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The band also had 3 sold out album release shows, one the night before the album release in LA at The Fonda Theatre on May 2, another in LA on May 3 at The Bootleg Theater, [23] and a third night in Brooklyn, NY, at Elsewhere on May 5, 2019. U.F.O.F. was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. [24]
The 7" had "10/11/19" etched into it, alluding to the release date. The album was announced on August 13, 2019, alongside the release of its first single, " Not ". [ 12 ] Upon release, the song was awarded the "Best New Track" distinction by Pitchfork , with Quinn Moreland calling it "a towering statement from a group constantly leapfrogging ...
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]
BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017 13 [19] Flood Magazine: The Best Albums of 2017 1 [20] NPR: The 50 Best Albums of 2017 3 [21] Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2017 23 [22] Rough Trade: Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2017 4 [23] The Skinny: The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017 12 [24] Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2017 2 [25] Vinyl Me, Please: The ...
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]
Lenker released her third solo album, Abysskiss, on October 5, 2018. [18] [19] The album consisted of songs Lenker wrote while touring with Big Thief, and two of the songs received full arrangements, which were rereleased on the band's album U.F.O.F. a few months later. [20]
The album was named "Best New Music" by Pitchfork, with a score of 9.2/10 and the website calling the album the band's "undoubtedly best" and "a mesmerizing flood of life filtered down into a concentrated drip." [2] In 2020, AllMusic named U.F.O.F. as one of the best albums of the 2010s. [25]
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