It’s nice to record without the intention of releasing the thing you’re making. I thought we might just stuff the tapes in a shoebox in a closet and find them years later. It was a really relaxing way of recording. Several months later, I went out to Hudson, NY, and we filled eight cassette tapes, with one song played through a few times per 15-minute tape. “After Luke saw the show, he had an idea to capture the simple raw form of the songs played solo.

Fortunately, Here We Go kindly offered me the empty seat in their truck, and I went ahead to play two solo shows while the rest of the band fixed Bonnie. They offer a first public hearing for ‘Dandelion’, a beguiling new song from Lenker’s visionary pen while the version of ‘Masterpiece contained here casts a new light on the title track of their acclaimed debut LP.Įxplaining how the recordings came about, Lenker says: “On tour with Here We Go Magic, our van, Bonnie, broke down in the Rocky Mountains. Put to tape one wintry day in early 2016, the recordings find Temple capturing Lenker in a searching, intimate performance. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped.

Early life edit Lenker was born in Indianapolis and was raised in a Christian cult until the age of six, 1 2 but she primarily grew up in Minnesota. This performance was recorded on February 25, 2020. New 7″ Containing Solo Versions Of ‘MASTERPIECE’ And New Track ‘DANDELION’įirst pressing limited to 500 copies, Big Thief are proud to unveil a 7″ containing solo acoustic performances from frontwoman Adrianne Lenker, here recorded by Luke Temple of Here We Go Magic, all adorned with a cover painting by Temple. Adrianne Elizabeth Lenker (born July 9, 1991) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of Big Thief.

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