![]() Comprised of four sides, five tracks each, which we're told in the Bandcamp press release were recorded in four different recording sessions, each yielding a drastically different style. cements is that nothing about Big Thief is set in stone, which is in its own way an absolutely remarkable achievement.Īny album that can be divided into quarters of EP length is a behemoth, but this one goes the extra step of specifically presenting itself as a four-quadrant experience. Instead, a doubling down on their unapologetically weirdest influences instead, a scattershot sampling of basically every sound they can conjure, recorded in every different way. What a relief, in a way, that it's not any of that. ![]() This 80+ minutes of music should have been an ambitious but consistent song cycle, a neatly tied bow on Big Thief's career thus far, cementing them as indie rock luminaries well on their way to a legendary legacy. ![]() It's hard to think of another band in the game who've earned the cultural capital and goodwill - through years of hard work, sheer consistency and critical acclaim - to ask fans to buy in on an album like Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, with its hefty ante and unclear payoff to those still skeptical of Big Thief's distinctive charms. If there's any band fully primed to release a year-dominating, career-summising, discourse-creating double album of their signature brand of raw, vibified indie rock, it's Big Thief. Review Summary: Indie rock luminaries release the definitive anti-statement.
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