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2016 Debut Remastered on Eco-Mix Vinyl LP!
Featuring "Paul," "Real Love" & Title Track "Masterpiece"!
Masterpiece, Big Thief's debut album, is filled with characters and visceral narratives, songs that pivot in the space of a few words. Adrianne Lenker's voice and guitar playing speak of rich emotional territory with grace and insight. In her words, the record tracks "the masterpiece of existence, which is always folding into itself, people attempting to connect, to both shake themselves awake and to shake off the numbness of certain points in their life. The interpretations might be impressionistic or surrealistic, but they're grounded in simple things."
Masterpiece was recorded in July 2015 at an old house that the group turned into a studio on Lake Champlain with producer Andrew Sarlo and engineer James Krivchenia (who would go on to become a full-time Big Thief member). It soars on what Big Thief fan Sharon Van Etten called "...a real journey, with intelligent stories and twist-and-turn melodies."
Please note that recycled vinyl will be on an entirely random color.
Rhythmically a balanced mix of energetic grooves and melancholy explorations, the album is wall-to-wall artful expression that finds a songwriter thriving as part of a four-piece.
Features
- Eco-Mix Vinyl LP
- Pressed on Recycled Vinyl - Colors Differentiate & Are Distributed at Random
- Gatefold Jacket
Selections
- Little Arrow
- Masterpiece
- Vegas
- Real Love
- Interstate
- Lorraine
- Paul
- Humans
- Velvet Ring
- Animals
- Randy
- Parallels