Big Thief – Capacity
When you listen to Pretty Things, the first track on Capacity, you are entranced by Adrienne
Lenker’s voice. She makes you listen to every word and believe everything she
sings. The songs have a melancholy beauty and are held together by the
framework of a story, remembering moments past with regret, happiness and soul
searching. You are transported to the worlds they create. The music supports
Lenker’s voice. The guitar on Shark Smile
resonates like the sound of breaking glass, whilst the drums accompany and
never overpower. There is a gentle, haunting quality to the songs on Capacity, all standing alone, with
subtly different moods. The abruptness of Lenker’s words though can cut through
the calmn, jolting your mind in another direction, bringing food for thought,
with almost supernatural clarity. I first saw Big Thief at Green Man in August
but really got to know them from their Islington Assembly Hall gig in November.
Adrianna Lenker really lives every tack. Mesmerising stuff.
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