Download Bon Iver’s 10 Best Cover Songs

On “Calgary,” Justin Vernon’s vocals lay in a cloud of gloomy synths and anxious electric guitar tones, suggesting a sonic shift from the grainy For Emma formula. But not too much has changed — the ghostly falsetto remains Bon Iver’s calling card. JV’s voice has also been unmistakable on recent collaborations (GAYNGS, Volcano Choir, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy) and an asset when he takes on someone else’s song. So I’m especially looking forward to the “Calgary” 12″ b-side, a combined cover of two Bonnie Raitt classics, “I Can’t Make You Love Me” > “Nick Of Time.” (Bon Iver once deejayed the latter at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.) While we wait to hear that (it’s out 7/4), let’s take a listen back at all the tunes by other folks Justin’s successfully made his own.

• 10. Bon Iver – “Why” (Annie Lennox Cover) [w/ St. Vincent]Download

• 9. Bon Iver – “A Satisfied Mind” (Red Hayes & Jack Rhodes Cover)Download

• 8. Bon Iver – “Blue Tulip” (Okkervil River Cover)Download

• 7. Bon Iver – “Mercury” (Kathleen Edwards Cover)Download

• 6. Bon Iver – “Crawling Back To You” (Tom Petty Cover)Download

• 5. Bon Iver – “Train Song” (Vashti Bunyan Cover) [w/ Feist & Colin Stetson]Download

• 4. Bon Iver – “The Park” (Feist Cover)Download

• 3. Bon Iver – “Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow)” (John Prine Cover)Download

• 2. Bon Iver – “Come Talk To Me” (Peter Gabriel Cover)Download

• 1. Bon Iver – “Your Love” (The Outfield Cover)Download

Bon Iver is out 6/21 on Jagjaguwar.

Source Stereogum