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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You Due Out February 11 via 4AD
Nov 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Big Thief have announced the release of a new studio album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, which will be out on February 11 via 4AD. They have also shared a new single from the album, “Time Escaping.” More
New Single Out Now via 4AD
Oct 06, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Big Thief have shared a new song, “Change,” and have announced some new 2022 North American tour dates. The delicate song seems to tackle the passage of time and death. “Would you live forever, never die?/While everything around passes?” frontwoman Adrianne Lenker asks in the song, later singing: “Death/Like a door/To a place/We’ve never been before.” The new tour dates encompass next April and May. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time. More
New Single Out Now via 4AD
Sep 07, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Big Thief have shared a new song, “Certainty.” It was recorded direct to four-track when there was a power outage for three days while they were recording with Sam Evian at Flying Cloud Recordings in the Catskills. Evian’s romantic partner Hannah Cohen adds harmonies to the track. More
echo Will Be Out on February 19 via Sacred Bones
Feb 04, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Australian artist Indigo Sparke has just shared a video for a new song titled “Colourblind,” which is the latest single from her upcoming album, echo, out February 19 on Sacred Bones. The video, which is heavily inspired by the 1984 Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas, was co-directed by Sparke and cinematographer Monica Buscarino. More
songs and instrumentals Both Out Now via 4AD
Feb 04, 2021
By Emma Goad
Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief has released a new video for her song “forwards beckon rebound,” from her 2020 solo album songs. More
songs and instrumentals Both Out October 23 via 4AD
Oct 01, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief is releasing two new solo albums, one simply titled songs and another simply titled instrumentals, on October 23 via 4AD. Now she has shared another single from songs, “dragon eyes.” More
Plus John Jeffrey, Kevin Morby, BUMPER, Adrianne Lenker, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 04, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2020. This week’s list is a bit more scaled back than usual, but there was still much to like. More
songs and instrumentals Both Out October 23 via 4AD
Sep 02, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief has announced two new solo albums, one simply titled songs and another simply titled instrumentals, and has shared the former’s first single, “anything.” More
abysskiss Out Now via Saddle Creek
Nov 29, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Big Thief singer/songwriter/guitarist Adrianne Lenker released a new solo album, abysskiss, back in October via Saddle Creek. Now she has shared a video for the album’s “symbol.” Adam Gundersheimer and V Haddad directed the clip, which was filmed in Coney Island. More
abysskiss Out Now via Saddle Creek
Oct 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Big Thief singer/songwriter/guitarist Adrianne Lenker released a new solo album, abysskiss, today via Saddle Creek. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are her upcoming tour dates. More
abysskiss Due Out This Friday via Saddle Creek
Oct 02, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Big Thief singer/songwriter/guitarist Adrianne Lenker is releasing a new solo album, abysskiss, this Friday (October 5) via Saddle Creek. Previously she shared its first two singles, “cradle” and “symbol.” Now she has shared another new song from the album, “from.” More
abysskiss Due Out October 5 via Saddle Creek
Sep 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Big Thief singer/songwriter/guitarist Adrianne Lenker is releasing a new solo album, abysskiss, on October 5 via Saddle Creek. Now she has shared another new song from the album, “symbol,” and announced some new solo tour dates. More
abysskiss Due Out October 5 via Saddle Creek
Aug 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Big Thief released their debut album, Masterpiece, in May 2016, and their sophomore album, Capacity, in June 2017, both via Saddle Creek. Now Big Thief’s singer/songwriter/guitarist Adrianne Lenker has announced a new solo album, abysskiss, and shared its first single, “cradle.” Abysskiss is due out October 5 via Saddle Creek. More
Reviews
Oct 09, 2018
By Charles Steinberg
How does folk music pacify the way it does? All it is is centrally a combination of a guitar and a voice. Actor Sam Elliott’s character makes the fundamental observation in the 2018 remake of A Star is Born that, “Music is essentially 12 notes between any octave…. More