big thief: masterpiece

Just gave the new one a once through listen thanks to man alive's recommendation on the masculinity thread. This is pretty much exactly what I need right now. Will be spending some time in this record, I can tell.

Nice! It has a lot to explore imo, I keep shifting which song I'm into, now it's Black Diamonds.

"Mythological Beauty" being set in Nisswa, MN def packs a punch to me, there's a certain beauty and squalor that's unique to Northern MN

Haley is a gorgeous song!

Does it sound like the opening from Minnie Ripperton’s Les Fleurs to anyone else? I’m not technical, can anyone who actually identify notes confirm it’s the same chords?

not the same chords but I definitely see the sonic resemblence

Yes again I’m not a musician so not very technical. Haley sounds to me like it starts in G and Les Fleurs in E? They do have the same sort of feel.

It's not just the key difference, Haley starts with an ascending pattern and Le Fleurs starts with a descending pattern.

Haley also reminds me a lot of Jim O'Rourke's melodic stuff, can't put my finger on what in particular.

Oh I see! I can hear it now that you mention it!

Then if they’re different chords in a different order... Can you explain better than me why am I hearing the same sort of vibe in these two? Is it the drums? The production?

Maybe Life Goes Off? xp

Then if they’re different chords in a different order... Can you explain better than me why am I hearing the same sort of vibe in these two? Is it the drums? The production?

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I don't know if I can explain it well, but I think the drum groove is definitely noticeably similar except much faster on Haley, and there's a fingerpicked acoustic guitar arpeggiating chords on both, and the ascending base note over the g chord on Haley probably feels similar to the descending bass note over the E chord on Les Fleurs.

Yes I think that’s it. Lovely song either way!

I keep thinking that it's Adrianne in the new iPhone 8+ commercial--it can't be her, right?

definitely not

haley is the best song i've heard all year and maybe my whole life

This is my favorite song so far from the pre-Big Thief EPs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5HI9O4TBL8

(a live performance of it I mean)

First song in this set, :O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QckxTQQ9XBo

A lot of material I don't recognize, new album in the works already?

Folks on this thread will appreciate this article: https://www.npr.org/2017/11/09/560267308/the-lore-of-big-thief

Also plz don't miss Adrianne's 2014 solo record: https://adriannelenker.bandcamp.com/. "Gone" is my go-to but the whole thing is fantastic.

The solo record and the two with Buck Meek are all really nice.

That article is really nice too, although I'm constantly disappointed by the lack of basic musical knowledge of "music writers" who write stuff like this:

On songs like "Black Diamonds," the closing track off Capacity, Krivchenia's drums are breathing things, and he plays more to specific notes and chords than to a constant beat.

Like, that's not true at all, he plays a very steady beat. It's called accents and fills.

I mean I know what the writer is sort of trying to get at, the way the drums follow the guitar and vocals at certain moments, but it's a really inaccurate description.

Saw her tonight in brooklyn. Almost all new songs. Amazing. Really excited for the solo record.

im jealous

I’m reaching a stage in my life where I only want to hear new songs in a concert, or at least songs I haven’t played heavily. When she did Paul and everyone went “WOO!” it kind of took me out of it.

Haha what the hell

https://www.amazon.com/AdriAnne-Lenker-Live-Southern-DVD/dp/B000NKY4YK

Also:
https://www.amazon.com/Stages-Sun-Adrianne-Lenker/dp/B008GFQ1AE/ref=pd_cp_74_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B008GFQ1AE&pd_rd_r=C5QH31RB7MQ8SPQR7XVG&pd_rd_w=TVzyw&pd_rd_wg=XFMKB&psc=1&refRID=C5QH31RB7MQ8SPQR7XVG

I'm assuming these are from her teenage "my dad was trying to make me into a rockstar" days

intro looks promising https://vimeo.com/2512754

Lol wow

https://m.youtube.com/watchv=VZvYnXP5Y2s

Stream of a limited edition cassette they're selling at shows

i don't think i even realized last year how special capacity is

Lenker solo is my most anticipated record right now.

the recent Joe Meek record is really nice

capacity truly is special, 'haley' is one of the best songs of the decade

*Buck Meek, I should say, lol

i am so into this new song they played at pitchfork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YhTyNnr42A

Any rumors about when the solo record might drop?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J_3pFuF29Q

october 5

Like but don’t love the two new tracks. Looking forward to the record as I loved a lot of the new stuff I heard live.

My main feeling on them so far is that they did a little too much with the production. Seeing her live was so revelatory, and it kind of made me yearn for an album of just her and a guitar and a lot of space. But also the songs I like the best that I think are supposed to be on the new record haven't been released yet.

i like their production a lot. haven't heard the new stuff though

Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief) -- abysskiss

annoys me when all of an artist’s work merged into the thread for a single album

Meant to post "Interstate," because it's got that Wowee Zowee, meandering, fucked-up pop thing going for it

The melodic bit at the beginning of "Interstate" reminds me of The Amps' "I Am Decided" (this is good).

"Interstate" reminds me *so much* of some older/specific band... but I just can't place it. Maybe I will, eventually.

Big Thief has a way of bringing to mind other artists -- or other musical precedents that feel familiar -- without sounding at all "derivative."

it's been said before but i get a lot of Radiohead vibes, old and recent, from some of their stuff. especially the guitar solos

Yeah - I'm not a Radiohead guy, but I've heard that said (here and elsewhere). I guess something like "Great White Shark" (on Capacity) sort of sounds like my conception of a certain type of Radiohead song (I could totally be wrong, though).

Re: "Interstate" -- I've listened back to some stuff, and that song kiiiinda reminds me of Beauty Pill... like something that could have appeared on The Unsustainable Lifestyle.

I've also mentioned, in the Two Hands thread, how some of the band's mellow, chiming songs have sort of a Pinback vibe.

(I don't know if it's really useful or interesting to catalog these "reminds-me-of's"... but I do like gathering touchpoints like this.)

“Watering” has a bit of a Deerhunter feel

Love Radiohead, love Big Thief but don’t really hear the correlation.