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The album's lyrics explore topics such as lovesickness, abuse and mental illness. [7] [8] Jill Mapes of Pitchfork opined, "the songs sound cherry-picked over a lifetime of writing, the stories carefully compiled." [2] AllMusic said the album is "rhythmically a balanced mix of energetic grooves and melancholy explorations." [7]
Bob Boilen from NPR wrote that Big Thief was "a band bound by great songs," and called the title track of Masterpiece "one of the best songs I've heard this year." [ 8 ] Jillian Mapes, writing for Pitchfork Media , gave Masterpiece a rating of 7.7 out of 10 saying the songs on the album "sound cherry-picked over a lifetime of writing". [ 9 ]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item ... Capacity is the second studio album by the American band Big Thief, released through Saddle ...
It’s never revealed what, exactly, “it” is, but throughout this adventurous new double-album, Big Thief dives into both the natural and otherworldly, paving new sounds and t
The title initials stand for "UFO friend", according to lyrics in the title track. [10] The album received acclaim from music critics and was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. [11] Five months after the album's release, Big Thief released their fourth studio album, Two Hands.
Lenker met the future Big Thief co-founder Buck Meek at a concert when she lived in Boston. She then re-encountered him at Mr. Kiwi, a small grocery store in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the day she moved to New York. [27] [12] The pair began to play together, and married when Lenker was 24. [27] They divorced in 2018, remaining in Big Thief as "deep ...
"Not" was performed live by Big Thief on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on October 10, 2019. [16] Claire Shaffer of Rolling Stone described the performance as a "hard-rock spin" on the song with "distorted" guitars and "manic" drums, comparing Adrianne Lenker's "wailing" vocals to that of emo music. [17]
In 2019, Big Thief left Saddle Creek and signed to 4AD, releasing two studio albums: U.F.O.F. in May 2019 and Two Hands in October 2019. [6] The albums were the band's most successful and acclaimed to date: U.F.O.F. received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album [7] and both albums appeared on the Billboard 200 chart, with Two Hands peaking at 113. [8]