundational muck. A fable isn’t a
fairy tale. There’s good stuff: unbridled joy and trips to Spain.
But fables aren’t hinged on happy endings; they’re here to instill
a lesson.

As the album winds to a close, he acknowledges the need for
patience and a commitment to put in the work. There’s a
selfless rhythm required when you’re enmeshing yourself with
another person. The song—and by extension the entire album
—is a pledge. He’s ready to find that pace.

Tracklisting.

Side 1.
1. THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS
2. S P E Y S I D E

Side 2.
1. AWARDS SEASON

Side 3.
1. Short Story
2. Everything Is Peaceful Love
3. Walk Home
4. Day One (feat. Dijon and Flock of Dimes)
5. From

Side 4.
1. I'll Be There
2.If Only I Could Wait (feat. Danielle Haim)
3.There's A Rhythmn
4.Au Revoir

Release Date. April 11th 2025