Latest Release
- SEP 13, 2023
- 2 Songs
- Capacity · 2017
- Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You · 2022
- Two Hands · 2019
- Capacity · 2017
- U.F.O.F. · 2019
- Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You · 2021
- Vampire Empire / Born For Loving You - Single · 2023
- Capacity · 2017
- Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You · 2021
- U.F.O.F. · 2019
Essential Albums
- Like its title suggests, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You continues Big Thief’s shift away from their tense, early music toward something folkier and more cosmically inviting. They’ve always had an interest in Americana, but their touchpoints are warmer now: A sweetly sawing fiddle (“Spud Infinity”), a front-porch lullaby (“Dried Roses”), the wonder of a walk in the woods (“Promise Is a Pendulum”) or comfort of a kitchen where the radio’s on and food sizzles in the pan (“Red Moon”). Adrianne Lenker’s voice still conveys a natural reticence—she doesn’t want to believe it’s all as beautiful as it is—but she’s also too earnest to deny beauty when she sees it.
- In the wake of their arresting debut album, Big Thief find further beauty in ever harsher realities on Capacity. It's bound together by singer/songwriter Adrianne Lenker, who’s achingly fragile and coldly confident within the same song, as she shares vivid, intimate details of kisses, crashes, and a long-lost brother. Stark acoustic numbers like "Pretty Things" and "Coma" glow with a warm, vintage sheen, making them timeless, while expansive heartland rocker "Shark Smile" gives Lenker's wraith-like presence room to truly soar.
Albums
- 2019
- 2019
- 2017
- 2016
Artist Playlists
- Intimate indie-folk tales delivered straight to the gut.
Singles & EPs
More To Hear
- The band on "Time Escaping."
- The band talks about their fourth studio album, Two Hands.
- Sounds from Vampire Weekend, Amber Mark, and Ezra Collective.
- The Toronto artist guests in the studio.
About Big Thief
American indie rock band Big Thief is fronted by Adrianne Lenker, who’s also known for her acclaimed solo music. ∙ All members of Big Thief are graduates of the Berklee College of Music. ∙ In 2016, Big Thief kicked off a three-year run of near-constant touring, playing approximately 700 shows around the world. ∙ Released only seven months apart, U.F.O.F. and Two Hands both made the Billboard 200 chart, and U.F.O.F. received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. ∙ “Mary,” from the 2017 album Capacity, landed at No. 44 on Pitchfork’s list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2010s. ∙ The band was nominated for two Grammy awards in 2021 for the song “Not.”
- HOMETOWN
- Brooklyn, NY, United States
- FORMED
- 2015