Big Thief present ‘Certainty’, a track that showcases the most innate parts of Big Thief: the human journey, real love and the raw emotions that accompany the two.
It was written and recorded directly to 4-track during a three-day power outage while recording at Sam Evian’s Flying Cloud Studios and features harmonies from Hannah Cohen. Framed by a lyrical picture only Adrianne Lenker can paint, the band’s folk roots and delicate harmonies are on full display
“On the third day of the outage, I found Adrianne on the porch writing a new song, so I sat with her and we finished it together, with the rain falling from the gutters splashing over our guitars,” says Buck Meek. “James and Sam saw us writing, and quickly set up a four-track tape machine in the kitchen, powered by the F250 cigarette lighter out in the yard. They set up the drums by the sink, and Max plugged his bass into a Bluetooth speaker set on top of the stove. Take 2 had a great bark from Sam and Hannah’s pup Jan during the solo, but we ended up going with take 3 because it took us about that long to learn the chords. Then we made pancakes and sausages and ate breakfast for dinner.”
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PRAISE FOR ‘LITTLE THINGS’ / ‘SPARROW’
“There’s a warm, feral energy to ‘Little Things’… the rest of her band creates a textured, woolly atmosphere that swaddles [Lenker] like a blanket. By the middle of their rootsy jam session, she’s feeling both frustrated and free enough to let loose a cathartic primal scream.”
– The New York Times
“The best band in the world right now? This is superb even by their high standards, a swinging, restless, high-tempo groove surging with perpetual motion.” – The Guardian, #1
Film&Music Playlist “a testament to the way love can knock us out of orbit, then spin us back toward each other.”– NPR
“[‘Little Things’ is] an intoxicating portrait of infatuation.” – Pitchfork,
Best New Track “You could imagine ‘Little Things’ crash landing at so many turns. Instead, it glides, it shimmers. It remains in sight for just a few moments, mirage-like, a magic trick only these four can conjure.”
– Stereogum
“[‘Little Things’ is] a testament to this Grammy-nominated Brooklyn quartet’s musical chemistry that the song – a whirlpool of joyful 12-string acoustic strumming, snake-like electric leads and Krivchenia’s ever-changing but powerful rhythms – not only holds together, but absolutely flies.” – Guitar World
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