lizzie from land of talk is definitely getting a new LP ready
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 2 February 2017 21:47 (seven years ago) link
i didn't know there was a thread for this! great record, feels like it could have been made anytime in the past 25 years (in a good way).
― call all destroyer, Friday, 3 February 2017 02:02 (seven years ago) link
new album june 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzzO51e4xI
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:35 (seven years ago) link
very nice
― flopson, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 15:57 (seven years ago) link
Saw them in January and they played mostly new stuff, all sounded great. Favorite song from the show, though, and quickly becoming one of my favorite Big Thief songs, seems to be an older one that they might not get around to recording, called "Shoulders." This 2015 video is pretty good quality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb_LZFim9ks
― Handsome Bookor, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 22:46 (seven years ago) link
Also that new song has really grown on me since yesterday. Been on repeat all day.
― Handsome Bookor, Thursday, 6 April 2017 17:33 (seven years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2017/06/05/530602440/first-listen-big-thief-capacity
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:21 (seven years ago) link
less accessible and generally quieter than masterpiece, may prove to be a richer record over time, "mary" is fucking incredible
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:43 (seven years ago) link
listened the other day not paying 100% attention and it seemed not as good as masterpiece so i got scared and turned it off
― flopson, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:45 (seven years ago) link
well it really opens up in its second half
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:48 (seven years ago) link
after Masterpiece I trust this one to reward whatever time investment it requires
― Evan R, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 22:07 (seven years ago) link
"haley" is sooooooooooooooooo good
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 16:46 (seven years ago) link
i might have to dedicate a thread to it but the ratboys record is amazing http://www.ratboysband.com/
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 21:23 (six years ago) link
do it! make the ratboys thread! :)
as it happens i saw Big Thief live last night. at one of my least favourite venues and it was quite crowded so i was all the way at the back by the bar and couldn't see much. but it sounded lovely, her voice was just as good as on record. and she made a nice speech about gratefulness and fame and staying grounded at the end that was very sweet and honest. i still maintain songs on the new album just don't have the Hooks that made Masterpiece and you could tell the crowd would go while whenever they played one of the hits (Paul, Real Love, Masterpiece). Mythological creatures sounded amazing though
― flopson, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 21:33 (six years ago) link
So it turns out this band is incredible.
― Treeship, Monday, 17 July 2017 12:47 (six years ago) link
spent ~5 hours of a 7 hour flight listening to capacity on repeat in a sleep deprived fugue, during which time it moved from previous rating of 'good' to current rating of 'my favourite album'
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 18:07 (six years ago) link
ya so turns out this album is an immense grower
― flopson, Saturday, 30 September 2017 09:50 (six years ago) link
when she sings 'iris of the bo-oo-ody' on Coma >>>>>
― flopson, Thursday, 5 October 2017 18:47 (six years ago) link
agreed
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:05 (six years ago) link
I keep randomly hearing this band and thinking they are good, so this is a good reminder to maybe listen to one of the records on the way home -- which should i start with?
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:08 (six years ago) link
either one imo. masterpiece may be more immediate
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:14 (six years ago) link
i would recommend starting with masterpiece. agree it is more immediate and i don't think i would necessarily recommend starting with capacity and going backwards, if i thought someone might get to both. there is a significant progression between them.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
thirded
― flopson, Thursday, 5 October 2017 21:15 (six years ago) link
i 180'd on capacity (from 'eh guess big thief just had one great album in them' to 'this album is sustaining my life') so hard that i'm now paranoid that there are dozens of other classic albums out there i should've given another chance
― flopson, Thursday, 5 October 2017 23:26 (six years ago) link
This is what I've been telling you about chief Keef's mixtape catalog
Anyway would I like these band
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 6 October 2017 00:06 (six years ago) link
i don't know of anything you like that is remotely like this tbh
― flopson, Friday, 6 October 2017 00:14 (six years ago) link
'paul' or the title track off the first album is prob the best litmus test
― flopson, Friday, 6 October 2017 00:18 (six years ago) link
I already love this band now
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 6 October 2017 04:10 (six years ago) link
:)
― flopson, Friday, 6 October 2017 04:48 (six years ago) link
I listened to the first album and was like "this is def not for me" and then listened to the second one & came away really impressed! I think it depends on if you're coming at it from an angle within or without the indie pop genre, I'm a much bigger fan of how they stretch out creatively on the new one than the more trad sounding compositions of the first
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 6 October 2017 05:20 (six years ago) link
Sort of like how basic rap fans think finally rich is Keef's best album when back from the dead 2 is >>>>
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 6 October 2017 05:21 (six years ago) link
lol
― flopson, Friday, 6 October 2017 06:07 (six years ago) link
yeah I can't say I find the second one any harder to get into than the first one, both work really well for me. I'm also coming at this as not generally a fan of indie pop or straightforward rock.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 6 October 2017 14:54 (six years ago) link
Pretty Things is an amazing song, approaching that Joni Mitchell thing of being so confessional and tender and raw that it almost hurts to listen.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 6 October 2017 14:55 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJzOylaAfJw
saw them live recently and she started with a couple new songs solo acoustic and the encore was also solo acoustic, including pretty things. she's just insanely talented.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 6 October 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
the flow between songs on the second record is better imo. masterpiece kinda feels like a collection of discrete songs whereas the songs on capacity talk to each other more
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 6 October 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
in other words, yes, it's their finally rich 2
er back from the dead 2*, i am very tired
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 6 October 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
she's a fucking brilliant songwriter, fuck, I can't stop listening
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 6 October 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, October 6, 2017 10:54 AM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wow way to burn the people who turned you onto your new fav band, Hurting
― flopson, Friday, 6 October 2017 19:41 (six years ago) link
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, October 6, 2017 11:43 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
capacity is more greater than the sum of its part for sure
― flopson, Friday, 6 October 2017 19:46 (six years ago) link
then again, most albums sound worse if you play every song at the same time
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 7 October 2017 00:19 (six years ago) link
I've been listening to this band all day/night now and I do kind of feel like all of their songs are playing in my head at the same time.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Saturday, 7 October 2017 05:07 (six years ago) link
This version of masterpiece is better than the record imo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0E5vMkDfOI
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Sunday, 8 October 2017 03:12 (six years ago) link
i love that performance
― flopson, Sunday, 8 October 2017 03:49 (six years ago) link
we were just two moonshiners on the cusp of a breath
― flopson, Sunday, 8 October 2017 03:53 (six years ago) link
"There's only so much letting go you can ask someone to do"
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Sunday, 8 October 2017 04:49 (six years ago) link
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, June 7, 2017 11:46 AM (four months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is my fav other than Pretty Things
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Tuesday, 10 October 2017 17:32 (six years ago) link
FWIW Spotify has a few pre-Big Thief EPs of her and Buck Meek, they're just under her name, and believe it or not, they are also really good.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Tuesday, 10 October 2017 17:33 (six years ago) link
Just gave the new one a once through listen thanks to man alive's recommendation on the masculinity thread. This is pretty much exactly what I need right now. Will be spending some time in this record, I can tell.
― how's life, Friday, 13 October 2017 11:52 (six years ago) link
im jealous
― NBA YoungBoy named Rocky Raccoon (m bison), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 05:13 (six years ago) link
I’m reaching a stage in my life where I only want to hear new songs in a concert, or at least songs I haven’t played heavily. When she did Paul and everyone went “WOO!” it kind of took me out of it.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 13:45 (six years ago) link
Haha what the hell
https://www.amazon.com/AdriAnne-Lenker-Live-Southern-DVD/dp/B000NKY4YK
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Friday, 23 March 2018 16:58 (six years ago) link
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
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Friday, 23 March 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
intro looks promising https://vimeo.com/2512754
― niels, Saturday, 24 March 2018 07:42 (six years ago) link
Lol wow
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 24 March 2018 15:58 (six years ago) link
https://m.youtube.com/watchv=VZvYnXP5Y2s
Stream of a limited edition cassette they're selling at shows
― just sayin, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
i don't think i even realized last year how special capacity is
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 00:19 (five years ago) link
Lenker solo is my most anticipated record right now.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
the recent Joe Meek record is really nice
― Simon H., Tuesday, 19 June 2018 01:12 (five years ago) link
capacity truly is special, 'haley' is one of the best songs of the decade
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 02:46 (five years ago) link
*Buck Meek, I should say, lol
― Simon H., Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:27 (five years ago) link
i am so into this new song they played at pitchfork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YhTyNnr42A
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Sunday, 22 July 2018 21:13 (five years ago) link
Any rumors about when the solo record might drop?
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Monday, 23 July 2018 00:46 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J_3pFuF29Q
october 5
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:32 (five years ago) link
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.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Monday, 17 September 2018 01:49 (five years ago) link
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.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 18 September 2018 21:22 (five years ago) link
i like their production a lot. haven't heard the new stuff though
― Scritti Vanilli - The Word Girl You Know It's True (dog latin), Wednesday, 19 September 2018 08:53 (five years ago) link
Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief) -- abysskiss
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 13 October 2018 14:12 (five years ago) link
annoys me when all of an artist’s work merged into the thread for a single album
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 13 October 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
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."
― stop creeping my instagram storiez (morrisp), Friday, 17 January 2020 22:29 (four years ago) link
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
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 17 January 2020 23:44 (four years ago) link
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.
― stop creeping my instagram storiez (morrisp), Friday, 17 January 2020 23:55 (four years ago) link
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.)
― stop creeping my instagram storiez (morrisp), Saturday, 18 January 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
“Watering” has a bit of a Deerhunter feel
― stop creeping my instagram storiez (morrisp), Sunday, 19 January 2020 02:07 (four years ago) link
Love Radiohead, love Big Thief but don’t really hear the correlation.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 19 January 2020 07:49 (four years ago) link
they don't sound the same but certain fleeting moments remind me of particular Radiohead 'bits'.
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Sunday, 19 January 2020 10:07 (four years ago) link
“Haley” has a bit of a Slapp Happy sound (...ok, I’ll stop now)
― stop creeping my instagram storiez (morrisp), Sunday, 19 January 2020 18:29 (four years ago) link
Basically, they have many great bands in their DNA.
― stop creeping my instagram storiez (morrisp), Sunday, 19 January 2020 18:30 (four years ago) link
That Great White Shark song definitely has a Weird Fishes/Arpeggi sound to it
― nate woolls, Sunday, 19 January 2020 19:17 (four years ago) link
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.
― stop creeping my instagram storiez (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 January 2020 02:18 (four years ago) link
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
― dad genes (morrisp), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 06:17 (four years ago) link
otm i like them both, thx for sharing
― I wanna publish memes and rage against machimes (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 06:32 (four years ago) link
I had never heard this Masterpiece-era song, Dandelion... it's really nice (as is the acoustic version of "Masterpiece" on the B-side).
― stuck in the version layer (morrisp), Sunday, 7 March 2021 07:45 (three years ago) link
This record is so so good.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 2 February 2024 16:25 (four months ago) link