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Bon Iver Made a Song With Gracie Abrams and Aaron Dessner

Bon Iver, Gracie Abrams, and the National’s Aaron Dessner have released a new song, “Sold Out,” to benefit the gun violence prevention organization Everytown. Though Justin Vernon has often collaborated with Dessner, and Abrams and Dessner are ongoing songwriting partners—not to mention that Abrams has covered Bon Iver’s “Beach Baby”—“Sold Out” is the first formal collaboration between Vernon and Abrams. Head to Bandcamp to buy the song, which has not been made available to stream.

The three artists said in a joint statement that they made “Sold Out” last year in the wake of a school shooting. “We were reminded of it this week as our hearts were broken yet again,” they wrote, apparently referring to the Brown University shooting. “It’s a sad one to share during the holidays, but the world is hurting and we shouldn’t look away. We are proud to support Everytown, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence in America. We are releasing this song to raise awareness of their mission of reducing gun violence. Please visit their website for more information on the unbelievable work they do. Sending so much love to you all.”

Gracie Abrams, Bon Iver, Aaron Dessner Honor Gun Violence Victims on Charity Single 'Sold Out'

This holiday season, collaborators Gracie Abrams, Aaron Dessner, and Bon Iver are honoring victims of gun violence with the charity single “Sold Out.” The record arrives in the wake of the recent shooting at Brown University, which left two students dead and nine others injured. But the trio recorded the song last year following a different mass shooting.

“We made this song last year in the wake of a school shooting,” the musicians said in a collaborative statement. “We were reminded of it this week as our hearts were broken yet again. It’s a sad one to share during the holidays, but the world is hurting and we shouldn’t look away.”

Pop Singer Releases Emotional New Song In The Wake Of Brown University Shooting: ‘The World Is Hurting’

Gracie Abrams, collaborator Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver released the song “Sold Out” on Monday about school shootings, just one week after a shooter killed two at Brown University.

“We made this song last year in the wake of a school shooting,” Abrams, Dessner and Vernon wrote on Instagram. “I was reminded of it this week as our hearts were broken yet again. It’s a sad one to share during the holidays, but the world is hurting and we shouldn’t look away. We are proud to support @everytown, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence in America. We are releasing this song to raise awareness of their mission of reducing gun violence. Please visit their website for more information on the unbelievable work they do. Sending so much love to you all.”

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