Release Date: February 11th, 2022
you know how i took a break from music during the later half of the 2010s? well, that caused me to know who Big Thief were, but I never took the time to digest them. My favorite song of theirs was
"Mythological Beauty" and i did listen to Adrianne's solo record, but to be honest, i found most of their work to be basic boring folk music.
Review: I was preparing myself to say the same thing about this record and on first listen, it did sound a big boring, samey, and what you would expect from this band. Granted, i haven't listened to enough of their music to be able to recite a song in my head. I guess I needed to take off my kpop hat for this record because there aren't songs that would sound good on a workout playlist, but I found myself getting lost in the music, especially in the first half. Due to the overall length, its probably normal that the 2nd half felt tiring, but i remained captivated. At times, I'm reminded of Mount Eerie and I'm amazed at how her voice can make the melodies to a simply guitar fingering pattern. But on songs like "Little Things" where it's cluttered with noise, it sounds so joyful.
Summary: Not the biggest believer in the band, but this album convinced me otherwise. So many good songs.
Favorite Songs: Time Escaping, Spud Infinity, Little Things, Heavy Bend, Red Moon, No Reason, Wake Me up to Drive, Simulation Swarm.
Rating: 9/10
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