Big Thief - Two Hands

big thief.

case. closed.

to be fair, Not is kind of a pale imitation of The Gates of Delirium.

I'm going to keep saying it sounds like Silkworm because only like 5000 ppl like Silkworm and we are super nerds, also it's true

I don't get the prog thing at all

jk actually Big Thief sounds like National Health meets Porcupine Tree

having spent some more time with it over the past week i definitely hear the 'worm in this record

I bought the CD to-day

oh boy

5,000 RPM inside the player

Yeah man, it really spins good in there

anyone have the vinyl?

finally got around to listening to this. Some amazing song writing as to be expected but the sound blows me away here. not sure where i place it in their catalog yet after only my first listen .

haven't caught up on the last 2 albums yet but just wanna point out that the status quo indie rock 'one thread per album' model is a terrible way to organize online discussion on this plain text message board

I think this is really a remarkable album... It just holds you in the palm of its hand. There’s something almost “outsider”-y about it, as if they’re roughly transmutating esoteric sources of inspiration into the earthy language of rock and roll (and, I guess, “folk”).

I've got the vinyl with 'desert peach` colouring. pretty much every new record I buy these days is a special colour

Technological/practical "backward steps" we all just accept now

decent pressing?get so wary of new indie vinyl

I got the regular black vinyl, just as I did with UFOF, they sound very decent (i.e. good) to me

anyone have the vinyl?

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Yeah, I got the peach colored version and it's terrible quality. The second side in particular is so bad due to it being off centre. I had to return it and I'm not sure if I'm going to try it again or just get the CD.

ah thanks, that's what I worried when I saw the peach whatever bullshit

CD it is

Looking on Discogs, it looks like some people have had the same issue as me but some have got lucky and say it's fine. I'll probably just go for the CD as it gets a bit tiring and takes the fun out of it trying to find good copies sometimes. I had to buy and return four different versions of the last Japanese Breakfast album before I got one that played perfectly.

I didn't notice anything wrong with mine, but then I have wonky hearing anyway

My peach colored LP sounds good

The title track is fuckin bliss

^^^ it's great, isn't it? i like what the guitar does and i love those weird, scratchy,dissonant noises at 1:20. is that a violin they are massacring there? it comes back near the end. the next song "those girls" is beautiful as well especially the transition and the sudden end and the long pause after which is like a big huge fullstop.

Just listened to both 2019 albums back to back, now that I’ve had some time with both. They are both among my favorite albums released this year but Two Hands now feels for sure the superior of the two. It has a little more variety, highs and lows.

i love those weird, scratchy,dissonant noises at 1:20. is that a violin they are massacring there? it comes back near the end.

This band should make a play for the “I’ve Got My Own Album to Do” thread, by naming their next one Big Thief Energy

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Cover: Shot from below, all members of band with obviously massively stuffed pants, Adrianne's pants are the most-stuffed

surprised by people's love for the opening track. does very little for me other than work as a lead-in

I think it's very effective, both musically & lyrically (and obv. it pulls you immediately into the world of the album). Love the final verse, and the way the song ends after a simple musical phrase, when it could have kept going.

Saw them last night, they were pretty solid. The Two Hands songs worked particularly well, building up track by track to a real rock spectacle. I was a little surprised that U.F.O.F. felt fairly unrepresented, but I suppose the folksier songs might not carry as well in such a big venue.

good to hear ! i'll be seeing them saturday

she flubbed the lines on a couple songs when i saw her on sunday but i assume that's the result of constantly having new lyrics popping into her head. great show otherwise

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

They're a funny bunch, aren't they?

Why, in this setting, would one choose to play without a shirt on?

Can't buy that vibe at the mall, man

4AD has a 25% off code on their site now, with shipping got this and UFOF for $31

I’ve been a little surprised to see that UFOF seems to be the album showing up on EOY list. Or to be more precise, I’m surprised this one is being omitted.

^^ one friend of mine who did that in his list just straight up admitted "I haven't had time to hear the new one yet"

I noticed that too (and was also surprised).

I’m not yet clicking with the new one the way I did with UFOF, “not” notwithstanding.

likewise

same. will give it some more time though as most people here are so positive. i don't think i'll ever get behind the "this album has a very locked-in musicians-listening-to-one-another feel" though - not to dismiss it, i just don't think i'd know it if i heard it.

Thanos for the heads up on the 4AD sale. Taking advantage of it now.

The craziest thing to me would be to rate one album highly—high enough to be best if the year—yet not feel the same about the other. There are differences to be sure but the overall quality is high on both. They are a fitting pair even if not officially a double album.

many XP

thanks for the 4AD tip! snagged them both as well. Also, scott walker's "the drift" double LP for $13!

They're a funny bunch, aren't they?

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What is the sound of one clave?

I finally got around to “getting into” their other albums.... what an absurdly good band. It feels almost preposterous that they’ve written & recorded this many great songs in the span of just a few years.