Radio Exile — Well, Apple isn’t always perfect, it seems. News from the web indicates that iTunes is the source of an unintentional leak of Bon Iver’s self-titled new album a full month before the official release date. Evidently a handful of incredibly savvy ... more info

Guardian Music — Follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago reportedly appeared on Apple-owned digital store a month before its release dateDid iTunes accidentally leak Bon Iver's new album? As the singer-songwriter's new LP appears on filesharing sites, there are reports th... more info

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NME — Singer Justin Vernon also praises Kanye West's 'positivity' more info

Guardian Music — Look out for the double sister whammy of much-tipped The Pierces (8-16 Jun, tour begins Rescue Rooms, Nottingham) …Lush heartbreakers The Antlers tour their Burst Apart album (8-15 Nov, tour begins Concorde 2, Brighton) and also appear at the Const... more info

Music For Ants — I tend to gravitate towards artists that sing about geography, whether it’s Sufjan Stevens with his states project, The Mountain Goats with his various geographic odes, or The Rural Alberta Advantage’s dedication to their Hometowns. This week Bon... more info

Gigwise — Singer to play October jaunt... more info

Stereogum — By now you’ve probably heard Bon Iver’s new, place-centered album Bon Iver. Now his label, Jagjaguwar, has posted the lyrics to the album. When I interviewed Spencer Krug for a Progress Report years ago, he made a distinction between lyrics that ... more info

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Stereogum — From those three months alone in a Wisconsin cabin to sharing a stage with collaborator Kanye West, Justin Vernon’s traveled far on the back of his angelic falsetto. When he self-released For Emma, Forever Ago in 2007 he probably didn’t expect Pe... more info