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A1 Things Behind Things Behind Things
A2 S P E Y S I D E
B Awards Season
C1 Short Story
C2 Everything Is Peaceful Love
C3 Walk Home
C4 Day One
C5 From
D1 I’ll Be There
D2 If Only I Could Wait
D3 There’s A Rhythmn
D4 Au Revoir

Bon Iversthree-song collectionSABLE, was a prologue miredin darkness, a controlled burn clearing the way for newpossibilities.fABLEis the book that follows. Where SABLE,was a work of solitude, fABLE is an outstretched hand.Radiant, ornate pop music gleams aroundVernonsvoice as hefocuses on a new and beautiful era.

On every song, his eyes are locked with one specific person. Itslove, which means theres an intense clarity, focus, and honestywithin fABLE. Its a portrait of a man flooded and over whelmedby that first meeting (Everything Is Peaceful Love).Theres atableau 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, isof a piece with fABLE; the shadow still rears its head in lightertimes. 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 instilla 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 albumis a pledge. Hes ready to find that pace.