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Big Thiefe: Masterpiece

On May 27, 2016, “Saddle Creek” label released “Masterpiece”, the debut Big Thief studio album. It was recorded in July 2015, on Lake Champlain, in Essex, New York, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo.

Personnel:

  • Adrianne Lenker – vocals, guitar
  • Buck Meek – vocals, lead guitar
  • Max Oleartchik – bass
  • Jason Burger – drums
  • Andrew Sarlo – mixing, inner panel photos
  • James Krivchenia – engineer, additional production
  • Sarah Register – mastering
  • Jadon Ulrich – album design
  • Matteo Spaccarelli – “I like a truck”

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrianne Lenker.

  1. Little Arrow
  2. Masterpiece
  3. Vegas
  4. Real Love
  5. Interstate
  6. Lorraine
  7. Paul
  8. Humans
  9. Velvet Ring
  10. Animals
  11. Randy
  12. Parallels

Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You

On February 11, 2022, “4AD” label released “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You”, the fifth Big Thief studio album. It was recorded April – December 2021, at “The Elf Inn” in Westhampton, Massachusetts, “Flying Cloud” in New York, “Five Star” in Topanga, California, “Music Garden – Studio in the Clouds” in Colorado, “Press On” in Tucson, Arizona, and was produced by James Krivchenia.

Personnel:

  • Adrianne Lenker – vocals, acoustic guitar, prepared acoustic guitar, brush guitar, nylon guitar, electric guitar, snaps, harmonics, synthesizer, engineer, mixing, artwork, photography
  • Buck Meek – vocals, electric guitar, prepared acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, brush guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, magic box guitar, bass, snaps, shakers, drums, photography
  • Max Oleartchik – bass, fretless bas, synthesizer, arpeggio synthesizer, acoustic guitar, icicles, tack piano, shakers, snaps
  • James Krivchenia – vocals, drums, electronic drums, drum machine, congas, vocal synthesizer, bells, brushes, icicles, computer synthesizer, tambourine, claps, synthesizer, shakers, computer textures, snaps, mixing
  • Mat Davidson – vocals, fiddle, pedal steel, piano, accordion, recorder
  • Noah Lenker – vocals, jaw harp, snaps
  • Hannah Cohen – vocals
  • Sam Evian – tambourine
  • Richard Hardy – flute
  • Scott McMicken – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrianne Lenker, except where noted.

  1. Change
  2. Time Escaping
  3. Spud Infinity
  4. Certainty – Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek
  5. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
  6. Sparrow
  7. Little Things
  8. Heavy Bend
  9. Flower of Blood
  10. Blurred View
  11. Red Moon
  12. Dried Roses
  13. No Reason
  14. Wake Me Up to Drive
  15. Promise Is a Pendulum
  16. 12.000 Lines
  17. Simulation Swarm
  18. Love Love Love
  19. The Only Place
  20. Blue Lightning

Big Thief: Two Hands

October 11, 2019, “4AD” label released “Two Hands”, the fourth Big Thief studio album. It was recorded July 2018 – April 2019, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, “Sound City” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo.

Personnel:

  • Adrianne Lenker – vocals, guitar
  • Buck Meek – vocals, guitar
  • Max Oleartchik – vocals, bass,percussion
  • James Krivchenia – vocals, drums, percussion, mallets, cymbal
  • Andrew Sarlo – engineer, mixing
  • James Krivchenia – engineer, mixing
  • Dom Monks – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Todd Carder – tape liaison
  • Keith Nelson – tape liaison
  • Sam Griffin Owens – tape liaison
  • Mario Ramirez – assistance
  • Joseph Lorge – assistance
  • Sarah Schiesser – design, layout
  • Dustin Condren – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrianne Lenker, except where noted.

  1. Rock and Sing
  2. Forgotten Eyes
  3. The Toy
  4. Two Hands
  5. Those Girls
  6. Shoulders
  7. Not
  8. Wolf
  9. Replaced – Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek
  10. Cut My Hair

Big Thief: U.F.O.F.

On May 3, 2019, “4AD” label released “U.F.O.F.”, the third Big Thief studio album. It was recorded in June 2018, at “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, WA, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo.

Personnel:

  • Adrianne Lenker – vocals, choir, acoustic and electric guitar, SK5, piano, chimes, breath, percussion, ambience
  • Buck Meek – vocals, choir, electric guitar, clap, feedback, ambience
  • Max Oleartchik – choir, bass, bass drone, piano, bells, breath, shake
  • James Krivchenia – vocals, choir, drums, percussion, SK5, magic box, chimes, breath (8), Moog, tambourine, drum fill, ambience 
  • Zoë Lenker – choir
  • Andrew Sarlo – wind, ambience
  • Dom Monks – ambience, engineer, mixing
  • Taylor Carroll – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Sarah Schiesser – design, layout
  • Dustin Condren – cover photography
  • Alison Fielding – production design

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrianne Lenker.

  1. Contact
  2. U.F.O.F.
  3. Cattails
  4. From
  5. Open Desert
  6. Orange
  7. Century
  8. Strange
  9. Betsy
  10. Terminal Paradise
  11. Jenni
  12. Magi Dealer