MASTERPIECE

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a b Naddaff-Hafrey, Benjamin (November 9, 2017). "The Lore Of Big Thief". NPR . Retrieved May 9, 2022. More audacious than that, half the song is given over to Lenker’s electric guitar solo – a sceptic-converting firework display derived from the spacious Neil Young school, but wound far more tightly, full of frustration and suffering, angry and ecstatic at the same time. Lenker solos on electric a few more times, an approach that raises the question why Big Thief bother with so much mellifluous Americana filler when they could routinely blow the roof off every venue with Lenker’s gnarly power and Meek’s revolutionary un-playing. It does feel like you're in more of a bubble," she said. Someone offered to direct a mic at the audience so the engineer could pipe in their reactions. She deferred, and said she wanted to try them out on a few rehearsals before using them for a show.

Masterpiece was recorded from July 1–July 12, 2015, on Lake Champlain in Essex, New York. [5] [6] Cover artwork [ edit ]

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a b Salmon, Ben (July 6, 2016). "Big Thief's Masterpiece Finds the Right Alchemy". Portland Mercury . Retrieved July 8, 2016. I think it's really valid," Lenker says. "It's probably a useful part of yourself telling you, 'This is vulnerable, this feels really exposed,' and that's like you telling you to treat it with care when you do do it ... Start to share with people, even just one or two people at a time, even just a couple friends who you want to share with, where you feel like this will be a safe place — 'I know that people are actually listening,' and then sharing it there." Weiss, Dan (June 1, 2016). "Review: Big Thief Are Halfway To A Low-Strung 'Masterpiece' ". Spin . Retrieved June 10, 2022.

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Minsker, Evan (August 10, 2021). "Big Thief Share New Songs "Little Things" and "Sparrow": Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 18, 2021. a b c Walker-Smart, Sam (June 6, 2016). "Big Thief - Masterpiece". Clash . Retrieved August 6, 2022. Minsker, Evan (October 6, 2021). "Big Thief Announce 2022 North American Tour, Share New Song "Change": Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 6, 2021.

DeVille, Chris (July 19, 2023). "Big Thief – "Vampire Empire" ". Stereogum . Retrieved July 20, 2023.Big Thief: ' Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You '". 4AD. November 16, 2021 . Retrieved November 24, 2021. Masterpiece is the debut studio album by the American band Big Thief, released through Saddle Creek Records on May 27, 2016. [4] Recording [ edit ] a b Lee, Taila (November 15, 2022). "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". Grammys.com . Retrieved November 15, 2022. I was at the show you guys did last night and I kind of had a question," one student asked towards the end of the session. "After you guys played 'Masterpiece' you mentioned ... that sometimes there were certain parts of songs that are sometimes hard to sing. .. I'll write songs that are about things that are really hard for me to sing about, sometimes, and I don't know how to get over that and be able to perform [them], but [I'm] also afraid of, if I think through it in terms of, 'Get over it and perform it,' am I still going to get an emotional performance? I didn't know how you dealt with that and navigated that." Found In Sound; An Interview with James Krivchenia of Big Thief". Ghettoblastermagazine.com. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on September 19, 2019 . Retrieved August 12, 2019.

Monroe, Jazz (June 9, 2022). "Big Thief Call Off Israel Concerts". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 9, 2022.

Little Things": "Vinsældarlisti v36 11092021" (PDF). RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2021 . Retrieved September 30, 2022. Mythological Beauty" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the UK Physical Singles Chart. [62] Darville, Jordan (November 16, 2021). "Big Thief share "Time Escaping," announce new album". The Fader . Retrieved November 24, 2021.