Start withSable, the new record by his bandBon Iver, their first new release in five years.

Other than Beyonces gap fromLemonadetoRenaissance, how many major acts takethatlong between records?

Then, notice thatSableis an EP consisting of only three tunes.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07:  Singer-songwriter Justin Vernon attends the Women’s Singles Final match between Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Jessica Pegula of the United States on Day Thirteen of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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But in this case, weve waited all this time and are rewarded with barely 15 minutes of music?

Again, go figure, but youve got to admire the eccentricity of it all.

There was a time not long ago where Vernon intentionally hid his face.

Here, the blinds are open.

That was certainly true of Speyside, the initial video fromSable, released about a month ago.

But at least you couldseehis face.

Vernon then spent some time with Harris and Walz in a friends food store.

When Biden dropped out, it was feeling very scary, he said.

Then there was relief.

I told Vice President Harris and Coach Walz and their staff, We will be anywhere.