22, A Million is a radical and enigmatic departure from the indie-folk intimacy of Justin Vernon's earlier work. Released in 2016, the album embraces digital disintegration, cryptic numerology, and fragmented emotion. It marks a turning point: a breakup not just with personal relationships, but with conventional songwriting itself.
Abstract and glitch-heavy, 22, A Million filters Vernon’s falsetto through layers of distortion, pitch manipulation, and sampling. Tracks like “715 - CR∑∑KS” and “33 ‘GOD’” blur the line between synthetic and sacred, while the haunting “29 #Strafford APTS” provides a glimpse of the familiar Bon Iver warmth. With strange symbols, disjointed titles, and a sonic palette shaped by collaboration and experimentation, this is an album more concerned with feeling than clarity — spiritual, vulnerable, and defiantly modern.
Tracklist:
Side A:
A1. 22 (OVER S∞∞N)
A2. 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄
A3. 715 - CR∑∑KS
A4. 33 “GOD”
A5. 29 #Strafford APTS
Side B:
B1. 666 ʇ
B2. 21 M◊◊N WATER
B3. 8 (circle)
B4. 45_
B5. 00000 Million
Jagjaguwar
2017
Vinyl, LP
Red Translucent
JAG333
Secretly Society Exclusive