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3 days ago
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Big Thief Share New Singles ‘Grandmother [ft. Laraaji]' & ‘Los Angeles'
Big Thief release two new singles, ' Grandmother ' and ' Los Angeles ', from their sixth studio album, Double Infinity, out 5 September 2025. The singles follow last month's 'euphoric ode to the all-encompassing haze of desire,' (Paste) ' All Night All Day ' and lead single ' Incomprehensible '. 'Grandmother' is the first song all three members of Big Thief wrote together and grapples with generational love and pain. To her grandmother, Adrianne Lenker sings: 'It's alright, everything that happened, happened / So what's the use of holding? It's unfolding / We're all insane / We are made of love / We are also made of pain.' In the song's chorus, Lenker concludes, 'Gonna turn it all into rock and roll.' Laraaji features on backing vocals and zither. Classic and steadfast, 'Los Angeles' is a song of revival about past lovers turning into friends. 'I'll follow you forever. Even without looking. You call we come together,' Lenker sings, reflecting on how time may reshape love, but can't sink it. The chorus names the magic spell that first bound them, and still braids their lives: 'You sang for me. You sang for me.' It may be the most immediate and classic song the band have yet released. Double Infinity was recorded last winter at the Power Station, New York City. For three solid weeks, the trio would ride bicycles on frozen streets between Brooklyn and Manhattan, meeting in Power's Station's warm wood-panelled room. Together with a community of musicians (Alena Spanger, Caleb Michel, Hannah Cohen, Jon Nellen, Joshua Crumbly, June McDoom, Laraaji, Mikel Patrick Avery, Mikey Buishas) they would play for nine hours a day, tracking together – simultaneously – improvising arrangements and making collective discoveries. The album was recorded live with minimal overdubs. Double Infinity was produced, engineered and mixed by longtime Big Thief collaborator Dom Monks. Double Infinity will be released digitally and on cassette, CD, and standard black vinyl. Limited green and 'Sparkle Universe' vinyl editions will be available via indie retailers and Big Thief/4AD webstores respectively.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Big Thief: ‘Our bassist leaving was like a divorce... the change is very significant'
I'm not one of those people that's like, 'I can't listen to my own music,'' says Adrianne Lenker, the ineffably serene frontwoman of Big Thief. 'I f***ing love our music! Like, it's good! It's so fun to listen to.' She says that Double Infinity, the American indie band's new record, is 'one of my favourite albums ever'. Put these words in the mouth of someone like Liam Gallagher or Drake, and it might sound like excruciating egotism. Coming from Lenker, it just sounds like the truth. It helps, of course, that she's bang on the money: Big Thief's music is fun to listen to – albeit a soulful, bittersweet, altogether quite involved type of fun. After breaking onto the scene with 2016's Masterpiece, the band rapidly became one of the most respected and consistent forces in modern music. They are the sort of band that inspires ardent fanaticism: dense and vibrant on record, even more so live. The three members of Big Thief – Lenker (guitar, vocals, and the bulk of the songwriting), Buck Meek (guitar, backing vocals) and James Krivchenia (drums) – are lounging around a suite at a trendy hotel in London's Kings Cross, a few days after the release of 'Incomprehensible', Double Infinity's hopeful, contemplative first single. The album is their first recorded as a three-piece – following the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik last June, due to what was described at the time as 'interpersonal reasons'. 'It feels like a new era, like beginning again,' Lenker says. 'But then I often have that feeling with art, and music.' The steroidal prolificness of Big Thief's output has been something of an awed running joke among fans and critics since 2019, when they released two immaculate albums, UFOF and Two Hands, within a five-month period. Double Infinity arrives on a more conventional timeline, being the band's first release since the brilliant 2022 double album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You. Well, that's if you don't count last year's album Dance of Love, by singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman, on which Big Thief served as the backing band. Or the odd standalone single ('Vampire Empire' and 'Born for Loving You', for instance). Or the trio's solo projects, which include, for Lenker, a Grammy-nominated solo album, a charity EP in aid of Palestine, and a 43-track live album, all released within the last year and a half. Meek released his third studio solo album, Haunted Mountain, in 2023, while Krivchenia has been all over the place: releasing a solo album and recording with artists such as Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Gracie Abrams. For Double Infinity, there were, says Meek, 'something like 50 or 60 songs floating around that we started moving in different places. But then we narrowed down.' They recorded 16 songs, nine of which made the final cut. The conception of the album was slow and collaborative, involving lots of what Lenker describes as 'imagination storms'. 'We did that for almost two years,' she recalls, 'and then we tried to record the album with just the three of us in isolation in the woods. But we realised that we really wanted to open up the doors and bring in a big community of people that we admire.' So they switched to the famous Power Station studio in Manhattan (where Bowie's Let's Dance, Madonna's Like a Virgin and Springsteen's Born in the USA were recorded) and roped in a team of choice musicians to fill out the sound. 'The process was very intuitive, we just went purely on instinct,' says Meek. 'There was very little conversation at all – no one had heard the music leading up to the session. We would put together a groove really quick, and it just self-arranged, based on people's instincts. The group created this kind of critical mass… this momentum where there isn't any time for questioning.' 'We were definitely different, on the other side of making the album,' says Lenker. 'We'll carry that with us forever. Like, I play differently now because of the influence in that room. Like, my syncopation is different.' There's something enjoyably eccentric about Lenker. At one point, the 34-year-old rotates and sits upside down on the sofa, almost cat-like, her head dangling above the floor, eyes closed in thought. Born in Indianapolis, Lenker was raised in a series of what she's described as Christian cults. (The most extreme of these, in which the family lived until she was four, had, she later told The New Yorker, a strict culture of biblical shame: 'My sister's name was evil, because it wasn't in the Bible. Certain shapes were evil, too, like the star. When we prayed, the Bible couldn't touch the floor.') For most of her childhood, Lenker lived in and around Minnesota in the upper Midwest (probably best known to Brits as Fargo country); you can hear it passingly in her accent, in the cosy lilt of words like 'sturdy'. By age eight, she had already moved around a lot, and started writing songs; she released her first record at 13, under the auspices of her musician father. She met Meek in 2012, first pairing up creatively – releasing an album as a duo, 2014's a-sides and b-sides, before forming Big Thief in 2015 – and then romantically. Lenker and Meek were married for three years, divorcing in 2018. But they have continued playing together, harmoniously. Now it feels sturdy, and like where we're meant to be. It feels like the three of us are strong, and inspired Adrianne Lenker, singer-songwriter Last year, the band embarked on a short European tour, in which they debuted, experimented with and honed many of the songs that would go on to form Double Infinity, and which included a headline slot at Wales's mountain-flanked Green Man festival. A few days ago, I was speaking to someone who described that set as 'historic': a word that would probably sound like hyperbole to anyone who wasn't there. 'There was a magic that night,' Lenker says. Tracks such as 'Grandmother' – the first song co-written by all three band members, channelling inter-generational feelings into rock 'n' roll – or the searching, propulsive 'Words' – became immediate favourites. 'Incomprehensible' was an unfamiliar song that nonetheless had the crowd singing along in rapture. 'So much of what we played on that tour felt really tough,' admits Lenker. It was tough, in part, behind the scenes: that being their first time playing without Oleartchik. (For the tour, they were joined by Justin Felton on bass, as well as Jon Nellen on a second drum kit.) Lenker grows, for a moment, slightly sombre. Meek places a hand on her arm. 'It feels very different than what we're used to, because we spent 10 years as a four.' she says. 'We have partnerships together. We spend so much time together, we basically live together, and have been through so much. It's like a marriage. So the change is very significant. 'It took a while, just like getting a divorce would. Like when Buck and I got divorced… It took a while to smooth out into the new space where we are.' Meek did in fact briefly step back from the band, during a tour while the divorce was at its rawest. Lenker would go on to write songs about the breakup, which the band would perform onstage – a sort of exposing process, though one that Meek was 'supportive of', according to Krivchenia. The confessional aspect of Lenker's songwriting does not seem, at the moment, to have extended to Oleartchik's departure, which remains, for now, slightly opaque. Fans have speculated that the Israeli bassist's exit was related to his politics surrounding Palestine, but the band have not addressed this. In 2022, the band cancelled two controversial gigs in Oleartchik's hometown of Tel Aviv, having initially defended the decision to perform in Israel on social media. Announcing the cancellation, they described the 'recklessness and naïvete' of their previous defence of the gig, which they said had stemmed from 'a simple belief that music can heal', before adding, 'We now recognise that the shows we had booked do not honour that sentiment.' Double Infinity sheds no light on the rift; for the remaining three, it seems like there is a comfort in the reset. 'Now it feels sturdy, and like where we're meant to be. It feels like the three of us are strong, and inspired,' says Lenker. The other two band members nod. 'It feels like the three of us are motivated, and equally committed to each other, as friends and creative partners,' says Meek. '[For Double Infinity], we opened it up' – also like a marriage, I suppose – 'and let go of all control, not delegating anything. I could really feel our core within that.' 'Big Thief,' says Lenker, 'is something that is flexible and fluid, and can expand and contract. In those moments of playing with everybody, we were all Big Thief.' 'It's just a name,' adds Meek – echoing, perhaps unintentionally, one of the lyrics in 'All Night All Day', Double Infinity's second single: 'Love is just a name/ It's a thing we say/ For what pulls through/ 'Til we come together.' The track, incidentally, is wonderful – Lenker's songwriting at its precise and soul-stirring best. Given Lenker's place at the head of the group, and the sheer rarity of her talent, Big Thief is too often discussed through the sole lens of her artistry. But there's a real parity to the way the band interact, musically and conversationally. Meek – a 38-year-old Texan steeped in the music of Townes Van Zandt, with a soft-spoken voice and a lively dress sense – speaks about the significance of leading his own band, via his solo project. 'There, I get to develop empathy for my band,' he says. 'When I come back to Big Thief, I think I understand Adrianne's position, her mindset as a band leader.' Krivchenia, 36, is a man of preternatural mellowness, which transforms, on stage, into a sort of ecstatic abandon. 'I feel like we're all sort of bringing back these different things, or songs, that we collect, through our musical endeavours when we're not together,' he says. 'And just, like, life! We're all busy, and living our own wild lives too, and then we come back to Big Thief and there's so much to catch up on that just feeds into the band. It doesn't feel like this stale thing.' Towards the end of our interview, I start to feel more like a fly on the wall, as the three bandmates start joking and ruminating on each other's answers. Lenker says that life is like 'no small potatoes', prompting a minute of discussion about potatoes, metaphorical and otherwise. I ask about regret, and they muse, loosely and cerebrally, for 10 minutes. Meek gets up to use the bathroom; when he comes back a few minutes later, they're still on the subject. 'What's funny about regret is that it has to do with the illusion of control,' says Lenker. 'And sure, there are creative choices I might have made on records, had I known then what I know now. Or there are things that we said on social media that were ill-informed, or not well thought out in the moment. But you have to have grace for yourself and each other – as long as your heart's in the right place and you're earnest about wanting to grow, which I believe we all are.' She pauses. 'We're just here to learn, and it's finite, and nobody escapes it,' Lenker adds. 'The price you pay for learning is some of the things you lose along the way.' Again, in the wrong context, there might be something didactic about this answer – or else a sort of rote, schmaltzy banality. But Big Thief is a band of probing honesty, and these words, again, ring out as true as any. 'Double Infinity' by Big Thief is released on 5 September on 4AD, and is available to pre-order at
Scoop
09-07-2025
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BIG THIEF Share New Single 'All Night All Day'; New Album 'Double Infinity' To Be Released On 5 September
Big Thief release ' All Night All Day '. the second single from their sixth studio album, Double Infinity, out 5 September 2025. Following lead single 'Incomprehensible', boasting 'crunchy psych-folk guitars, a smorgasbord of percussion, and the delicate power of Adrianne Lenker 's voice', 'All Night All Day' is an expression of love and desire without shame. Lenker sings: 'Swallow poison swallow sugar / Sometimes they taste the same / But I know your is neither / And love is just a name/ It's a thing we say for what pulls through / 'Til we come together.' Here, she asserts love is neither bitter nor sweet, but something deeper than both – deeper than sensation. It is the "eye behind the essence" which is bigger than naming. Making love can be the expression of this nameless thing. Double Infinity is the follow-up to 2022's Grammy-nominated album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, recorded last winter at the Power Station, New York City. For three solid weeks, the trio would ride bicycles on frozen streets between Brooklyn and Manhattan, meeting in Power's Station's warm wood-panelled room. Together with a community of musicians (Alena Spanger, Caleb Michel, Hannah Cohen, Jon Nellen, Joshua Crumbly, June McDoom, Laraaji, Mikel Patrick Avery, Mikey Buishas) they would play for nine hours a day, tracking together – simultaneously – improvising arrangements and making collective discoveries. Double Infinity was produced, engineered and mixed by longtime Big Thief collaborator Dom Monks. 'How can beauty that is living be anything but true?' Adrianne asks as she drives nose against the future with childhood mementos on 'Incomprehensible'. She understands, 'everything I see from now on will be something new.' The silver hairs on her shoulders are new as well. Yet fear of aging is cracked by proof. If a life is shaped by living, 'Let gravity be my sculptor, let the wind do my hair.' Being born, then staying a while, remains the greatest mystery. Adrianne claims her place and time. 'Incomprehensible, let me be.' Double Infinity will be released digitally and on cassette, CD, and standard black vinyl. Limited green and 'Sparkle' vinyl editions will be available via indie retailers and Big Thief/4AD webstores respectively. BIG THIEF – DOUBLE INFINITY Tracklisting: A1. Incomprehensible A2. Words A3. Los Angeles A4. All Night All Day A5. Double Infinity B6. No Fear B7. Grandmother [ft. Laraaji] B8. Happy With You B9. How Could I Have Known
Yahoo
09-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Mariah Carey Seemingly Teases New Album, With Single Possibly Coming Really Soon
Mariah Carey is stepping into a new era. After going nearly seven years without dropping a proper album, the pop superstar appeared to tease on social media that she has a new LP in the works — and the first taste of it may be coming sooner than you think. In one video posted Monday (June 2), Mimi looks as glamorous as ever while sitting in a car, listening to a single with a groovy club beat on the radio. The video then cuts to a shot of the screen displaying an untitled track — 'T:D_MC16.mp3.' 'To show my appreciation for your support, thank you DJs,' Carey's smoky voice says as the track heats up. More from Billboard Mariah Carey's 'The Emancipation of Mimi': All 18 Original Tracks Ranked for Its 20th Anniversary (Staff Picks) Jessie J Reveals 'Early Breast Cancer' Diagnosis: 'Cancer Sucks in Any Form' Big Thief Announce New Album, 'Double Infinity' The clip then pans to the car's license plate, which displays the following: 'MC16.' The caption reads, 'What's your type?' — the same message that the video ends with. Based on the license plate, it looks like the Songbird Supreme is finally following up 2018's Caution, which was the 15th album in her discography — as in, her next LP will be her 16th, or 'MC16.' It would also appear that the first single could arrive Friday (June 6), based on another video Carey posted on Instagram one day after the first one. In the second clip, she sits again in a car while music plays on the stereo system, the engine loudly running before the shot cuts to a message reading, 'June 6.' Billboard has reached out to Carey's reps for comment. Though the 'Obsessed' singer has been active over the years with her yearly 'All I Want for Christmas' pushes, fans have been growing increasingly impatient for fresh music. Carey's last album, Caution, reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200, one of 18 top 10 entries she's scored on the chart over the course of her career. The new teasers come just a few days after Carey celebrated the 20th anniversary of one of her most iconic albums, The Emancipation of Mimi, which spent two weeks at No. 1 in 2005. To mark the occasion, she recently released a special multi-disc anniversary edition of the project, featuring remixes, bonus tracks, radio mixes and a cappella cuts compiled together in one place for the first time. See Carey's posts below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
04-06-2025
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BE:FIRST's ‘GRIT' Debuts at No. 1, CANDY TUNE's ‘BAIBAI FIGHT!' Breaks Into Top 20 on Japan Hot 100
BE:FIRST's 'GRIT' blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released June 4. The CD version of the track went on sale on May 28, two days after being dropped digitally. The song launched with 105,783 copies to hit No. 2 for sales, while dominating downloads, radio airplay, video views and coming in at No. 4 for streaming. More from Billboard Jessie J Reveals 'Early Breast Cancer' Diagnosis: 'Cancer Sucks in Any Form' Big Thief Announce New Album, 'Double Infinity' Neil Young Invites Donald Trump to Summer Tour 'If There Is Not Martial Law by Then' 'Muchu' by the boy band also jumped 15-8 to break into the top 10. It's a track off the group's 'GRIT' single and was digitally released ahead of the title track on Apr. 25. It topped downloads on the chart released Apr. 30 and debuted on the Japan Hot 100 at No. 13. This week, the release of the CD version fueled the track and downloads gained 180% compared to the week before, while streaming is up 102%, and video up 135%. Hey! Say! JUMP's 'encore' bows at No. 2. The eight-member boy band's 35th single is being featured as the theme song for the drama series starring member Keii Inoo. The track rules sales with 213,556 copies sold in its first week, while hitting No. 16 for downloads, No. 63 for streaming, No. 23 for radio and No. 21 for video. Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'KUSUSHIKI' rises a notch to No. 3. Streams, downloads, and karaoke for the track gained this week, possibly powered by the new YouTube Premium commercial featuring the song, released May 28. At No.4 is the title track of OCTPATH's seventh single, 'Mata Natsu ni Kaerou' (Let's go back to summer again). The track written by RYOJI from Ketsumeishi sold 75,111 copies in its first week to hit No. 3 for sales. HANA's 'ROSE' is up a position to No. 5. Karaoke and radio for the new girl group's debut single gained 106% and 110%, respectively. HANA made headlines recently when awarded the Best New Artist (Singer) award at the ASIA STAR ENTERTAINER AWARDS 2025 Presented by ZOZOTOWN. In other chart moves, CANDY TUNE's 'BAIBAI FIGHT!' soars 62-19. The song was released in April 2024, but the seven-member ASOBISYSTEM girl group performed it on YouTube's THE FIRST TAKE (May 23) and also at the KAWAII LAB. SESSION Vol.14 in Makuhari event on May 25. Streams are up 148% compared to last week and video soared 317%, placing the song in the top 20 for the first time. The second half of the year begins this week for Billboard Japan's charts, and recurrent rules have been implemented on the Japan Hot 100 and Hot Albums tallies. The Streaming Songs chart is exempt from the recurrent criteria, and will be calculated in the same way as it has been up to the 2025 mid-year list. The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data. See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from May 26 to June 1, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan's English X account. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
