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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

952.3 million
Updated on 2024-11-20

Monthly listeners

5,820,590

Followers

974,803

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    92,462 listeners
  2. United States
    90,829 listeners
  3. United States
    85,773 listeners
  4. United States
    85,231 listeners
  5. Australia
    71,767 listeners

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Paul - 2023 Remaster
Paul - 2023 Remaster
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Velvet Ring - 2023 Remaster
Velvet Ring - 2023 Remaster
98,127,039 2:36 2016-01-01
Vampire Empire
Vampire Empire
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Shark Smile - Edit
69,553,914 3:15 2017-05-08
Simulation Swarm
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Masterpiece - 2023 Remaster
Masterpiece - 2023 Remaster
35,070,268 3:51 2016-01-01
Change
Change
32,132,345 4:55 2022-02-11
Certainty
Certainty
30,694,425 3:07 2022-02-11
Mythological Beauty
Mythological Beauty
27,789,144 5:07 2017-04-21
Mary
Mary
24,690,981 5:30 2017-06-09
Shark Smile
Shark Smile
21,796,638 3:59 2017-06-09
UFOF
UFOF
21,238,791 3:08 2019-05-03
Not
Not
20,782,852 6:07 2019-08-13
Vegas - 2023 Remaster
Vegas - 2023 Remaster
17,343,202 2:19 2016-01-01
Real Love - 2023 Remaster
Real Love - 2023 Remaster
17,322,272 4:17 2016-01-01
Cattails
Cattails
15,168,413 4:06 2019-05-03
Masterpiece - solo
Masterpiece - solo
12,415,951 4:01 2016-09-02
Pretty Things
Pretty Things
10,208,826 3:05 2017-06-09
Little Things
Little Things
10,096,737 5:45 2021-08-10
Time Escaping
Time Escaping
8,823,022 3:49 2022-02-11
Spud Infinity
Spud Infinity
8,349,988 5:35 2022-02-11
Objects
Objects
7,883,388 2:43 2017-06-09
Heavy Bend
Heavy Bend
7,613,075 1:37 2022-02-11
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
7,456,677 4:44 2022-02-11
Forgotten Eyes
Forgotten Eyes
7,258,142 3:32 2019-10-11
Haley
Haley
6,783,922 3:33 2017-06-09
Sparrow
Sparrow
6,570,047 5:12 2021-08-10
No Reason
No Reason
6,497,157 3:47 2022-02-11
Black Diamonds
Black Diamonds
6,134,838 3:35 2017-06-09
Lorraine - 2023 Remaster
Lorraine - 2023 Remaster
5,585,047 1:53 2016-01-01
Born For Loving You
Born For Loving You
5,536,427 3:34 2023-09-13
Red Moon
Red Moon
5,462,599 4:20 2022-02-11
Capacity
Capacity
5,282,582 3:52 2017-06-09
Two Hands
Two Hands
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Humans - 2023 Remaster
Humans - 2023 Remaster
5,131,867 3:23 2016-01-01
Parallels - 2023 Remaster
Parallels - 2023 Remaster
4,954,046 4:23 2016-01-01
Interstate - 2023 Remaster
Interstate - 2023 Remaster
4,949,617 3:24 2016-01-01
Century
Century
4,941,850 3:07 2019-05-03
Watering
Watering
4,795,356 3:22 2017-06-09
Randy - 2023 Remaster
Randy - 2023 Remaster
4,593,168 3:09 2016-01-01
Orange
Orange
4,560,819 3:30 2019-05-03
Animals - 2023 Remaster
Animals - 2023 Remaster
4,317,630 2:59 2016-01-01
Little Arrow - 2023 Remaster
Little Arrow - 2023 Remaster
4,180,126 1:58 2016-01-01
Wolf
Wolf
4,147,221 4:42 2019-10-11
Flower of Blood
Flower of Blood
4,093,609 4:25 2022-02-11
Contact
Contact
3,968,716 3:54 2019-05-03
Great White Shark
Great White Shark
3,912,299 3:23 2017-06-09
Coma
Coma
3,892,079 3:40 2017-06-09
Shoulders
Shoulders
3,881,481 3:14 2019-10-11
Love in Mine
Love in Mine
3,845,827 3:18 2020-04-29
Dried Roses
Dried Roses
3,599,828 2:36 2022-02-11
Blurred View
Blurred View
3,511,447 4:07 2022-02-11
Rock And Sing
Rock And Sing
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Love Love Love
Love Love Love
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Open Desert
Open Desert
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Wake Me up to Drive
Wake Me up to Drive
3,181,212 3:44 2022-02-11
Promise Is a Pendulum
Promise Is a Pendulum
3,161,379 4:13 2022-02-11
12,000 Lines
12,000 Lines
3,156,875 2:60 2022-02-11
The Only Place
The Only Place
3,131,703 3:14 2022-02-11
From
From
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Blue Lightning
Blue Lightning
2,916,680 3:52 2022-02-11
Strange
Strange
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Breathe in My Lungs
Breathe in My Lungs
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The Toy
The Toy
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Terminal Paradise
Terminal Paradise
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Not - Edit
Not - Edit
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Those Girls
Those Girls
2,147,273 3:22 2019-10-11
Betsy
Betsy
2,047,895 3:28 2019-05-03
Jenni
Jenni
1,991,534 4:12 2019-05-03
Replaced
Replaced
1,818,655 4:54 2019-10-11
Off You
Off You
1,641,489 4:05 2021-03-31
Magic Dealer
Magic Dealer
1,523,748 3:02 2019-05-03
Cut My Hair
Cut My Hair
1,519,355 3:36 2019-10-11
Dandelion
Dandelion
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Mother
Mother
1,188,646 5:49 2016-07-06
Burial At Sea
Burial At Sea
587,815 4:02 2024-10-11
Not - Live at The Bunker Studio
Not - Live at The Bunker Studio
545,611 5:21 2021-05-11
Cattails - Live at The Bunker Studio
Cattails - Live at The Bunker Studio
266,510 4:21 2021-05-11
The Idiot's Maze
The Idiot's Maze
252,711 6:04 2024-10-11
Lorelei
Lorelei
246,032 4:11 2024-10-11
Shoulders - Live at The Bunker Studio
Shoulders - Live at The Bunker Studio
224,249 3:25 2021-05-11
Black Diamonds - Live at The Bunker Studio
Black Diamonds - Live at The Bunker Studio
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Forgotten Eyes - Live at The Bunker Studio
Forgotten Eyes - Live at The Bunker Studio
192,919 3:48 2021-05-11
Old Folks of Farmersville
Old Folks of Farmersville
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I Was Young When I Left Home (feat. Big Thief)
I Was Young When I Left Home (feat. Big Thief)
159,764 4:24 2015-02-27
Terminal Paradise - Live at The Bunker Studio
Terminal Paradise - Live at The Bunker Studio
156,539 3:54 2021-05-11
The Season
The Season
141,563 6:11 2024-10-11
They Don't Say (But It's True)
They Don't Say (But It's True)
81,017 3:29 2024-10-11
Don't Go Crazy (Go In Peace)
Don't Go Crazy (Go In Peace)
69,695 3:21 2024-10-11
Leave It On The Porch Outside
Leave It On The Porch Outside
54,630 3:17 2024-10-11
Nobody Knows
Nobody Knows
51,903 6:36 2024-10-11
There Is a Vine (feat. Jeff Tweedy and Twain)
There Is a Vine (feat. Jeff Tweedy and Twain)
7,398 1:49 2017-11-17

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Off You
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Not
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U.F.O.F.
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Mythological Beauty
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