japanese version has two bonus tracks, "dragon new warm mountain i believe in you (tucson version)" and "light is as is". the tucson sessions were where they recorded the album's rootsier material so i imagine it'll be quite a different take on "dragon"
― ufo, Friday, 7 January 2022 06:34 (two years ago) link
I am very much hoping that 2022 is the year I get to see Big Thief live. None of the currently announced dates are anywhere near me, but maybe there will be more ...
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 7 January 2022 14:26 (two years ago) link
Through it all, the band held on to a firm internal sense of self. “We all have our own Big Thief-i-ness barometers,” says Krivchenia. “We did some stuff that, listening back to it, we were like, ‘Wow, people would flip if they heard this… but it’s not Big Thief-y.'”
Aw… don’t do me like that, man
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Friday, January 7, 2022 12:27 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
this is such an important part of being a good band
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 January 2022 14:37 (two years ago) link
"Simulation Swarm" is out now. Sounds a little like something off U.F.O.F., with a country turn in the chorus.
― Rockin’, and rollin’, and whatnot (morrisp), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 18:35 (two years ago) link
so good, love the fretless bass
― ufo, Wednesday, 19 January 2022 21:18 (two years ago) link
DRINKING A BEEEEEEEEEER
― alpine static, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 10:37 (two years ago) link
I stopped listening to the pre-release tracks, I'm just ready to luxuriate in the whole thing.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 14:46 (two years ago) link
this album is going to be incredible and i am already annoyed at how it will inevitably renew the big thief backlash
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 14:53 (two years ago) link
not so sure - i'm someone who was not a very big Big Thief fan (i found the songs sort of muddy and land-locked) but almost everything in the past year has been extraordinary, full of grace and lift, and it's turned me from backlasher into fan
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 15:04 (two years ago) link
ive been listening to the pre release tracks as a mini album of sorts, after ignoring the stuff for nearly all of 2021. flows nicely, tho nearly every track they’ve released since “little things” has been better than that one
i think that “spud infinity” is my favorite, big old weird america feeling going on
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 15:09 (two years ago) link
I'm extremely ready for this album to be of varying quality, like all their albums ;)
― imago, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 15:12 (two years ago) link
is there a big thief backlash? i don't want to meet these people irl
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 16:09 (two years ago) link
The little woodwind & gtr jam at the end of "No Reason" is such hot sh1t... I just love it
― Gimme little drink / From your Dunkin cup (morrisp), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 17:35 (two years ago) link
exact same sitch as sean gramophone for me.
there will be a backlash, but it'll be dwarfed by the "album of the year / america's best band" hype, i bet.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 18:06 (two years ago) link
I thought the backlash happened already (that NYT editor who called them "emperor's new clothes" or whatever)
― Gimme little drink / From your Dunkin cup (morrisp), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 18:11 (two years ago) link
I wish you could do backlashes where you were like 'yeah they're pretty good but there's quite a few bands I prefer', but the Discourse doesn't like that sort of equivocation, they either have to be The Best or Overrated Nonsense
I will say this: much as I've enjoyed the other preview songs so far, I just don't get what's good about Little Things at all
― imago, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 18:14 (two years ago) link
I wish you could do backlashes where you were like 'yeah they're pretty good but there's quite a few bands I prefer',
thats not a backlash that's you.
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 18:29 (two years ago) link
I just don't get what's good about Little Things at all
It sounds like listening to your Walkman on a warm summer night in 1989, watching the stars come out...
― Gimme little drink / From your Dunkin cup (morrisp), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 19:38 (two years ago) link
good description, i think i like it now!
― for 200 anyone can receive a dud nvidia (ledge), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 21:26 (two years ago) link
it's this wild shifting shimmering thing & their playing is incredible, really highlights their chemistry as a band. it's also just really distinct & fresh, what else out there actually sounds like this? it's interesting because it's really one of their least singer-songwritery tunes, much more of a free-flowing jam where the vocals weave in and out in the same way as the lead guitar. has anyone figured out what's actually going on with the time signature yet
― ufo, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 23:46 (two years ago) link
i wasn't on board with them (i'd heard capacity and wasn't moved though i had enjoyed abysskiss a little) until i was blown away by u.f.o.f. and returning to capacity since then made it really open up for me.
― ufo, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 23:51 (two years ago) link
Isn't this what b-sides are for?
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 00:40 (two years ago) link
Good point!
― False Pretenses Lad (morrisp), Tuesday, 1 February 2022 00:54 (two years ago) link
Looking forward to "Big Thief Gets Weird."
In the meantime I'm guessing this next one will be their strongest record by far.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 21:13 (two years ago) link
reports from those who've got the album early are that the studio version of "dragon" is a mellow folk tune like adrianne's solo version and not the awesome rock version they've been playing live
hope the rock version is the jp bonus track then
― ufo, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 22:42 (two years ago) link
I heard some folks' preorders are arriving already
― False Pretenses Lad (morrisp), Tuesday, 1 February 2022 22:46 (two years ago) link
With this album, Big Thief stand to become my second-favourite Wilco, ahead of Califone
― imago, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 23:00 (two years ago) link
You mentioned that in another thread; I don’t really hear a Wilco connection
― False Pretenses Lad (morrisp), Tuesday, 1 February 2022 23:18 (two years ago) link
I think Time Escaping is when I realised they could pull off the 'art Americana' thing; it reminded me of Art Of Almost a bit. Here's to them overriding their Big Thiefiness barometers more in future
― imago, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 23:23 (two years ago) link
they're better at being "the american radiohead" than wilco ever were
― ufo, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 23:34 (two years ago) link
folk version of the title track is absolutely gorgeous but i still hope we get a studio version of the live version
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 01:05 (two years ago) link
one of the prettiest things they've ever done
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 01:06 (two years ago) link
yeah this is clearly their best album but also surprisingly cohesive, it's not really a wildly eclectic double album like it seemed like it was shaping up to be. it's all firmly within the folk/country/dreamy rock vibe they'd established even if they get creative with the arrangements. i get why they didn't put the rock "dragon" on here, it would have been quite a departure from that vibe.
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 02:00 (two years ago) link
read that they recorded the title track at each of their recording locations and might release several of the versions down the road
― scan bones into bonecoin (Clay), Monday, 7 February 2022 02:03 (two years ago) link
yeah there's another version coming on the japanese release as a bonus track and if that's not the live version then they're the sort of band where it seems totally possible for it to show up on the second album from these sessions they've indicated is also on the way.
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 02:06 (two years ago) link
on first listen my favourite of the unreleased tracks are the title track & "flower of blood" which is vaguely cocteau twins-esque
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 02:12 (two years ago) link
How’s “Red Moon”?
― False Pretenses Lad (morrisp), Monday, 7 February 2022 03:16 (two years ago) link
it's good, sounds pretty much like the live version except with additional fiddle, like most of the other country tracks
the album is really so good all the way through, like "sparrow" is probably the weakest track and it's still better in context
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 03:26 (two years ago) link
lenker is the best songwriter of her generation
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 12:15 (two years ago) link
"wake me up to drive" is almost a magnetic fields song
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 12:18 (two years ago) link
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 12:15 (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
while this may be a decent shout, a reminder that a certain ms natalie mering is going to be releasing something this year ;)
nonetheless i am excited to hear this in full, hopefully it'll be arresting all the way through
― imago, Monday, 7 February 2022 12:51 (two years ago) link
― scan bones into bonecoin (Clay), Monday, 7 February 2022 13:35 (two years ago) link
don't disagree with that, really, but give me Liz Stokes.
― alpine static, Monday, 7 February 2022 18:15 (two years ago) link
Does anyone know why that colored vinyl version on bandcamp is called "eco-friendly"? Is it made out of root beer flavored hard candy or something?
― Evan, Monday, 7 February 2022 18:19 (two years ago) link
i'd guess it's made from recycled PVC?
― Barfl Suckown (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 February 2022 18:20 (two years ago) link
i ordered it but now i'm worried that if it's made out of root beer flavored candy i will lick all the grooves away :(
― alpine static, Monday, 7 February 2022 18:27 (two years ago) link
just preordered the regular black vinyl on bandcamp, been trying to avoid this thread and hearing the pre-release tracks
i find that, for me, the way albums are rolled out now with 4-5 advanced tracks trickling out over a few months tends to diminish my enjoyment for whatever reasons
really excited to hear this
all BIG SHOUT OUT TO BIG THIEF FOR SANE VINYL pricing - $25 for a double LP, not bad at all
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 7 February 2022 20:27 (two years ago) link
I don't like this thing where they prerelease like 10 different tracks then make you wait a long ass time for the whole record. IDGI
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 7 February 2022 20:46 (two years ago) link
Well the time flew, we’re 4 days away now…!
― False Pretenses Lad (morrisp), Monday, 7 February 2022 20:53 (two years ago) link
the 6 month rollout releasing nearly half of it as singles beforehand was a bit much yeah
― ufo, Monday, 7 February 2022 21:34 (two years ago) link
I know this alb has its own thread, but since we come here more often:
December 8, 2023For Immediate Release BIG THIEF RELEASE NEW EDITION OFDEBUT ALBUM, MASTERPIECE LAUNCH BIG THIEF KARAOKE CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE REMASTERED VINYL AVAILABLE NOWToday, Big Thief release a new edition of their 2016 debut album Masterpiece. For the first time on 4AD, the album containing much-loved songs ‘Paul’, ‘Real Love’ and title track ‘Masterpiece’ is available, remastered and reissued. Masterpiece was recorded in July 2015 at an old house that they turned into a studio on Lake Champlain with producer Andrew Sarlo and engineer James Krivchenia (who would go on to become Big Thief's full-time drummer). The resultant debut Big Thief studio album is filled with characters and visceral narratives, songs that pivot in the space of a few words. Adrianne Lenker's voice and guitar playing speak of rich emotional territory with grace and insight. In her words, the record tracks, "the masterpiece of existence, which is always folding into itself, people attempting to connect, to both shake themselves awake and to shake off the numbness of certain points in their life. The interpretations might be impressionistic or surrealistic, but they're grounded in simple things." It soars on what Big Thief fan Sharon Van Etten called "...a real journey, with intelligent stories and twist-and-turn melodies." Big Thief also launched a karaoke channel on their YouTube today, featuring karaoke versions of the songs on Masterpiece. BIG THIEF KARAOKE CHANNEL
Today, Big Thief release a new edition of their 2016 debut album Masterpiece. For the first time on 4AD, the album containing much-loved songs ‘Paul’, ‘Real Love’ and title track ‘Masterpiece’ is available, remastered and reissued. Masterpiece was recorded in July 2015 at an old house that they turned into a studio on Lake Champlain with producer Andrew Sarlo and engineer James Krivchenia (who would go on to become Big Thief's full-time drummer). The resultant debut Big Thief studio album is filled with characters and visceral narratives, songs that pivot in the space of a few words. Adrianne Lenker's voice and guitar playing speak of rich emotional territory with grace and insight. In her words, the record tracks, "the masterpiece of existence, which is always folding into itself, people attempting to connect, to both shake themselves awake and to shake off the numbness of certain points in their life. The interpretations might be impressionistic or surrealistic, but they're grounded in simple things." It soars on what Big Thief fan Sharon Van Etten called "...a real journey, with intelligent stories and twist-and-turn melodies." Big Thief also launched a karaoke channel on their YouTube today, featuring karaoke versions of the songs on Masterpiece. BIG THIEF KARAOKE CHANNEL
asterpiece Tracklist:1. Little Arrow2. Masterpiece3. Vegas4. Real Love5. Interstate6. Lorraine7. Paul8. Humans9. Velvet Ring10. Animals11. Randy12. ParallelsBig Thief 2024 Tour Dates:Sun. Aug. 18 – London, UK @ Gunnersbury Park (w/ PJ Harvey)Wed. Aug. 21 - Sat. Aug. 24 – Torremolinos, ES @ Canela Party 2024For more information, contact: Jacob Daneman, Ahmad Asani | Pitch Perfect PR -jacob at pitchperfectpr.com, ahmad at pitchperfectpr.com
1. Little Arrow2. Masterpiece3. Vegas4. Real Love5. Interstate6. Lorraine7. Paul8. Humans9. Velvet Ring10. Animals11. Randy12. Parallels
Big Thief 2024 Tour Dates:Sun. Aug. 18 – London, UK @ Gunnersbury Park (w/ PJ Harvey)Wed. Aug. 21 - Sat. Aug. 24 – Torremolinos, ES @ Canela Party 2024
For more information, contact: Jacob Daneman, Ahmad Asani | Pitch Perfect PR -jacob at pitchperfectpr.com, ahmad at pitchperfectpr.com
― dow, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 03:36 (three months ago) link
Channel starts here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFGy2oEMpg
― dow, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 03:38 (three months ago) link
haha that karaoke channel is ingenious
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 07:30 (three months ago) link
why not have both the original master and the remaster available online I wonder
this cover gets me every timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6YRAUKczywSteve Fisher - Anything (Adrianne Lenker Cover)
when she sings harmony ;_;
― corrs unplugged, Sunday, 31 December 2023 10:14 (two months ago) link