Adrianne Lenker fra Big Thief annoncerer hele to nye album i dag – songs og instrumentals
I dag kan Big Thiefs Adrianne Lenker annoncere udgivelsen af to nye album, songs og instrumentals, der udkommer d. 23. oktober 2020 på 4AD / Playground Music. Begge album er skrevet og indspillet, i selvvalgt eksil, i en simpel hytte, dybt ude i skoven, i det vestlige Massachusetts under den nuværende pandemi.
Som smagsprøve forud for de kommende album, udgiver Lenker samtidig førstesinglen ’anything’. Sangen giver et blik ind i Adriannes indadvendte, stille og magiske musikalske univers.
Lenkers magnetiske stemme refererer på ’anything’ til en byge af minder og smukke visioner og billeder – den varme sol, saftige mangoer, familier, der skændes juleaften, rækker af træer. Og samtidig er det i bund og grund en smuk, smuk kærlighedssang: ”weren’t we the stars in heaven // weren’t we the salt in the sea // dragon in the new warm mountain // didn’t you believe in me?”.
Lyt til ’anything’ her.
songs og instrumentals er to distinkte samlinger af sange, begge skrevet og indspillet i april, efter Big Thiefs turné blev afbrudt i marts på grund af pandemien.
Efter at have vendt tilbage til USA fra Europa, bosatte Lenker sig i en simpel hytte i det vestlige Massachusetts.
“I grew really connected to the space itself,” siger Lenker. “The one room cabin felt like the inside of an acoustic guitar -- it was such a joy to hear the notes reverberate in the space.”
For at indfange stemningen og følelsen af hytten, har Lenker fået hjælp fra tekniker Philip Weinrobe, til at finde en masse båndoptagere og en stak XLR kabler, der blev sat sammen til et studie i løbet af tre uger. Til sidst kunne Lenker og Weinrobe endelig begynde at optage, selvom den eneste båndoptager duoen havde til rådighed, var Philips batteridrevne Sony Walkman. Heldigvis kom en ven dem til undsætning med fundet af en Otari 8 Track, som de har kunne optage på.
Ni af de nye sange er skrevet under indspilningerne.
“I had a handful of songs that I was planning on recording, but by the time Phil arrived I was on a whole new level of heartsick and the songs were flying through my ears,” siger Lenker. “I was basically lying in the dirt half the time. We went with the flow. A lot of the focus was on getting nourishment from our meals. We cooked directly on the woodstove, and we went on walks to the creek every day to bathe. I’m grateful that this music has come into existence. These songs have helped me heal. I hope that at least in some small way this music can be a friend to you.”
Indspilningerne til songs og instrumentals er 100% analoge, ingen digitale processer er brugt i indspilningerne eller i produktionen. Weinrobe beskriver processen:
“Not only does this process allow for a very specific type of sonic experience to come alive, but the process also dictates how we work. The fine-toothed editing and micro adjustments that every modern record relies on are not available. The computer screen is not glowing while the music is being recorded. The entire workflow becomes a part of the music in a way that is simply not possible when working in digital audio. AAA is a very labor and resource intensive process and it has a wide array of limitations compared to digital record making, but there is no other way we could have achieved both the capture and delivery of this music without it.”
Albummets flotte artwork er malerier kreeret af Adriennes bedstemor, Diane Lee.
songs Tracklist
1. two reverse
2. ingydar
3. anything
4. forwards beckon rebound
5. heavy focus
6. half return
7. come
8. zombie girl
9. not a lot, just forever
10. dragon eyes
11. my angel
instrumentals Tracklist
1. music for indigo
2. mostly chimes
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