Bon Iver – 22, A Million M/NM

22, A Million is the third studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver, released on September 30, 2016. Recorded in lead member Justin Vernon’s April Base studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the album marks a major shift in the band’s sound and incorporates elements of electronic music and hip hop production influenced by Vernon’s prior work with Kanye West. Most of the lyricism concerns Bon Iver’s rise in popularity and how Vernon’s relationship with the world has changed as a result.

22, A Million first premiered at Vernon’s Eaux Claires Music Festival, and upon release the album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, receiving widespread acclaim from critics who praised its original sound and colorful lyricism. Several publications, including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and The Guardian, listed 22, A Million as one of the best albums of 2016. It also received nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package at the 2017 Grammy Awards. In 2019, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone included it in their list of best albums of the decade, at number 91 and 47, respectively.