In the near ten years since their inception, originally Brooklyn based Big Thief have become something of a phenomenon. A string of quite spectacular albums, fantastic shows and spin off projects. There's no other band quite like them. At least not that I can think of.
I've been tardy abut neglecting this; Adrienne Lenker's latest, Bright Future which came out several weeks ago. Lack of appreciation was not the basis of my neglect. It's brilliance is immdeiately evident.
A factor which stands against Big Thief and the imminent global dominance thay is surely their birthright is their inbuilt prolific nature. Back in the Sixties, bands like Creedence could put out three records in a calendar year and it was accepted as a kind of given.
This is no longer the case given modern market forces. Bands put out an album every couple of years then tour it for a further year, It's difficult to process artists still working to the demands of the more strenuous treadmill of yesteryear.
Bright Future has a leaner instrumentation than Big Thief. The songs are no less impressive and memorable. Lenker's talent is astonishing frankly,
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