Bright Future (CD)

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Just recently announced, Bright Future is our Big Thief fronting heroine's first solo album since the gorgeous pairing of songs and instrumentals in 2020, and we couldn't be more breathless with anticipation. If the two songs released already from Adrianne Lenker's new solo album are anything to go by, we're set to have our hearts obliterated like never before. Thankfully, Lenker doesn't have to undertake this soul searching voyage alone, with the trio of Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson (Twine), and Swedish strings player Josefin Runsteen brought together from their corners of the music world to add their own touches of magic to the mix. Adrianne, we're ready to be heartbroken! - Flying Out

On Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker, a songwriter known for turns of phrase and currents of rhyme, says it plainly, “you have my heart // I want it back.” documented with analog precision, what began as an experiment in collaboration, became proofadriannes heart did return, full to the brim, daring her into the unknown.

Admirers of Adriannes solo music and big thiefwillfind on bright future her reliable talent captured in stunning, magnetic clarity. In the company of parlor instruments,adriannes modern melodic and lyrical inventions create new traditions. Her vocal flights at times outwit gravity, then land, guiding along an earthly path. The wholeness of the unspliced recordings preserve a time of musical friendship during agoldenseason.

Tracklist
  1. Real House
  2. Sadness as a Gift 
  3. Fool
  4. No Machine
  5. Free Treasure
  6. Vampire Empire
  7. Evol
  8. Candleflame
  9. Already Lost
  10. Cell Phone Says
  11. Donut Seam
  12. Ruined