big thief: masterpiece

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.

they don't sound the same but certain fleeting moments remind me of particular Radiohead 'bits'.

“Haley” has a bit of a Slapp Happy sound (...ok, I’ll stop now)

Basically, they have many great bands in their DNA.

That Great White Shark song definitely has a Weird Fishes/Arpeggi sound to it

OK, just one more: the final track on U.F.O.F. (“Magic Dealer”) could totally be one of those brief, lovely Neko Case songs — both lyrically and melodically.

Found a few great indie-rocker demos, presumably Masterpiece outtakes (unsurprisingly, even this band’s unreleased stuff is gold):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhdS3ft3lqI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABWnNuJ6mO0

otm i like them both, thx for sharing

I had never heard this Masterpiece-era song, Dandelion... it's really nice (as is the acoustic version of "Masterpiece" on the B-side).

This record is so so good.