James Blake Covers Simon & Garfunkel’s "The Sound of Silence", Joined by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on Radio Show

James Blake Covers Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence", Joined by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on Radio Show

James Blake Photo by Tom Spray; Justin Vernon Photo by Natalie Kardos

James Blake returned for a BBC Radio 1 Residency this evening, and was joined by Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon. The two discussed the possibility of bringing Blake and his 1-800-Dinosaur crew to perform at Vernon’s hometown music festival, Eaux Claires. Vernon also showed off his Bob Dylan impression. Blake closed the show by sharing his cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence”, which he dedicated to a friend who passed away on New Year’s Eve. Listen to it below.

Listen to the entire mix here via the BBC.

Watch Blake perform “CMYK” at Pitchfork Music Festival 2011:

Watch Vernon’s band Volcano Choir perform “Comrade” on Pitchfork.tv‘s “City of Music”:

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