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| past_members = Jason Burger
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'''Big Thief''' is an American [[indie folk]] band based in [[Brooklyn]], New York. Its members are [[Adrianne Lenker]] (guitar, vocals), [[Buck Meek]] (guitar, backing vocals), and James Krivchenia (drums).<ref name=pm>{{cite web | url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2016/07/06/18336613/big-thiefs-masterpiece-finds-the-right-alchemy | title=Big Thief's Masterpiece Finds the Right Alchemy | work=[[Portland Mercury]] | date=July 6, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | author=Salmon, Ben}}</ref>
'''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).<ref name=pm>{{cite web | url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2016/07/06/18336613/big-thiefs-masterpiece-finds-the-right-alchemy | title=Big Thief's Masterpiece Finds the Right Alchemy | work=[[Portland Mercury]] | date=July 6, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | author=Salmon, Ben}}</ref> Between 2015 and 2024, the band also included longtime bass guitarist, Max Oleartchik.


The band's debut album, ''[[Masterpiece (Big Thief album)|Masterpiece]]'', was released on [[Saddle Creek Records]] in 2016. Their second studio album, ''[[Capacity (album)|Capacity]]'', was released in 2017. In 2019, the band signed to [[4AD]] and released two studio albums: ''[[U.F.O.F.]]'' in May 2019 and ''[[Two Hands (Big Thief album)|Two Hands]]'' in October 2019. Both albums received critical acclaim; ''U.F.O.F.'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] at the [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]], and the song "[[Not (song)|Not]]", was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance|Best Rock Performance]] at the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]].
The band's debut album, ''[[Masterpiece (Big Thief album)|Masterpiece]]'', was released on [[Saddle Creek Records]] in 2016. Their second studio album, ''[[Capacity (album)|Capacity]]'', was released in 2017. In 2019, the band signed to [[4AD]] and released two studio albums: ''[[U.F.O.F.]]'' in May 2019 and ''[[Two Hands (Big Thief album)|Two Hands]]'' in October 2019. Both albums received critical acclaim; ''U.F.O.F.'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] at the [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]], and the song "[[Not (song)|Not]]", was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance|Best Rock Performance]] at the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]].


The band's fifth studio album, ''[[Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You]]'', was released in February 2022. A double album, it reached the top ten in the Netherlands and was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards|2023 Grammys]], while its second single "Certainty" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance|Best Alternative Music Performance]].
The band's fifth studio album, ''[[Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You]]'', was released in February 2022. A double album, it reached the top ten in the Netherlands and was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards|2023 Grammys]], while its second single "Certainty" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance|Best Alternative Music Performance]]. After nine years within the band, Max Oleartchik departed in June 2024, with the band citing "interpersonal reasons" for the departure.<ref name="Strauss">{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2024-07-11 |title=Big Thief Bassist Max Oleartchik Leaves Band for "Interpersonal Reasons" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-bassist-max-oleartchik-leaves-band-for-interpersonal-reasons/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===2013–2015: Early years===
===2013–2015: Early years===
[[Adrianne Lenker]] met [[Buck Meek]] at a show in [[Boston]], and after meeting him again in Brooklyn as undergraduates, the pair began performing as a duo.<ref name="nyer">{{cite magazine |last1=Petrusich |first1=Amanda |author-link1=Amanda Petrusich |title=Adrianne Lenker's Radical Honesty |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/19/adrianne-lenkers-radical-honesty |access-date=May 9, 2022 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="NPRLore"/> They toured as a duo in 2013, and released two EPs, ''a-sides'' and ''b-sides'', in 2014. In 2015, after performing for two years and developing a small grassroots following, they began looking for additional members to accompany them, and formed the band Big Thief with the arrival of Max Oleartchik, a bassist and longtime friend of Meek's. James Krivchenia joined the band later, originally as a sound engineer and then as a drummer.<ref name="NPRLore">{{cite web |last1=Naddaff-Hafrey |first1=Benjamin |title=The Lore Of Big Thief |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/11/09/560267308/the-lore-of-big-thief |website=NPR |access-date=May 9, 2022 |date=November 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="nyer"/> All four members of Big Thief attended the [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2018/08/10/indie-rock-band-big-thief-talks-berklee-boston-and-being-vulnerable/RtRuj2XQEbi92TvhKRvSyM/story.html |title=Indie rock band Big Thief talks Berklee, Boston, and being vulnerable |last=Maldonado |first=Eva |date=August 10, 2018 |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref>
[[Adrianne Lenker]] met [[Buck Meek]] at a show in [[Boston]], and after meeting him again in Brooklyn as undergraduates, the pair began performing as a duo.<ref name="nyer">{{cite magazine |last1=Petrusich |first1=Amanda |author-link1=Amanda Petrusich |title=Adrianne Lenker's Radical Honesty |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/19/adrianne-lenkers-radical-honesty |access-date=May 9, 2022 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="NPRLore"/> They toured as a duo in 2013, and released two EPs, ''a-sides'' and ''b-sides'', in 2014. In 2015, after performing for two years and developing a small grassroots following, they began looking for additional members to accompany them, and formed the band Big Thief with the arrival of Max Oleartchik, a bassist and longtime friend of Meek's. [[James Krivchenia]] joined the band later, originally as a sound engineer and then as a drummer.<ref name="NPRLore">{{cite web |last1=Naddaff-Hafrey |first1=Benjamin |title=The Lore Of Big Thief |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/11/09/560267308/the-lore-of-big-thief |website=NPR |access-date=May 9, 2022 |date=November 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="nyer"/> All four members of Big Thief attended the [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2018/08/10/indie-rock-band-big-thief-talks-berklee-boston-and-being-vulnerable/RtRuj2XQEbi92TvhKRvSyM/story.html |title=Indie rock band Big Thief talks Berklee, Boston, and being vulnerable |last=Maldonado |first=Eva |date=August 10, 2018 |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref>


===2016–2018: ''Masterpiece'' and ''Capacity''===
===2016–2018: ''Masterpiece'' and ''Capacity''===
[[File:Big Thief (37042536355).jpg|thumb|Big Thief performing at BSP in Kingston, New York, in June 2017]]
The band's debut studio album, ''[[Masterpiece (Big Thief album)|Masterpiece]]'' was released on [[Saddle Creek Records]] on May 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2016/06/review-big-thief-masterpiece/|title=Review: Big Thief Are Halfway To A Low-Strung 'Masterpiece'|last=Weiss|first=Dan|date=June 1, 2016|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> It received generally favorable reviews from critics; it has a rating of 79/100 on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/masterpiece/big-thief|title=Masterpiece by Big Thief Reviews and Tracks|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2016/05/19/477985490/first-listen-big-thief-masterpiece | title=Review: Big Thief, 'Masterpiece' | work=NPR | date=May 19, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | author=Boilen, Bob}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21828-masterpiece/ | title=Masterpiece Review | work=Pitchfork Media | date=June 6, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | author=Mapes, Jillian}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] described the album's songs as being "fragile, noisy images of a love perpetually out of reach".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rkqmyz/robert-christgau-car-seat-headrest-the-julie-ruin-tame-impala|title=Car Seat Headrest, The Julie Ruin, and Drugs: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=July 8, 2016|website=[[Noisey]]|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> Ben Salmon wrote in the ''[[Portland Mercury]]'' that on the album Big Thief "alternately sounds like an unearthed field recording ("Little Arrow"), a pop band with a broken heart's pulse ("Vegas"), and a classic, buzzy indie-rock outfit ("Interstate")."<ref name=pm/>
The band's debut studio album, ''[[Masterpiece (Big Thief album)|Masterpiece]]'' was released on [[Saddle Creek Records]] on May 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2016/06/review-big-thief-masterpiece/|title=Review: Big Thief Are Halfway To A Low-Strung 'Masterpiece'|last=Weiss|first=Dan|date=June 1, 2016|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> It received generally favorable reviews from critics; it has a rating of 79/100 on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/masterpiece/big-thief|title=Masterpiece by Big Thief Reviews and Tracks|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2016/05/19/477985490/first-listen-big-thief-masterpiece | title=Review: Big Thief, 'Masterpiece' | work=NPR | date=May 19, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | author=Boilen, Bob}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21828-masterpiece/ | title=Masterpiece Review | work=Pitchfork Media | date=June 6, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | author=Mapes, Jillian}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] described the album's songs as being "fragile, noisy images of a love perpetually out of reach".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rkqmyz/robert-christgau-car-seat-headrest-the-julie-ruin-tame-impala|title=Car Seat Headrest, The Julie Ruin, and Drugs: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=July 8, 2016|website=[[Noisey]]|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> Ben Salmon wrote in the ''[[Portland Mercury]]'' that on the album Big Thief "alternately sounds like an unearthed field recording ("Little Arrow"), a pop band with a broken heart's pulse ("Vegas"), and a classic, buzzy indie-rock outfit ("Interstate")."<ref name=pm/>

On April 4, 2017, Big Thief premiered a new single "Mythological Beauty" on NPR.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/04/04/522570876/new-mix-son-lux-public-service-broadcasting-big-thief-more|title=New Mix: Son Lux, Public Service Broadcasting, Big Thief, More|work=NPR.org|access-date=April 10, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The next day the band released the single's official video and confirmed that the song would appear on their second studio album, ''[[Capacity (album)|Capacity]]''. The full album was released on June 9 via Saddle Creek.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/72681-big-thief-announce-new-album-capacity-share-new-mythological-beauty-video-watch/|title=Big Thief Announce New Album ''Capacity'', Share New "Mythological Beauty" Video: Watch|last=Wicks|first=Amanda|date=April 5, 2017|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> ''Capacity'' received critical acclaim upon its release. On Metacritic, which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from [[music critic]]s, the album received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 81 indicating "universal acclaim" based on 15 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/capacity/big-thief|title=Capacity by Big Thief Reviews and Tracks|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
On April 4, 2017, Big Thief premiered a new single "Mythological Beauty" on NPR.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/04/04/522570876/new-mix-son-lux-public-service-broadcasting-big-thief-more|title=New Mix: Son Lux, Public Service Broadcasting, Big Thief, More|work=NPR.org|access-date=April 10, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The next day the band released the single's official video and confirmed that the song would appear on their second studio album, ''[[Capacity (album)|Capacity]]''. The full album was released on June 9 via Saddle Creek.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/72681-big-thief-announce-new-album-capacity-share-new-mythological-beauty-video-watch/|title=Big Thief Announce New Album ''Capacity'', Share New "Mythological Beauty" Video: Watch|last=Wicks|first=Amanda|date=April 5, 2017|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> ''Capacity'' received critical acclaim upon its release. On Metacritic, which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from [[music critic]]s, the album received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 81 indicating "universal acclaim" based on 15 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/capacity/big-thief|title=Capacity by Big Thief Reviews and Tracks|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>


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===2019–2020: ''U.F.O.F.'' and ''Two Hands''===
===2019–2020: ''U.F.O.F.'' and ''Two Hands''===
''[[U.F.O.F.]]'', the band's third studio album was announced on February 26, 2019. The album was recorded at [[Bear Creek Studio]] in [[Woodinville, Washington]]. On the same day they released the album's first single, its title track, "U.F.O.F.",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/02/big-thief-ufof-stream/|title=Big Thief announce new album, U.F.O.F., share title track: Stream|last=Kaye|first=Ben|date=February 26, 2019|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/big-thief-ufof/|title=Big Thief: "UFOF" Track Review|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam|date=February 26, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> and announced a new tour across America and in Europe. The band released two more singles, "Cattails" and "Century" ahead of the album release on May 3, 2019. ''U.F.O.F.'' received critical acclaim upon its release. It was called "Best New Music" by ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', scoring a 9.2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/big-thief-ufof/|title=Big Thief: U.F.O.F. Album Review|last=Larson|first=Jeremy D.|date=May 6, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> and came in at #33 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 2010s list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s|date=October 8, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> At [[Metacritic]] the album received an average score of 87/100.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ufof/big-thief|title=U.F.O.F. by Big Thief Reviews and Tracks|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> In the first album's release week ''U.F.O.F.'' reached the top of ''Billboard'' charts, including the #1 position on Alternative New Artist Albums, Americana/Folk Albums, Top New Artist Albums, #2 placement for LP Vinyl Albums, #6 placement for Current Alternative Albums, #8 placement for Current Rock Albums, and #142 for ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts|title=Charts|website=Billboard.com|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://buzzbands.la/2019/05/03/photos-big-thief-at-the-fonda-theatre/|title=Photos: Big Thief at the Fonda Theatre|date=May 3, 2019|website=Buzzbands.la|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> and a third night in Brooklyn, NY, at Elsewhere on May 5, 2019.
''[[U.F.O.F.]]'', the band's third studio album, was announced on February 26, 2019. The album was recorded at [[Bear Creek Studio]] in [[Woodinville, Washington]]. On the same day they released the album's first single, its title track, "U.F.O.F.",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/02/big-thief-ufof-stream/|title=Big Thief announce new album, U.F.O.F., share title track: Stream|last=Kaye|first=Ben|date=February 26, 2019|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/big-thief-ufof/|title=Big Thief: "UFOF" Track Review|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam|date=February 26, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> and announced a new tour across America and in Europe. The band released two more singles, "Cattails" and "Century" ahead of the album release on May 3, 2019. ''U.F.O.F.'' received critical acclaim upon its release. It was called "Best New Music" by ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', scoring a 9.2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/big-thief-ufof/|title=Big Thief: U.F.O.F. Album Review|last=Larson|first=Jeremy D.|date=May 6, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> and came in at #33 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 2010s list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s|date=October 8, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> At [[Metacritic]] the album received an average score of 87/100.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ufof/big-thief|title=U.F.O.F. by Big Thief Reviews and Tracks|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> In the first album's release week ''U.F.O.F.'' reached the top of ''Billboard'' charts, including the #1 position on Alternative New Artist Albums, Americana/Folk Albums, Top New Artist Albums, #2 placement for LP Vinyl Albums, #6 placement for Current Alternative Albums, #8 placement for Current Rock Albums, and #142 for ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts|title=Charts|website=Billboard.com|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://buzzbands.la/2019/05/03/photos-big-thief-at-the-fonda-theatre/|title=Photos: Big Thief at the Fonda Theatre|date=May 3, 2019|website=Buzzbands.la|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> and a third night in Brooklyn, NY, at Elsewhere on May 5, 2019.


''U.F.O.F.'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] at the [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/5-takeaways-from-the-2020-grammy-nominations/|title=5 Takeaways from the 2020 Grammy Nominations|website=Pitchfork|date=November 20, 2019 |language=en|access-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>
''U.F.O.F.'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] at the [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/5-takeaways-from-the-2020-grammy-nominations/|title=5 Takeaways from the 2020 Grammy Nominations|website=Pitchfork|date=November 20, 2019 |language=en|access-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>
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Big Thief released their fourth studio album, ''[[Two Hands (Big Thief album)|Two Hands]]'' on October 11, 2019. The album was recorded at [[Sonic Ranch]] in [[Tornillo, Texas]], shortly after the recording of ''U.F.O.F.'' and is billed as its "Earth twin".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://4ad.com/releases/901|title=Big Thief: 'Two Hands'|date=October 11, 2019|website=[[4AD]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjw754/big-thiefs-two-hands-finds-a-radical-strength-in-kindness|title=Big Thief's 'Two Hands' Finds a Radical Strength in Kindness|last=Terry|first=Josh|date=October 11, 2019|website=[[Noisey]]|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> The album's lead single "[[Not (song)|Not]]" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance|Best Rock Performance]] at the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adrienne Lenker |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/adrienne-lenker/251868 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>
Big Thief released their fourth studio album, ''[[Two Hands (Big Thief album)|Two Hands]]'' on October 11, 2019. The album was recorded at [[Sonic Ranch]] in [[Tornillo, Texas]], shortly after the recording of ''U.F.O.F.'' and is billed as its "Earth twin".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://4ad.com/releases/901|title=Big Thief: 'Two Hands'|date=October 11, 2019|website=[[4AD]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjw754/big-thiefs-two-hands-finds-a-radical-strength-in-kindness|title=Big Thief's 'Two Hands' Finds a Radical Strength in Kindness|last=Terry|first=Josh|date=October 11, 2019|website=[[Noisey]]|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> The album's lead single "[[Not (song)|Not]]" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance|Best Rock Performance]] at the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adrienne Lenker |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/adrienne-lenker/251868 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>


===2021–present: ''Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You'' ===
===2021–present: ''Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You'' and Oleartchik's departure ===
On August 10, 2021, the band released the songs "Little Things" and "Sparrow", both which were produced by Big Thief drummer James Krivchenia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=August 10, 2021 |title=Big Thief Share New Songs "Little Things" and "Sparrow": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-share-new-songs-little-things-and-sparrow-listen/ |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> "Little Things" was recorded with [[Shawn Everett]] at Five Star Studios in [[Topanga, California]], in October 2020. "Sparrow" was recorded with [[Sam Evian]] at Flying Cloud Recordings in the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]], New York, in July and August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2021 |title=Big Thief: 'Little Things / Sparrow' |url=https://4ad.com/news/10/8/2021/littlethingssparrow |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=4AD}}</ref>
On August 10, 2021, the band released the songs "Little Things" and "Sparrow", both which were produced by Big Thief drummer James Krivchenia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=August 10, 2021 |title=Big Thief Share New Songs "Little Things" and "Sparrow": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-share-new-songs-little-things-and-sparrow-listen/ |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> "Little Things" was recorded with [[Shawn Everett]] at Five Star Studios in [[Topanga, California]], in October 2020. "Sparrow" was recorded with [[Sam Evian]] at Flying Cloud Recordings in the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]], New York, in July and August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2021 |title=Big Thief: 'Little Things / Sparrow' |url=https://4ad.com/news/10/8/2021/littlethingssparrow |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=4AD}}</ref>


On September 7, 2021, the band released a song "Certainty"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/big-thief-certainty-song-1221214/|title=Big Thief's New Song 'Certainty' Was Recorded Using a Cigarette Lighter|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=September 7, 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> followed by another song "Change", on October 6. They also announced plans for a North American tour in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/big-thief-share-dreamy-new-single-change-and-north-american-tour-dates-3064033|title=Big Thief share dreamy new single 'Change' and North American tour dates|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=October 6, 2021|website=[[NME]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
On September 7, 2021, the band released the song "Certainty"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/big-thief-certainty-song-1221214/|title=Big Thief's New Song 'Certainty' Was Recorded Using a Cigarette Lighter|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=September 7, 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> followed by another song, "Change", on October 6. They also announced plans for a North American tour in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/big-thief-share-dreamy-new-single-change-and-north-american-tour-dates-3064033|title=Big Thief share dreamy new single 'Change' and North American tour dates|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=October 6, 2021|website=[[NME]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> In the November 2021 issue of ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'', Big Thief announced their plans to release a 20-track [[double album]] in early 2022. The album was recorded in four different locations across the United States after the band quarantined in the [[Vermont]] woods for two weeks in July 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aston |first=Martin |title=Big Thief Trust Themselves To Find Mystery On Album Five |website=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=November 2021 |issue=336 |page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Rachel |title=Big Thief Prep Double LP For 2022 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2162958/big-thief-double-lp-2022-interview/news/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=October 4, 2021 |date=October 4, 2021}}</ref> Later that month the band confirmed the album's title ''[[Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You]]'' and a February 11, 2022, release date.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2021 |title=Big Thief: {{'}}''Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You''{{'}} |url=https://www.4ad.com/news/16/11/2021/dragonnewwarmmountainibelieveinyou |access-date=November 24, 2021 |website=4AD}}</ref>

In the November 2021 issue of ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'', Big Thief announced their plans to release a 20-track [[double album]] in early 2022. The album was recorded in four different locations across the United States after the band quarantined in the [[Vermont]] woods for two weeks in July 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aston |first=Martin |title=Big Thief Trust Themselves To Find Mystery On Album Five |website=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=November 2021 |issue=336 |page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Rachel |title=Big Thief Prep Double LP For 2022 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2162958/big-thief-double-lp-2022-interview/news/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=October 4, 2021 |date=October 4, 2021}}</ref> Later that month the band confirmed the album's title ''[[Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You]]'' and a February 11, 2022, release date.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2021 |title=Big Thief: {{'}}''Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You''{{'}} |url=https://www.4ad.com/news/16/11/2021/dragonnewwarmmountainibelieveinyou |access-date=November 24, 2021 |website=4AD}}</ref>


In June 2022, the band announced two concert dates in Oleartchik's hometown of [[Tel Aviv]], Israel, for July 6 and 7 of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Richards|first=Will|date=June 5, 2022|title=Big Thief share statement explaining decision to announce Israel shows|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/big-thief-share-statement-explaining-decision-to-announce-israel-shows-3239898|access-date=June 8, 2022|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> However, the announcement received backlash with criticism pertaining to the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uitti |first=Jacob |date=June 6, 2022 |title=NYC Band Big Thief Receives Backlash as they Hype Shows in Israel |url=https://americansongwriter.com/nyc-band-big-thief-receives-backlash-as-they-hype-shows-in-israel/ |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=[[American Songwriter]]}}</ref> The band first released a statement defending their decision to perform in Israel,<ref name="Ruiz">{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=June 4, 2022 |title=Big Thief Defend Upcoming Shows in Israel |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-defend-upcoming-shows-in-israel/ |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> then eventually retracted their previous statement and canceled the concert dates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Big Thief Call Off Israel Concerts |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-call-off-israel-concerts/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> The cancellation was received with opposite backlash from the concert venue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Big Thief cancel concerts in Israel, venue calls band "cowards" |url=https://consequence.net/2022/06/big-thief-cancel-israel-cowards/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref> The band previously performed at the venue in 2017.<ref name="Ruiz" />
In June 2022, the band announced two concert dates in Oleartchik's hometown of [[Tel Aviv]], Israel, for July 6 and 7 of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Richards|first=Will|date=June 5, 2022|title=Big Thief share statement explaining decision to announce Israel shows|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/big-thief-share-statement-explaining-decision-to-announce-israel-shows-3239898|access-date=June 8, 2022|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> However, the announcement received backlash with criticism pertaining to the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uitti |first=Jacob |date=June 6, 2022 |title=NYC Band Big Thief Receives Backlash as they Hype Shows in Israel |url=https://americansongwriter.com/nyc-band-big-thief-receives-backlash-as-they-hype-shows-in-israel/ |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=[[American Songwriter]]}}</ref> The band first released a statement defending their decision to perform in Israel,<ref name="Ruiz">{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=June 4, 2022 |title=Big Thief Defend Upcoming Shows in Israel |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-defend-upcoming-shows-in-israel/ |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> then eventually retracted their previous statement and canceled the concert dates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Big Thief Call Off Israel Concerts |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-call-off-israel-concerts/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> The cancellation was received with opposite backlash from the concert venue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Big Thief cancel concerts in Israel, venue calls band "cowards" |url=https://consequence.net/2022/06/big-thief-cancel-israel-cowards/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref> The band previously performed at the venue in 2017.<ref name="Ruiz" />
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At the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]], ''Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] and "Certainty" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance|Best Alternative Music Performance]].<ref name="2022 Grammys" />
At the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]], ''Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] and "Certainty" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance|Best Alternative Music Performance]].<ref name="2022 Grammys" />


In July 2023, the band released the single "Vampire Empire",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2230190/big-thief-vampire-empire/music/|title=Big Thief – "Vampire Empire"|last=DeVille|first=Chris|date=July 19, 2023|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref> which they had debuted in a live performance on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' earlier in February of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-big-thief-debut-new-song-vampire-empire-on-colbert/|title=Watch Big Thief Debut New Song "Vampire Empire" on Colbert|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=March 1, 2023|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=March 1, 2023}}</ref>
In July 2023, the band released the single "Vampire Empire",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2230190/big-thief-vampire-empire/music/|title=Big Thief – "Vampire Empire"|last=DeVille|first=Chris|date=July 19, 2023|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref> which they had debuted in a live performance on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' earlier in February of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-big-thief-debut-new-song-vampire-empire-on-colbert/|title=Watch Big Thief Debut New Song "Vampire Empire" on Colbert|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=March 1, 2023|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=March 1, 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, "Vampire Empire" was released as a 7" single, with the song "Born for Loving You" as a B-side.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2023-09-13 |title=Big Thief Unveil Studio Rendition of Live Staple 'Born for Loving You' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/big-thief-new-song-born-for-loving-you-1234824083/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>


On July 11, 2024, the band announced the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik, a decision which according to the band was made for "interpersonal reasons with mutual respect in our hearts".<ref name="Strauss"/> On July 28, the band performed their first show in nearly a year at Project Pabst in Portland, where they debuted a five-piece lineup featuring a second percussionist, Jon Nellen, and a new bass guitarist, Justin Felton. The setlist included 14 songs, 10 of which were live debuts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=2024-07-29 |title=Big Thief Debuted Ten New Songs At Project Pabst, First Show With New Lineup |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2273686/big-thief-debuted-ten-new-songs-at-project-pabst-first-show-with-new-lineup/news/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossignol |first=Derrick |date=2024-07-29 |title=Big Thief Bust Out Ten New Songs (And Two New Members) At A Festival |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/big-thief-new-songs-band-members-oleartchik/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=bigthiefmusic|number=1818693271348011444|date=July 31, 2024|title=we are so excited to be playing with our friends Justin Felton and Jon Nellen on our upcoming tour ❤️ starting next week in Sweden|access-date=August 28, 2024}}</ref>
In July 2024, the band announced the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2024-07-11 |title=Big Thief Bassist Max Oleartchik Leaves Band for “Interpersonal Reasons” |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-bassist-max-oleartchik-leaves-band-for-interpersonal-reasons/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

On August 27, 2024, it was announced that Big Thief served as producers and backing band for singer-songwriter [[Tucker Zimmerman]]'s 15th studio album'', Dance of Love''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=Big Thief Are Tucker Zimmerman’s Band On New Album 'Dance Of Love': Hear "Burial At Sea" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2277690/big-thief-are-tucker-zimmermans-band-on-new-album-dance-of-love/music/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2024-08-27 |title=Tucker Zimmerman Works With Big Thief on New 4AD Album Dance of Love |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tucker-zimmerman-works-with-big-thief-on-new-4ad-album-dance-of-love/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> The band had previously appeared on stage with Zimmerman.<ref name=":0" />

==Musical style==
[[AllMusic]] called Big Thief's style "[[folk music|folk]]-tinged [[indie rock]]" spearheaded by the "personal songwriting" of [[Adrianne Lenker]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Big Thief Biography by Marcy Donelson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-thief-mn0003449693#biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 25, 2024}}</ref>


==Band members==
==Band members==
'''Current members'''
'''Current members'''
*[[Adrianne Lenker]] – vocals, guitar (2015–present)
*[[Adrianne Lenker]] – vocals, guitar <small>(2015–present)</small>
*[[Buck Meek]] – guitar, backing vocals (2015–present)
*[[Buck Meek]] – guitar, backing vocals <small>(2015–present)</small>
*James Krivchenia – drums, backing vocals (2016–present)
*[[James Krivchenia]] – drums, backing vocals, percussion, synthesizers <small>(2016–present)</small>

'''Touring members'''
*Justin Felton – bass guitar <small>(2024–present)</small>
*Jon Nellen – additional drums <small>(2024–present)</small>


'''Former member'''
'''Former members'''
* Jason Burger – drums (2015–2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghettoblastermagazine.com/found-in-sound-an-interview-with-james-krivchenia-of-big-thief/|title=Found In Sound; An Interview with James Krivchenia of Big Thief|website=Ghettoblastermagazine.com|date=November 22, 2017|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919090000/http://ghettoblastermagazine.com/found-in-sound-an-interview-with-james-krivchenia-of-big-thief|archive-date=September 19, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Jason Burger – drums <small>(2015–2016)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghettoblastermagazine.com/found-in-sound-an-interview-with-james-krivchenia-of-big-thief/|title=Found In Sound; An Interview with James Krivchenia of Big Thief|website=Ghettoblastermagazine.com|date=November 22, 2017|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919090000/http://ghettoblastermagazine.com/found-in-sound-an-interview-with-james-krivchenia-of-big-thief|archive-date=September 19, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Max Oleartchik – bass guitar, upright bass, backing vocals (2015–2024)
* Max Oleartchik – bass guitar, upright bass, backing vocals <small>(2015–2024)</small>


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Latest revision as of 06:12, 12 December 2024

This article is about the American band. For the German silent film, see The Big Thief.

Big Thief
Big Thief performing onstage
Big Thief performing in 2018. From left to right: Buck Meek, James Krivchenia, and Adrianne Lenker (Max Oleartchik is obscured by Lenker)
Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
Members
Past membersJason Burger
  • Max Oleartchik
Websitebigthief.net

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] Between 2015 and 2024, the band also included longtime bass guitarist, Max Oleartchik.

The band's debut album, Masterpiece, was released on Saddle Creek Records in 2016. Their second studio album, Capacity, was released in 2017. In 2019, the band signed to 4AD and released two studio albums: U.F.O.F. in May 2019 and Two Hands in October 2019. Both albums received critical acclaim; U.F.O.F. was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, and the song "Not", was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

The band's fifth studio album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, was released in February 2022. A double album, it reached the top ten in the Netherlands and was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2023 Grammys, while its second single "Certainty" was nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance. After nine years within the band, Max Oleartchik departed in June 2024, with the band citing "interpersonal reasons" for the departure.[2]

History

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2013–2015: Early years

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Adrianne Lenker met Buck Meek at a show in Boston, and after meeting him again in Brooklyn as undergraduates, the pair began performing as a duo.[3][4] They toured as a duo in 2013, and released two EPs, a-sides and b-sides, in 2014. In 2015, after performing for two years and developing a small grassroots following, they began looking for additional members to accompany them, and formed the band Big Thief with the arrival of Max Oleartchik, a bassist and longtime friend of Meek's. James Krivchenia joined the band later, originally as a sound engineer and then as a drummer.[4][3] All four members of Big Thief attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.[5]

2016–2018: Masterpiece and Capacity

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Big Thief performing at BSP in Kingston, New York, in June 2017

The band's debut studio album, Masterpiece was released on Saddle Creek Records on May 27, 2016.[6] It received generally favorable reviews from critics; it has a rating of 79/100 on Metacritic.[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] Robert Christgau described the album's songs as being "fragile, noisy images of a love perpetually out of reach".[10] Ben Salmon wrote in the Portland Mercury that on the album Big Thief "alternately sounds like an unearthed field recording ("Little Arrow"), a pop band with a broken heart's pulse ("Vegas"), and a classic, buzzy indie-rock outfit ("Interstate")."[1]

On April 4, 2017, Big Thief premiered a new single "Mythological Beauty" on NPR.[11] The next day the band released the single's official video and confirmed that the song would appear on their second studio album, Capacity. The full album was released on June 9 via Saddle Creek.[12] Capacity received critical acclaim upon its release. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album received an average score of 81 indicating "universal acclaim" based on 15 reviews.[13]

Capacity appeared on multiple album-of-the-year lists, including #1 on NPR's "Bob Boilen's Top Ten Album's of 2017".[14] Boilen said, "I don't recall the last time I had the same band in my top five albums for two years in a row. But this year's Capacity (my No. 1 album) and last year's Masterpiece (my No. 4 album) did just that." Spin named Capacity #2 on their "50 Best Albums of 2017", citing the band's "open engagement with anguish in their bracing songs."[15] The song "Mary" appeared on Pitchfork's 200 Best Songs of the 2010s list, at #44.[16]

2019–2020: U.F.O.F. and Two Hands

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U.F.O.F., the band's third studio album, was announced on February 26, 2019. The album was recorded at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, Washington. On the same day they released the album's first single, its title track, "U.F.O.F.",[17][18] and announced a new tour across America and in Europe. The band released two more singles, "Cattails" and "Century" ahead of the album release on May 3, 2019. U.F.O.F. received critical acclaim upon its release. It was called "Best New Music" by Pitchfork, scoring a 9.2[19] and came in at #33 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 2010s list.[20] At Metacritic the album received an average score of 87/100.[21] In the first album's release week U.F.O.F. reached the top of Billboard charts, including the #1 position on Alternative New Artist Albums, Americana/Folk Albums, Top New Artist Albums, #2 placement for LP Vinyl Albums, #6 placement for Current Alternative Albums, #8 placement for Current Rock Albums, and #142 for Billboard Top 200 Albums.[22] 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]

Big Thief released their fourth studio album, Two Hands on October 11, 2019. The album was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, shortly after the recording of U.F.O.F. and is billed as its "Earth twin".[25][26] The album's lead single "Not" was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[27]

2021–present: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You and Oleartchik's departure

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On August 10, 2021, the band released the songs "Little Things" and "Sparrow", both which were produced by Big Thief drummer James Krivchenia.[28] "Little Things" was recorded with Shawn Everett at Five Star Studios in Topanga, California, in October 2020. "Sparrow" was recorded with Sam Evian at Flying Cloud Recordings in the Catskills, New York, in July and August 2020.[29]

On September 7, 2021, the band released the song "Certainty"[30] followed by another song, "Change", on October 6. They also announced plans for a North American tour in 2022.[31] In the November 2021 issue of Mojo, Big Thief announced their plans to release a 20-track double album in early 2022. The album was recorded in four different locations across the United States after the band quarantined in the Vermont woods for two weeks in July 2020.[32][33] Later that month the band confirmed the album's title Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You and a February 11, 2022, release date.[34]

In June 2022, the band announced two concert dates in Oleartchik's hometown of Tel Aviv, Israel, for July 6 and 7 of the same year.[35] However, the announcement received backlash with criticism pertaining to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[36] The band first released a statement defending their decision to perform in Israel,[37] then eventually retracted their previous statement and canceled the concert dates.[38] The cancellation was received with opposite backlash from the concert venue.[39] The band previously performed at the venue in 2017.[37]

At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album and "Certainty" was nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance.[40]

In July 2023, the band released the single "Vampire Empire",[41] which they had debuted in a live performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier in February of the same year.[42] In October 2023, "Vampire Empire" was released as a 7" single, with the song "Born for Loving You" as a B-side.[43]

On July 11, 2024, the band announced the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik, a decision which according to the band was made for "interpersonal reasons with mutual respect in our hearts".[2] On July 28, the band performed their first show in nearly a year at Project Pabst in Portland, where they debuted a five-piece lineup featuring a second percussionist, Jon Nellen, and a new bass guitarist, Justin Felton. The setlist included 14 songs, 10 of which were live debuts.[44][45][46]

On August 27, 2024, it was announced that Big Thief served as producers and backing band for singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman's 15th studio album, Dance of Love.[47][48] The band had previously appeared on stage with Zimmerman.[47]

Musical style

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AllMusic called Big Thief's style "folk-tinged indie rock" spearheaded by the "personal songwriting" of Adrianne Lenker.[49]

Band members

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Current members

Touring members

  • Justin Felton – bass guitar (2024–present)
  • Jon Nellen – additional drums (2024–present)

Former members

  • Jason Burger – drums (2015–2016)[50]
  • Max Oleartchik – bass guitar, upright bass, backing vocals (2015–2024)
  • Adrianne Lenker
    Adrianne Lenker
  • Buck Meek
    Buck Meek
  • Max Oleartchik
    Max Oleartchik
  • James Krivchenia
    James Krivchenia

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[51] 		AUS
[52] 		BEL
(FL)
[53] 		BEL
(WA)
[54] 		GER
[55] 		IRE
[56] 		NL
[57] 		SCO
[58] 		SWI
[59] 		UK
[60]
Masterpiece —[A] — — — — — — — — —
Capacity
  • Released: June 9, 2017
  • Label: Saddle Creek
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 —[B] — — — — — — — — —
U.F.O.F.
  • Released: May 3, 2019
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 142 —[C] 26 — — 81 80 21 68 41
Two Hands
  • Released: October 11, 2019
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 113 99 20 119 — 78 59 8 — 34
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
  • Released: February 11, 2022
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 31 19 6 60 24 22 6 5 35 15
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

EPs

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  • Demos Vol. 1 (2020)
  • Live at the Bunker Studio (2021)[63]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA
[64] 		US
Alt.
[65] 		US
Rock
[66] 		BEL
(FL)
Tip
[53] 		ICE
[67] 		UK
Sales
[60]
"Masterpiece"[68] 2016 — — — — — — Masterpiece
"Mother"[69] — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Dandelion"[70] — — — — — —
"Mythological Beauty"[71] 2017 — — — — — —[D] Capacity
"Shark Smile"[73] — — — — — —
"Mary"[74] — — — — — —
"U.F.O.F."[75] 2019 — — — —[E] — — U.F.O.F.
"Cattails"[76] — — — —[F] — —
"Century"[77] — — — —[G] — —
"Not" — — — 30 — — Two Hands
"Forgotten Eyes"[78] — — — —[H] — —
"Love in Mine"[79] 2020 — — — — — — Non-album single
"Off You"[80] 2021 — — — — — — Bills & Aches & Blues
"Little Things" / "Sparrow"[81] — — — — 33 — Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
"Certainty"[82] 34 — — — 11 —
"Change"[83] — — — — — —
"Time Escaping"[84] — — — — — —
"No Reason" / "Spud Infinity"[85] — — — — 4 —
"Simulation Swarm"[86] 2022 18 — — — — —
"Vampire Empire"[87] 2023 34 19 31 — — 37 Non-album singles
"Born for Loving You" — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

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  • "Masterpiece" (2016)
  • "Humans" (2016)
  • "Mythological Beauty" (2017)
  • "Red Moon" (2022)

Notes

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  1. ^ Masterpiece did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 10 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[61]
  2. ^ Capacity did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 9 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[61]
  3. ^ U.F.O.F. did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number 12 on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.[62]
  4. ^ "Mythological Beauty" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[72]
  5. ^ "U.F.O.F." did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[53]
  6. ^ "Cattails" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[53]
  7. ^ "Century" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[53]
  8. ^ "Forgotten Eyes" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[53]

Accolades

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Year Association Category Nominated Work Result Ref
2020 Grammy Awards Best Alternative Album U.F.O.F Nominated [88]
Libera Awards Album of the Year Won [89]
Best Alternative Rock Album Nominated
2021 Grammy Awards Best Rock Performance "Not" Nominated [90]
Best Rock Song Nominated
2023 Grammy Awards Best Alternative Album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You Nominated [40]
Best Alternative Music Performance "Certainty" Nominated

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