big thief: capacity

The back half of this album is particularly incredible... they're the kind of songs that make me go, "how did they write this?"

"Black Diamonds" may be my favorite Big Thief song of all – something about how it's semi-anthemic, but also low-key and constrained; as if they're holding it back from breaking into a full-out anthem. E.g., the shade-away-from-rockin'-out guitar in the chorus, and the entire second half of the bridge ("I could never leave him... I could never leave him...") – it's like you want to pump your fist and sing along, but they're keeping it mellow, creating a kind of tension... can't think of many songs with this feel.