Big Thief

Buck Meek had planned on touring with Big Thief for most of 2020, but when the pandemic hit he went swimming instead. Here are his top 10 places to dive in.

The 2021 End of the Road Festival is currently set to happen September 2-5 in Dorset UK with Pixies, Big Thief, Perfume Genius and King Krule headlining.

Also nominated this year: Fiona Apple, Fontaines DC, Bonny Light Horseman, The Strokes, Brittany Howard, Michael Kiwanuka, Sturgill Simpson, Haim, Tame Impala, Laura Marling and more.

Adrianne performs five songs from her excellent new album with just an acoustic guitar, and it’s a genuinely captivating performance…

Listen to new songs by Hannah Georgas/Matt Berninger, Andy Shauf, Lavender Diamond, Lande Hekt, Kali Masi, Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger, Swampbeast, Less Than Jake, La Femme, Buck Meek, Romero, and more…

The album was co-produced by Big Thief singer/guitarist Adrianne Lenker and frequent Big Thief producer Andrew Sarlo, and it features Big Thief’s rhythm section…

Bright Eyes, Phoebe Bridgers, Angel Olsen, Beach House, Death Cab for Cutie, Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters, Jeff Rosenstock, Jenny Lewis, Jimmy Eat World, Julien Baker, Keith Morris, Sharon Van Etten, Sleater-Kinney, and many more have also lent their support to ”We Need Every Voice.”

This week’s Notable Releases include Big Thief singer Adrianne Lenker’s cabin-in-the-woods solo album, Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band reunion, Junglepussy, PUP, Pallbearer, and more…

The NYC prog metal band’s diverse playlist includes songs by The Damned, Big Thief, This Is The Kit, Best Coast, Protest The Hero, Tyler the Creator, The Acacia Strain, PUP, Rage Against The Machine, Mastodon, and more…

”Writing these songs was a process of creating talismans,” Buck says, ”little prayers and visions from within the constant flux of pain, healing, and discovery – that I could return to for perspective, and share with those in need.”