Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

i love this band and i love this record

Mmmm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Tna3qg1t4

Due to be at Shepherd's Bush tomorrow for my first big gig since the old covid started. How was the masking - anyone on the first two nights know? Are people asked for test evidence to go in? I really want to go - a bit nervy.

Flower Of Blood = Bloodflowers influence yes? not sure how i hadn't made that connection yet.

enjoyed the SBE gig a lot, despite it being one of those packed gigs where if you're downstairs and need a piss, you almost certainly won't be able to return to anywhere with a decent view.

also enjoy the Spud Infinity tshirts (but not enough to buy one at £35) and 'Deeper Understanding' / 'Love And Anger' both being on the pregig mixtape over the P.A.

I can't stop thinking about this "Happy With You / Poison Shame" song they played

I finally reached the point where my brain no longer distinguishes between the pre-release songs and the other tracks; though a few of the songs still catch me by "surprise" when I listen to the album (I haven't totally internalized/digested the track list)... e.g., I tend to forget about "12000 Lines"; it's pleasant getting reacquainted when it comes up.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37gYMhMM_6g

here's two of the new songs

Holy shit - "Happy With You" is amazing

("Forgiver" could be the new generation's "Wagon Wheel")

meanwhile – I am Big Thief's personal stylist, AMA

This record grew on me a lot. Quite sure this will be considered classic cornerstone of folk/country, same as Neil Young 70's work etc

Those new songs are both great. Speaking of Neil Young, "Forgiver" has a specifically Rust Never Sleeps vibe.

Sorry to play this game, but what does “Happy With You” remind you of? As with many of their songs, it’s feels very comfortable & familiar, but in a way I can’t quite pin down…

Country rock iirc

Hahah i’m joking don’t get mad

Are you confusing me w/UMS? lol

It feels like something early-‘90s “alternative”… especially the “Why do I need to explain myself?” part, coming out of the chorus; that chord change… Maybe it’s an R.E.M. thing.

bends-era radiohead is what comes to mind a bit

but with a little sex in it.

what’s it gonna taaaaaaake

the fuck is your problem moka?

Lol

It reminds me of Cranberries. But yeah, definitely something from the early 90s

Seriously I said I was wrong. I don't recall having any kind of beer or bad feelings with you. What do you want from me? Obviously I'll get off this thread from now on.

Don’t! It was a running gag and I was joking, but ok I’ll stop if it makes you angry.

Flower Of Blood = Bloodflowers influence yes? not sure how i hadn't made that connection yet.

― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz)

Ok re-listening with this in mind and the bassline does sound very Gallop-y. Reminds me more of Wish-era cure than Bloodflowers but yeah, it could be a direct Cure reference in the title.

UMS: don’t be mad, I wasn’t starting a beef with you. I wasn’t trying to be mean I was joking.

Seriously I said I was wrong. I don't recall having any kind of beer or bad feelings with you. What do you want from me? Obviously I'll get off this thread from now on.

*OMD

*UMS

i like the experimental stretch that follows “little things,” but when “red moon” comes on, it feels like going home.

To Grandma!

Good album
Waaaaaayyy overrated

your mom is overrated

Agree

How about your grandma?

does she play fiddle

Cool it turbo tax

sorry u cant qualify for your biggest refund bc ur hating on the thief!

Yes! Thanks for posting those ufo. I've had "Happy With You" stuck in my head since I saw them last week.

Yeah it’s totally been stuck in my head all weekend.

see you in the yard
starting a beeee-ee-ee-ee-eeef

The drummer for sure is going for Mick Fleetwood mimicry in the "Happy With You" clip.

i don't care what anyone says, he IS mick fleetwood

Good album
Waaaaaayyy overrated

― calstars, Sunday, 6 March 2022 00:59 (yesterday) link

Genuinely feel the opposite — the number of people that will love this band but don’t know they exist is still very large

Agreed. Broad consensus among the top 0.1% of US/UK based music nerds that the album is good =/= overrated. It's currently only the 9th highest ranked album on albumoftheyear, and it's March 7th. Pitchfork gave it a 9.0 (same score they gave Promises and Ignorance last year), NME a 4/5, Allmusic & Rolling Stone a 3.5/5...

RS gave it a 3.5?!

i give RS a 2.5

weird, i would think this is a very RS-friendly record

like i could play this for my parents, its right in their wheelhouse

I mentioned it to my dad; don't know if he's checked it out (I told him that his neighbor, a "music guy" who's some kind of Ween superfan, is probably aware of Big Thief).