Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker Announces New album & tour, Shares New Song 'Sadness as a Gift'
Bright future Out March 22 via 4AD
January 17, 2024
Photo: Germaine Dunes
Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker has announced a new solo album. Bright future, and shared a new song from it, “Sadness as a Gift.” He has also announced several North American tour dates for this summer and fall. Bright future will be released on March 22 via 4AD. Listen to “Sadness as a Gift” below, followed by the tracklist and album art.
In 2020, Lenker released two solo albums, one self-titled songs and another simply titled organicallythrough 4AD. Bright future will be her first solo album since then. Philip Weinrobe co-produced the album, which also features contributions from Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson and Josefin Runsteen.
In the fall of 2022, Lenker was pleased that three of her friends (“some of my favorite people,” as Hakeem, Davidson and Runstein describe in a press release) had time to take a break from her their music career and join her in Double Infinity, an analog studio in a forest. The three musicians didn't know each other that well. “I had no idea what the outcome would be,” Lenker admits, but says the results turned out well. “It was magical,” he says.
Of Davidson, Lenker says, “I've known Mat for a long time. It doesn't matter which instrument, his spirit pours out.”
Lenker has known Hakim since she was 17. “The way Nick held my songs, he gave every ounce of love,” she says.
Of the trio of collaborators, Lenker adds, “I think the audience these people have are some of the best listeners I know musically. They have an extreme presence.”
Summarizing his recording Bright future, says: “It felt like everyone's nervous system was released. Once we were INTO the song, somehow we just knew. No one stopped a shot. We didn't hear back. I only heard after they had all left.'
Bright future features “Ruined,” a new song Lenker shared via a music video in December. “Ruined” was one of the songs of the week.
In September 2023, Big Thief shared a new song, “Born For Loving You”. It was followed by “Vampire Empire”, a new song shared by the band in July 2023.
Read our 2016 Big Thief interview, Pleased to Meet You.
Read our 2017 interview with Big Thief at Capacity.
Bright future Track List:
1. Real House
2. Grief as a gift
3. A fool
4. No Machine
5. Free Treasure
6. Vampire Empire
7. Evolution
8. Candle flame
9. Already lost
10. The cell phone says
11. Donut stitch
12. Ruined
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Adrianne Lenker tour Dates: Thu March 21 – Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears
Fri 19 Apr – Galway, IE @ The Black Box * SOLD OUT
Sat. April 20 – Kilkenny, IE @ St. Canice's Cathedral * SOLD OUT
Sun. April 21 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street * SOLD OUT
Marry. April 24th – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket + SOLD OUT
Thu 25 Apr – Manchester, UK @ The Hall at Aviva Studios + SOLD OUT
Sat. April 27 – London, UK @ Barbican Center = SOLD OUT
Sun. April 28 – London, UK @ Barbican Center = SOLD OUT
Mon 29 Apr – Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon + SOLD OUT
Thu May 2 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon +
Fri May 3 – Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royale +
Sun. May 5 – Amsterdam, NL @ The Concertgebouw = SOLD OUT
Mon May 6 – Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast =
Tue May 7 – Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel =
Fri May 10 – Copenhagen, DK @ The Royal Danish Academy of Music = SOLD OUT
Sat. May 11 – Stockholm, NA @ Berns =
Sun. May 12 – Oslo, NO @ Chateau Neuf =
Sun. June 9 – Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theater %
Mon June 10 – Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theater %
Marry. June 12 – Albuquerque, NM @ KiMO Theater %
Thu June 13 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater %
Sat. June 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Theater at Ace Hotel =
Sun. June 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Theater at Ace Hotel +
Mon June 17th – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater =
Thu June 20 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall =
Fri June 21 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall +
Sat. June 22 – Seattle, Washington @ Paramount Theater +
Tue June 25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot =
Marry. June 26 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom =
Fri June 28 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater =
Sat. June 29 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theater =
Mon Nov 11 – Northampton, MA @ Academy Of Music Theater ^
Tue Nov 12 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Shubert Theater ^
Marry. November 13 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Shubert Theater ^
Fri Nov 15 – Montreal, QC @ L'Olympia ^
Sat. November 16 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theater ^
Tue Nov 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theater ^
Thu Nov 21 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern ^
Fri Nov 22nd – Durham, NC @ TBA ^
Sat. November 23 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem ^
Mon Nov 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
Tue Nov 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
* with Ellie O'Neill
+ with Nick Hakim
= with Twain
% with Steve Fisher
^ with Susan Vallee
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