out Feb. 11, 2022
https://bigthief.bandcamp.com/album/dragon-new-warm-mountain-i-believe-in-you?from=fanpub_fb
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You is a sprawling double-LP exploring the deepest elements and possibilities of Big Thief. To truly dig into all that the music of Adrianne Lenker, Max Oleartchik, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia desired in 2020, the band decided to write and record a rambling account of growth as individuals, musicians, and chosen family over 4 distinct recording sessions. In Upstate New York, Topanga Canyon, The Rocky Mountains, and Tucson, Arizona, Big Thief spent 5 months in creation and came out with 45 completed songs. The most resonant of this material was edited down into the 20 tracks that make up DNWMIBIY, a fluid and adventurous listen. The album was produced by drummer James Krivchenia who initially pitched the recording concept for DNWMIBIY back in late 2019 with the goal of encapsulating the many different aspects of Adrianne’s songwriting and the band onto a single record.
In an attempt to ease back into life as Big Thief after a long stretch of Covid-19 related isolation, the band met up for their first session in the woods of upstate New York. They started the process at Sam Evian’s Flying Cloud Recordings, recording on an 8-track tape machine with Evian at the knobs. It took a while for the band to realign and for the first week of working in the studio, nothing felt right. After a few un-inspired takes the band decided to take an ice-cold dip in the creek behind the house before running back to record in wet swimsuits. That cool water blessing stayed with Big Thief through the rest of the summer and many more intuitive, recording rituals followed. It was here that the band procured ‘Certainty’ and ‘Sparrow’.
For the next session in Topanga Canyon, California, the band intended to explore their bombastic desires and lay down some sonic revelry in the experimental soundscape-friendly hands of engineer Shawn Everett. Several of the songs from this session lyrically explore the areas of Lenker’s thought process that she describes as “unabashedly as psychedelic as I naturally think,” including ‘Little Things’, which came out of this session. The prepared acoustic guitars and huge stomp beat of today’s ‘Time Escaping’ create a matching, otherworldly backdrop for the subconscious dream of timeless, infinite mystery. When her puppy Oso ran into the vocal booth during the final take of the song, Adrianne looked down and spoke “It’s Music!” to explain in the best terms possible the reality of what was going on to the confused dog. “It’s Music Oso!”
The third session, high in the Colorado Rockies, was set up to be a more traditional Big Thief recording experience, working with UFOF and Two Hands engineer Dom Monks. Monks' attentiveness to song energies and reverence for the first take has become a huge part of the magic of Thief’s recent output. One afternoon in the castle-like studio, the band was running through a brand new song ‘Change’ for the first time. Right when they thought it might be time to do a take, Monks came out of the booth to let them know that he’d captured the practice and it was perfect as it was.
The final session, in hot-as-heaven Tucson, Arizona, took place in the home studio of Scott McMicken. The several months of recording had caught up to Big Thief at this point so, in order to bring in some new energy, they invited long-time friend Mat Davidson of Twain to join. This was the first time that Big Thief had ever brought in a 5th instrumentalist for such a significant contribution. His fiddle, and vocals weave a heavy presence throughout the Tucson tracks. If the album's main through-line is its free-play, anything-is-possible energy, then this environment was the perfect spot to conclude its creation — filling the messy living room with laughter, letting the fire blaze in the backyard, and ripping spontaneous, extended jams as trains whistled outside.
All 4 of these sessions, in their varied states of fidelity, style, and mood, when viewed together as one album seem to stand for a more honest, zoomed-out picture of lived experience than would be possible on a traditional, 12 song record. This was exactly what the band hoped would be the outcome of this kind of massive experiment. When Max’s mom asked on a phone call what it feels like to be back together with the band playing music for the first time in a year, he described to the best of abilities: “Well it’s like, we’re a band, we talk, we have different dynamics, we do the breaths, and then we go on stage and suddenly it feels like we are now on a dragon. And we can’t really talk because we have to steer this dragon.”
― heterologous booster (morrisp), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 17:17 (two years ago) link
excited in a vague melancholy way
― it isn't even a Fraktion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 17:18 (two years ago) link
dang, "time escaping" really pops for a song with no bass!
― just staying (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 18:03 (two years ago) link
Regular readers of these threads will know that I've been obsessed w/"Time Escaping" since the concert footage on YouTube last year, and have been waiting for this moment. This recording is... very different from what I was expecting! But I like it!
― heterologous booster (morrisp), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 18:22 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkIvGej2WyI
wow the studio version of "time escaping" is really quite different, that's a wild sound. it's great though.
crazy to think there could easily be another double album coming after this with all the material they recorded.
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 November 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link
i don't think they've played full-band versions of "heavy bend" and "the only place", and i don't think "no reason" and "love love love" have been heard at all
though there aren't good bootlegs out there of all the songs they have been playing but based on what's out there this album's going to be at least 90% fantastic
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 November 2021 20:01 (two years ago) link
Recent video of Adrianne performing Time Escaping
― distortion’s secret telеphone (morrisp), Wednesday, 17 November 2021 03:42 (two years ago) link
I like the album version, it's cool. I'm struggling a little with the newest material overall so far (and also with that album title!) I feel like they've gone in an extremely stonery direction that I don't know if I love.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 17 November 2021 04:00 (two years ago) link
xp
"i'm actually imagining this part being really big, in my head" :D
― just staying (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 17 November 2021 05:52 (two years ago) link
i'm also worried that the very hippie band who recently released an album that was short for "UFO Friend" might have discovered marijuana
― Clay, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 06:22 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_ax0XYn1E
here's the early 2020 live version of "time escaping" for anyone who's curious
― ufo, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:47 (two years ago) link
It's music! :)
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 10:38 (two years ago) link
Change 4:55Time Escaping 3:48Spud Infinity 5:34Certainty 3:07Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You 4:43Sparrow 5:11Little Things 5:44Heavy Bend 1:36Flower of Blood 4:24Blurred View 4:06Red Moon 4:19Dried Roses 2:35No Reason 3:47Wake Me Up to Drive 3:43Promise Is a Pendulum 5:1212,000 Lines 2:59Simulation Swarm 4:12Love Love Love 4:13The Only Place 3:14Blue Lightning 3:51
here's track times
― ufo, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 10:54 (two years ago) link
They're obviously hippies, but (not to split hairs) I don't really get a "stoner" vibe from this era... it's more focused, conscious, and "present" than that.
The final verse of "Time Escaping" knocks me out:
Only the winter wind survivesAfter the heat rush feeds and thrivesAfter the bushfire burns and diesFrozen and bitterDesert ground so cold and cleanSpreading out like a magazineReading the dirt like gossipWhat do the weeds say? They say“Everything, everything, everything falls throughEach dimension breaks in twoLike the two hands clappingLike the two wings flappingEverything, everything, everything for freeAs it all eventuallyTurns to dust and petalMolten rock and meadow"
― distortion’s secret telеphone (morrisp), Wednesday, 17 November 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link
i have always been lukewarm on this band but i like all these songs and am now officially stoked for this long-ass album
― alpine static, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 19:57 (two years ago) link
love that there is a new thread for this new album, really looking forward to this
― Bee OK, Thursday, 18 November 2021 00:28 (two years ago) link
just watched a couple of live videos
they all just fit together so well. the four of them, i mean.
― alpine static, Thursday, 18 November 2021 06:38 (two years ago) link
I'm pretty lukewarm on most of the new songs released so far but I like the studio Time Escaping more and more. Hope there is more stuff like that that goes in interesting new sonic directions and not just the woodsy folksy stuff like Change (which is not *bad* but seems a bit by the numbers).
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 18 November 2021 16:22 (two years ago) link
No Reason / Spud Infinity are out now
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 17:54 (two years ago) link
some beautiful guitar in "No Reason"
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link
"no reason" is so gorgeous wow
love the flute
― ufo, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 20:19 (two years ago) link
I listened to these tracks like 5 times in row this morning... can't wait for the album, it's gonna be so great!
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 20:37 (two years ago) link
"no reason", "little things" and "time escaping" all some of the very very best things they've ever done
― ufo, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 22:21 (two years ago) link
Best working band right now
― Mule, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 09:27 (two years ago) link
Going thru the tracknoms rn and Time Escaping is....wild? And kinda great? Reminds me of when Wilco do something weird, like Art Of Almost or something
― imago, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:46 (two years ago) link
i think 'american radiohead' works better for big thief (though still obviously pretty silly) than it ever did for wilco
― ufo, Thursday, 16 December 2021 03:05 (two years ago) link
I think they are on the REM track and they are just coming out of their IRS years
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 16 December 2021 03:20 (two years ago) link
is that to suggest this will be their “Green”?
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Thursday, 16 December 2021 03:42 (two years ago) link
the coda of "no reason" really takes it to the next level. while "spud infinity" is good but absolutely a minute too long
― ufo, Thursday, 16 December 2021 10:01 (two years ago) link
I think “Spud Infinity” is an amazing song… that juxtaposition of the earthy and the abstract, right there in the title, is beautifully realized in the lyric.
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Thursday, 16 December 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
I'm at a loss on how to describe/characterize these new songs... they're "cosmic Americana" in a certain way, but not in a way that usually fits that definition (and I wouldn't necessarily RIYL them along those lines). They're intense, joyful, lucid meditations on nature, time, and reality; using Americana as a vehicle, but not at all contstrained by what that term normally entails.
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Thursday, 16 December 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Thursday, December 16, 2021 bookmarkflaglink
yes, possibly!
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 16 December 2021 17:44 (two years ago) link
this is the best this band has ever sounded, to me
(besides "Not")
― alpine static, Thursday, 16 December 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link
TE >>> Not imo
― imago, Thursday, 16 December 2021 18:28 (two years ago) link
i've listened to "little things" so many times. now when i'm having a beer i like to sing "drinking a beeeeer" to myself
― Heez, Thursday, 16 December 2021 18:57 (two years ago) link
Haha, me too :)
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Thursday, 16 December 2021 18:57 (two years ago) link
Yeah, maybe ... TE > Not ... maybe Little Things, too. i didn't necessarily mean forever, just that i've listened to Not a thousand times and these haven't had a chance to overtake it yet.
i didn't say that, but i was thinking it ... or something
― alpine static, Thursday, 16 December 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
collectively, though, i love these songs
“Spud Infinity” reminds me of Michael Hurley. Fantastic.
― Chris L, Thursday, 16 December 2021 23:47 (two years ago) link
"little things", "time escaping" & "no reason" all > "not", as good as "not" is
― ufo, Thursday, 16 December 2021 23:52 (two years ago) link
I was just forwarded this (haven't read it yet): https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/big-thief-new-album-adrianne-lenker-interview-1272814/
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Friday, 7 January 2022 03:53 (two years ago) link
it's a good read, most interesting tidbits are that "wake me up to drive" is "drum-machine pop" (which makes sense actually revisiting the live version) & they directly suggest that there could be another album's worth of material to be released from the dragon sessions
― ufo, Friday, 7 January 2022 04:02 (two years ago) link
!!
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Friday, 7 January 2022 04:37 (two years ago) link
they were already hinting that it was a possibility in a previous interview (45 songs were recorded so it could even be another double), just a bit more here
― ufo, Friday, 7 January 2022 04:39 (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, 7 January 2022 06:27 (two years ago) link
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
honestly the biggest problem with all versions of this song is i can’t stop hearing “empty tushy fills, alive tushy kills”
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Thursday, 20 July 2023 22:54 (nine months ago) link
Hahaha, I didn't wanna say it....
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Thursday, 20 July 2023 22:59 (nine months ago) link
sounding wonderful on the p4k stream and generously playing a ton of new material
― ufo, Sunday, 23 July 2023 02:00 (nine months ago) link
lmao what the hell is this vocal effect on "spud infinity"
― ufo, Sunday, 23 July 2023 02:54 (nine months ago) link
james is doing pitched-up autotune harmonies on it and it is deeply bizarre
― ufo, Sunday, 23 July 2023 02:56 (nine months ago) link
I was there in person and I dunno what you are talking about. Great set.
― jaymc, Sunday, 23 July 2023 03:43 (nine months ago) link
it was very clear in the stream audio, in the right channel only
― ufo, Sunday, 23 July 2023 03:49 (nine months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgwBsusfEI0
this'll probably get taken down at some point, but "spud infinity" is at 1:17:45 if you want to hear the goofy vocal effects.
other highlights are an acoustic "words" (0:00), born for loving you (17:40), "seam" and "free treasure" (48:20), and "happiness" (1:06:00)
― ufo, Sunday, 23 July 2023 21:14 (nine months ago) link
I'm all for the wacky outfits, but I would draw the line at a mermaid's tail. No mermaid's tail or gtfo, guy.
― alpine static, Monday, 24 July 2023 18:29 (nine months ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/97tlr/forgiver
thinking about this 10 minute version of unreleased track "black crow" (aka "forgiver") where they go fully crazy horse
― ufo, Tuesday, 25 July 2023 11:37 (eight months ago) link
i haven't seen the colbert version but i just listened to the new "vampire empire" on spotify and it seems good? seems like a song that could have been on the last album maybe with a bit of two hands era
the whole online thing w/this band is really weird, seems like a band to just listen to and never talk about on social media
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 25 July 2023 16:46 (eight months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8fQGCc_O18
gorgeous sprawling new song
― ufo, Thursday, 27 July 2023 07:33 (eight months ago) link
Wonderful, yeah
― Nonhuman biologics enthusiast (morrisp), Friday, 28 July 2023 02:50 (eight months ago) link
Another one from Buck Meek's alb, out 8/25:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njKwzygKaRY
― dow, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 22:29 (eight months ago) link
Classic Country style: you open for, then play with the Big Star er Thief
Buck Meek - Live at The Studio at The Factory, Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX 2/12/2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-PSK8U6DfM
― dow, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 22:34 (eight months ago) link
yas?
an American musician from Wimberley, Texas, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist of Big Thief. #buckmeek 00:00 Cannonball! Pt. 204:40 Haunted Mountain09:58 Pareidolia14:33 Where You're Coming From18:53 Second Sight24:05 Paradise27:41 Secret Life32:20 The Undae Dunes34:54 Stories40:30 Sam Bridges (with Adrianne Lenker)
#buckmeek
00:00 Cannonball! Pt. 204:40 Haunted Mountain09:58 Pareidolia14:33 Where You're Coming From18:53 Second Sight24:05 Paradise27:41 Secret Life32:20 The Undae Dunes34:54 Stories40:30 Sam Bridges (with Adrianne Lenker)
― dow, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 22:37 (eight months ago) link
Just now learned that he plays in Shadow Kingdom. Main way now to see it seems to be on pbs.org, though you gotta sign up and get that Passport app (get to watch a lot of other, of course). I saw it during fundraiser (they didn't interrupt with membership pitches): mostly real good, with a few that sounded too slow on the audio-only (now CD/LP)improved by visuals; all the guitar is good for sure.
― dow, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 22:55 (eight months ago) link
Sign up and donate, that is. I'm a noob to all this, didn't know about Two Saviors (& wasn't he invited to be on My Rough and Rowdy Ways?https://www.brooklynvegan.com/big-thiefs-buck-meek-announces-new-album-two-saviors-shares-second-sight/
― dow, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 23:00 (eight months ago) link
As it turns out, he didn’t actually play on Shadow Kingdom, though he was one of the musicians that “finger synched” in the video recording along with the previously recorded tracks:
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonicaAlex Burke, guitar (Finger synching)Buck Meek, guitar (Finger synching)Shahzad Ismaily, accordion (Finger synching)Janie Cowan, upright bass (Finger synching)Joshua Crumbly, guitar (Finger synching)
The actual recording personnel, though not listed anywhere, is believed to have been:
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonicaJeff Taylor – accordionGreg Leisz – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolinTim Pierce – guitarT-Bone Burnett – guitarIra Ingber – guitarDon Was – upright bassJohn Avila – electric bassDoug Lacy – accordionSteve Bartek – additional acoustic guitar
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 2 August 2023 23:24 (eight months ago) link
Weird. Thanks!
― dow, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 23:28 (eight months ago) link
Whaaaat
― Nonhuman biologics enthusiast (morrisp), Wednesday, 2 August 2023 23:35 (eight months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1lnubtQvOQ
this "dragon" is fantastic but lmao they're really into those goofy autotune backing vocals right now huh
― ufo, Thursday, 3 August 2023 06:11 (eight months ago) link
looking forward to the next album going full bon iver
― ufo, Thursday, 3 August 2023 06:12 (eight months ago) link
What a strange effect… is James triggering/playing that somehow? Yeah the performance is awesome though. (I offered to buy my dad tickets to that show, but admission was GA only and that didn’t really work)
― Nonhuman biologics enthusiast (morrisp), Thursday, 3 August 2023 06:21 (eight months ago) link
james' backing vocals are being fed through a bunch of effects including autotune yeah
― ufo, Thursday, 3 August 2023 06:24 (eight months ago) link
i'm seeing them friday evening, will report back on goofy autotune use
― Clay, Thursday, 3 August 2023 06:42 (eight months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WmyWQPxMus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPwd8iJ1uhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILvivIkUic8
seems like they were in a really jammy mood at that show
― ufo, Thursday, 3 August 2023 10:04 (eight months ago) link
They are some excellent performances, thanks for sharing
― hrep (H.P), Thursday, 3 August 2023 11:13 (eight months ago) link
The way the crowd cheers when the first jaw harp note is struck on "Spud"...
― Nonhuman biologics enthusiast (morrisp), Thursday, 3 August 2023 16:25 (eight months ago) link
I'd like to post the lyrics that someone transcribed for that "Real House" song (above), b/c they're just so good:
* * *
Do you remember running? The purity of the air aroundBraiding low branches into a crownThat love is all I want
I'm a child hummingInto the purity of the black spaceWhere stars shine like tears on the night's faceIn a cool wind
Mama, what happened?Never thought we'd go this longNow 31 and I don’t feel strongAnd your love is all I want
When I was 7I saw the first film that made me scaredAnd I thought of this whole world endingI thought of dying unprepared
We moved into a real houseA wild field behind itI wanted to be an inventorCollected scraps to make a portalI wanted so much for magic to be real
So many dreams of flyingRising high over the crowdAnd they go “oh man, look at her go”And I go
Do you rememberComing to the hospital when I was 14?My friends all left me there spinningDad was angry and you saw everythingAnd you made me laugh as the nurses undressed meYou held my hand as they put the needle in me
I never saw you cryNot until our dog diedAnd our whole family came back togetherWe held her body as they put the needle in herAnd then I saw you cryAnd then I saw you cry
― Nonhuman biologics enthusiast (morrisp), Thursday, 3 August 2023 19:47 (eight months ago) link
Listening just now to "Vampire Empire," which has been released as a single. Great stuff, again.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 01:14 (eight months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OpbuEvZvkM
it's a great song but this recording doesn't quite have the energy of some of the live versions, just a little bit more laid back
― ufo, Tuesday, 12 September 2023 23:45 (seven months ago) link
Not available in this hemisphere until it's officially Wednesday, but looking forward to hearing it.
― Taylor Swift Reporter (morrisp), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 00:05 (seven months ago) link
...and it sounds really nice, as expected. Laid back, for sure.
Btw – a friend mentioned that fans on Reddit were upset at "Vampire Empire" not just for the absence of flute, but also removal of the boldface phrases below from the lyrics (when compared to the song as performed on Fallon and maybe other live settings):
I am empty 'til she fills, alive until she killsIn her vampire empire, I am the fish and she's my gillsFalling, yeah(...)Well, I walked into your dagger for the last time in a rowIt's like trying to start a fire with matches in the snowWhere you can't seem to hold me, can't seem to let me go
(...)
Well, I walked into your dagger for the last time in a rowIt's like trying to start a fire with matches in the snowWhere you can't seem to hold me, can't seem to let me go
I can see why Adrianne may have considered those bits to be awkward or unnecessary (e.g., what does "last time in a row" mean, exactly); though I understand how their removal makes for "incomplete rhymes." Anyway, I don't think the song suffers greatly without them...
― Taylor Swift Reporter (morrisp), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 21:20 (seven months ago) link
https://www.reddit.com/r/bigthief/comments/16ihrhi/news_from_buck_about_big_thief/
some news:-they plan for the next album they record to be 'violent, distorted and screamed' and don't expect the recent unreleased live songs to fit with the concept-they're going to spend 6 months writing songs for that next album soon, and are taking a year off from touring-new adrianne solo album coming soon -they're still thinking about putting out some unreleased material (probably from the dwnmibyi sessions?) as a stop gap while they work on their next album
― ufo, Saturday, 30 September 2023 02:11 (six months ago) link
All cool… hope they do that last thing!
― Chavez video on MTV, July 1995 (morrisp), Saturday, 30 September 2023 02:24 (six months ago) link
it sounds like we can probably expect the adrianne solo album in january or so
― ufo, Saturday, 30 September 2023 02:39 (six months ago) link
A little surprising they would decide on the sound of a new album before even writing it, let alone getting into the studio… from past interviews, I had the sense that they followed a much more “organic” method of finding each album’s particular voice.
― Chavez video on MTV, July 1995 (morrisp), Saturday, 30 September 2023 03:01 (six months ago) link
they plan for the next album they record to be 'violent, distorted and screamed'
Lost Somewhere Between the New Warm Mountain and My Home
― soup of magpies (geoffreyess), Saturday, 30 September 2023 21:18 (six months ago) link
Today, Adrianne Lenker (of Big Thief) announces a new online songwriting workshop through School of Song. The course will be taught online via live Zoom lectures across 4 consecutive Sundays –– January 7th, January 14th, January 21st, and January 28 –– with 2 lecture sessions on each class day to accommodate different time zones: 11 AM PT and 6 PM PT. Recorded lectures will be available and sent out afterwards for those who are unable to attend at those times.
Every week, Adrianne will give a lecture on subjects specific to her songwriting process. Each class will result in a homework assignment to write a song using the techniques discussed in the lecture. In addition to the lectures, there will be weekly song-sharing sessions composed of peer review and an additional hour of live Q&A with Adrianne. The cost of the workshop is $160 total, and a 20% discount is available for those who sign up with a friend. The deadline to sign up is Saturday, January 6th at 11:59 PM PT. The course is geared towards anyone with an interest in songwriting in general or Adrianne’s process in particular, from absolute beginners to seasoned songwriters. There are no prerequisites to sign up, but having an instrument that you know how to play a few chords on will be helpful if you want to complete the assignments. Course Description:In Adrianne Lenker's songwriting workshop, we will begin with the understanding that songs emerge from an ever-mysterious source within us – our subconscious, our inner child, magic, the universe. Our primary task as songwriters is to ensure this source remains unblocked and unhindered. This workshop will cover how Adrianne navigates this unblocking process throughout all facets of life to get back to the place where songs come from. Building upon this open foundation, we delve into song craft, touching on key elements of Adrianne’s approach. We'll explore how open tunings can transform the guitar into a landscape of drones and bass lines, welcoming resonant melodies to emerge. We’ll consider how various guitar techniques (e.g. strummed cowboy chords, fingerpicking) affect the expression of the songwriter's identity. Lyrically, we'll examine the process of drawing from personal experiences to create lyrics that balance the specific with the universal. Throughout the workshop, students will learn to write lyrics that highlight the beauty and magic often overlooked in our daily existence, revealing the depth that lies beneath the veneer of the mundane. Join us in January as Adrianne gives our community insight into her process. You will leave the course with several new original songs of your own, and with new connections to fellow songwriters all over the world. For more information, contact: Jacob Daneman | Pitch Perfect PR -jacob at pitchperfectpr.com
― dow, Thursday, 16 November 2023 03:14 (five months ago) link
Buck Meek's album Haunted Mountain is quite different from Big Thief but very enjoyable. Title track is a favorite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv8uI2VXppA
― corrs unplugged, Saturday, 18 November 2023 09:38 (five months ago) link
first single from adrianne's new album out on tuesday
― ufo, Friday, 1 December 2023 22:51 (four months ago) link
here's the single, "ruined"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iypx43W_YRg
it's lovely, interesting to hear her on piano. a rather different arrangement to the version big thief were playing earlier this year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvJPMZb_mls
― ufo, Monday, 4 December 2023 15:12 (four months ago) link
lol whenever james does those autotuned pitch-shifted backing vocals it's so goofy
― ufo, Monday, 4 December 2023 15:13 (four months ago) link
album is apparently bright future which means we can expect this will be on it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTS83wW0Oa0
― ufo, Monday, 4 December 2023 21:50 (four months 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 (four months ago) link
Channel starts here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFGy2oEMpg
― dow, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 03:38 (four months ago) link
haha that karaoke channel is ingenious
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 07:30 (four 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 (three months ago) link