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Big Thief

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Big Thief's fifth album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, is out now on 4AD. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You is a sprawling double-LP exploring the deepest elements and possibilities of Big Thief. To truly dig into all that the music of Adrianne Lenker, Max Oleartchik, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia desired in 2020, the band decided to write and record a rambling account of growth as individuals, musicians, and chosen family over 4 distinct recording sessions.

In Upstate New York, Topanga Canyon, The Rocky Mountains, and Tucson, Arizona, Big Thief spent 5 months in creation and came out with 45 completed songs. The most resonant of this material was edited down into the 20 tracks that make up DNWMIBIY, a fluid and adventurous listen. The album was produced by drummer James Krivchenia who initially pitched the recording concept for DNWMIBIY back in late 2019 with the goal of encapsulating the many different aspects of Adrianne’s songwriting and the band onto a single record.

“One of the things that bonds us together as a band is pure magic," says Adrianne. "I think we all have the same guide and none of us have ever spoken what it is because we couldn’t name it, but somehow, we are all going for the same thing, and when we hit it... we all know it’s it, but none of us to this day, or maybe ever, will be able to articulate in words what the 'it' is. Something about it is magic to me.”

Total plays

797.2 million
Updated on 2024-07-01

Monthly listeners

3,859,521

Followers

820,911

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    81,427 listeners
  2. United States
    68,627 listeners
  3. United States
    65,343 listeners
  4. United States
    62,622 listeners
  5. Australia
    54,992 listeners

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Most popular tracks

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Paul - 2023 Remaster
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Shark Smile - Edit
Shark Smile - Edit
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Simulation Swarm
Simulation Swarm
43,063,056 4:13 2022-02-11
Velvet Ring - 2023 Remaster
Velvet Ring - 2023 Remaster
38,745,774 2:36 2016-01-01
Masterpiece - 2023 Remaster
Masterpiece - 2023 Remaster
32,529,933 3:51 2016-01-01
Change
Change
28,225,775 4:55 2022-02-11
Certainty
Certainty
28,182,631 3:07 2022-02-11
Mythological Beauty
Mythological Beauty
25,940,057 5:07 2017-04-21
Mary
Mary
23,624,969 5:30 2017-06-09
UFOF
UFOF
20,557,519 3:08 2019-05-03
Shark Smile
Shark Smile
20,388,262 3:59 2017-06-09
Not
Not
19,047,711 6:07 2019-08-13
Vegas - 2023 Remaster
Vegas - 2023 Remaster
16,056,911 2:19 2016-01-01
Real Love - 2023 Remaster
Real Love - 2023 Remaster
15,909,127 4:17 2016-01-01
Cattails
Cattails
14,539,570 4:06 2019-05-03
Masterpiece - solo
Masterpiece - solo
11,713,656 4:01 2016-09-02
Pretty Things
Pretty Things
9,632,236 3:05 2017-06-09
Little Things
Little Things
9,528,355 5:45 2021-08-10
Time Escaping
Time Escaping
8,132,461 3:49 2022-02-11
Spud Infinity
Spud Infinity
7,713,886 5:35 2022-02-11
Forgotten Eyes
Forgotten Eyes
6,933,828 3:32 2019-10-11
Heavy Bend
Heavy Bend
6,770,305 1:37 2022-02-11
Objects
Objects
6,663,153 2:43 2017-06-09
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
6,619,215 4:44 2022-02-11
Haley
Haley
6,286,364 3:33 2017-06-09
No Reason
No Reason
6,132,832 3:47 2022-02-11
Sparrow
Sparrow
6,098,313 5:12 2021-08-10
Black Diamonds
Black Diamonds
5,636,044 3:35 2017-06-09
Capacity
Capacity
5,060,447 3:52 2017-06-09
Lorraine - 2023 Remaster
Lorraine - 2023 Remaster
5,058,131 1:53 2016-01-01
Two Hands
Two Hands
5,058,097 3:52 2019-10-11
Red Moon
Red Moon
5,013,186 4:20 2022-02-11
Century
Century
4,780,930 3:07 2019-05-03
Humans - 2023 Remaster
Humans - 2023 Remaster
4,742,564 3:23 2016-01-01
Watering
Watering
4,573,816 3:22 2017-06-09
Interstate - 2023 Remaster
Interstate - 2023 Remaster
4,551,105 3:24 2016-01-01
Parallels - 2023 Remaster
Parallels - 2023 Remaster
4,537,346 4:23 2016-01-01
Born For Loving You
Born For Loving You
4,529,723 3:34 2023-09-13
Orange
Orange
4,303,882 3:30 2019-05-03
Randy - 2023 Remaster
Randy - 2023 Remaster
4,252,031 3:09 2016-01-01
Wolf
Wolf
3,946,379 4:42 2019-10-11
Animals - 2023 Remaster
Animals - 2023 Remaster
3,933,709 2:59 2016-01-01
Contact
Contact
3,856,646 3:54 2019-05-03
Little Arrow - 2023 Remaster
Little Arrow - 2023 Remaster
3,853,159 1:58 2016-01-01
Flower of Blood
Flower of Blood
3,727,374 4:25 2022-02-11
Love in Mine
Love in Mine
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Coma
Coma
3,695,949 3:40 2017-06-09
Great White Shark
Great White Shark
3,692,086 3:23 2017-06-09
Shoulders
Shoulders
3,630,190 3:14 2019-10-11
Dried Roses
Dried Roses
3,278,817 2:36 2022-02-11
Rock And Sing
Rock And Sing
3,274,338 2:03 2019-10-11
Blurred View
Blurred View
3,219,328 4:07 2022-02-11
Open Desert
Open Desert
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Love Love Love
Love Love Love
2,997,492 4:14 2022-02-11
From
From
2,943,019 3:58 2019-05-03
Wake Me up to Drive
Wake Me up to Drive
2,910,493 3:44 2022-02-11
12,000 Lines
12,000 Lines
2,849,015 2:60 2022-02-11
Promise Is a Pendulum
Promise Is a Pendulum
2,847,591 4:13 2022-02-11
The Only Place
The Only Place
2,799,359 3:14 2022-02-11
Strange
Strange
2,738,749 3:41 2019-05-03
Blue Lightning
Blue Lightning
2,646,180 3:52 2022-02-11
Breathe in My Lungs
Breathe in My Lungs
2,478,021 2:52 2017-04-21
The Toy
The Toy
2,391,503 4:16 2019-10-11
Terminal Paradise
Terminal Paradise
2,200,629 3:25 2019-05-03
Not - Edit
Not - Edit
2,150,722 4:09 2019-08-13
Those Girls
Those Girls
2,076,313 3:22 2019-10-11
Betsy
Betsy
1,983,094 3:28 2019-05-03
Jenni
Jenni
1,932,026 4:12 2019-05-03
Replaced
Replaced
1,750,948 4:54 2019-10-11
Off You
Off You
1,607,481 4:05 2021-03-31
Magic Dealer
Magic Dealer
1,475,398 3:02 2019-05-03
Cut My Hair
Cut My Hair
1,458,136 3:36 2019-10-11
Dandelion
Dandelion
1,304,507 4:41 2016-09-02
Mother
Mother
1,155,307 5:49 2016-07-06
Not - Live at The Bunker Studio
Not - Live at The Bunker Studio
451,169 5:21 2021-05-11
Cattails - Live at The Bunker Studio
Cattails - Live at The Bunker Studio
242,763 4:21 2021-05-11
Shoulders - Live at The Bunker Studio
Shoulders - Live at The Bunker Studio
208,470 3:25 2021-05-11
Black Diamonds - Live at The Bunker Studio
Black Diamonds - Live at The Bunker Studio
182,023 6:17 2021-05-11
Forgotten Eyes - Live at The Bunker Studio
Forgotten Eyes - Live at The Bunker Studio
177,070 3:48 2021-05-11
Terminal Paradise - Live at The Bunker Studio
Terminal Paradise - Live at The Bunker Studio
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I Was Young When I Left Home (feat. Big Thief)
I Was Young When I Left Home (feat. Big Thief)
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There Is a Vine (feat. Jeff Tweedy and Twain)
There Is a Vine (feat. Jeff Tweedy and Twain)
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New releases

Vampire Empire / Born For Loving You
Vampire Empire / Born For Loving You
2023-09-13
[4AD]
Vampire Empire
Vampire Empire
2023-07-19
[4AD]
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
2022-02-11
[4AD]
Little Things/Sparrow
Little Things/Sparrow
2021-08-10
[4AD]
Live at The Bunker Studio
Live at The Bunker Studio
2021-05-11
[4AD]
Off You
Off You
2021-03-31
[4AD]
Love In Mine
Love In Mine
2020-04-29
[4AD]
Two Hands
Two Hands
2019-10-11
[4AD]
Not
Not
2019-08-13
[4AD]
U.F.O.F.
U.F.O.F.
2019-05-03
[4AD]
Capacity
Capacity
2017-06-09
[4AD]
Shark Smile (Edit)
Shark Smile (Edit)
2017-05-08
[Saddle Creek]
Shark Smile (Edit)
Shark Smile (Edit)
2017-05-08
[4AD]
Mythological Beauty
Mythological Beauty
2017-04-21
[Saddle Creek]
Mythological Beauty
Mythological Beauty
2017-04-21
[4AD]
Dandelion
Dandelion
2016-09-02
[4AD]
Mother
Mother
2016-07-06
[Weathervane Music Organization]
Masterpiece
Masterpiece
2016-05-27
[4AD]
Masterpiece (2023 Remaster)
Masterpiece (2023 Remaster)
2016-01-01
[4AD]