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Big Thief is an American indie folk band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2015. The band consists of Adrianne Lenker (vocals, guitar), Buck Meek (guitar, backing vocals) and James Krivchenia (drums). [ 1 ]
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 ...
Two Hands is the fourth studio album by the American band Big Thief, released through 4AD on October 11, 2019. The album comes five months after the release of the band's third studio album, U.F.O.F., and is described as its "earth twin". [1]
Jamie Milton of DIY said "With Adrianne Lenker at the helm, Big Thief can count themselves as emotionally destructive as Sharon Van Etten." [ 18 ] AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "wall-to-wall artful expression that finds a songwriter thriving as part of a four-piece."
U.F.O.F. is the third studio album by the American band Big Thief, released through 4AD on May 3, 2019. [6]The album was recorded in June 2018 [7] at Bear Creek Studio, a secluded studio with lush nature surroundings in Woodinville, Washington. [8]
Publication Accolade Rank Ref The Alternative The Alternative's Top 50 Albums of 2017 10 [18]BrooklynVegan: BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017 13
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]
Although The Big F never broke into the mainstream, they did establish a following within the underground music community, opening for such bands as Bad Religion, [5] Soundgarden, [6] [7] Voivod, [6] [8] T.S.O.L. and many others. In 1992, Chrysalis Records signed The Big F and released their second album Is the following year.