SABLE, fABLE Cassette

Bon Ivers threesong 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 Vernons voice as he focuses on a new and beautiful era. On every song, his eyes are locked with one specific person. Its love, which means theres an intense clarity, focus, and honesty within fABLE. Its a portrait of a man flooded and overwhelmed by that first meeting Everything Is Peaceful Love. Theres 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. Theres something undeniably healing about infatuation. Cleaving to someone else can feel like light pouring in from a door thats suddenly swung wide. But theres a reason SABLE, is of a piece with fABLE the shadow still rears its head in lighter times. Even when youve reached a new chapter, youll still find yourself back in your own foundational muck. A fable isnt a fairy tale. Theres good stuff unbridled joy and trips to Spain. But fables arent hinged on happy endings theyre 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. Theres a selfless rhythm required when youre enmeshing yourself with another person. The songand by extension the entire album is a pledge. Hes ready to find that pace.