Despite the rock and alt-pop trappings of their 2016 debut, Masterpiece, Big Thief displayed a clear proclivity for stripped-down, acoustic-driven cuts, including “Lorraine” and “Paul.” With their next three albums, and particularly 2019’s U.F.O.F. and Two Hands, Big Thief honed […]
After two widely acclaimed records, Big Thief is emerging with their third, U.F.O.F., more in sync with each other than ever before. Thanks to years of being on the road and performing together, the members of Big Thief have reached […]
There was another enchanting evening at The Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night, when Big Thief, Gillian Welch, and Father John Misty took over the venerable Los Angeles landmark to weave musical spells under the moon and stars. To say it was utterly gorgeous in […]
Listening is inevitably a subjective process. That said, I do my best to practice suspending or expanding my default filters in order to be more receptive to forms of aesthetic excellence that might not be congruent with my preferences. For […]
While Phoebe Bridgers’ songs are blue contemplations about broken relationships, loneliness and death, they also remind us that sadness and joy can coexist in the same melody, and that hope and despair stem from similar conflicting premises of existence. […]
