"S P E Y S I D E" is on the Eau Claire act's three-song EP "SABLE," out Oct. 18, with Justin Vernon returning to the sound of "For Emma, Forever Ago."

Justin Vernon has announced a new Bon Iver EP, SABLE, due October 18 via Jagjaguwar , and it finds him stripping back down to his solo acoustic roots. Produced by Justin and Jim-E

Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, began teasing something new earlier this month, leading many of his fans to speculate he might have a new album on the way after five years, and just a couple of days ago,

Vernon wrote the three main songs of Sable, —“Things Behind Things Behind Things,” “S P E Y S I D E,” and “Awards Season”—from 2020 to 2023, and he recorded them at his April Base studio in Wisconsin. Vernon produced the EP with Jim-E Stack. According to a press release, Sable, is “named for near-blackness.”

Justin Vernon has announced a new Bon Iver EP, which will mark their first new record in five years. 'SABLE' arrives on October 18th.

All three new songs were recorded between 2020-2023 at Vernon's Wisconsin-based April Base studio, with production assistance from Jim-E Stack.

You can see and hear Justin Vernon's pain in the video for Bon Iver's new single, "Speyside." He lies on a bed, wincing, singing, "Nothing's really happened like I thought it would," in one scene of the black-and-white clip,