Big Thief

Since emerging onto the national scene with their 2016 debut <i>Masterpiece</i>, Brooklyn-based Big Thief has floored listeners with arresting songwriting and substantial risk-taking. Led by Adrienne Lenker (guitar/vocals), Big Thief crafts sparse, delicate songs that teem with both violence and vulnerability. Lenker’s breathy, measured vocals veer in unexpected directions, from the barely audible to near-operatic highs in the span of a single song. Big Thief’s modern torch songs, while undeniably haunting, are ultimately humane meditations on love and loss, imbued with humility and subtle humor. –– EM

Blues rock, Folk rock, Country music, Americana