Double Infinity
After the stylistic sprawl of 2022’s *Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You*, Big Thief’s sixth album finds the group bringing their increasingly distinctive sound closer to the vest in a literal sense: *Double Infinity* is their first album as a proper trio, following the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik. As a result, these nine songs—woolly, warm, and with frissons of electricity coursing through their veins—capture Big Thief in a state of ragged intimacy, every melodic turn and shift in instrumentation expanding and contracting like a pair of lungs. The rumbling drum fills and strummy framework of “Words” seemingly stretch for miles on end, while the nearly seven-minute “No Fear” carries a faint gothiness in its inky guitar lines that drip around Adrianne Lenker’s bruising vocals. More so than on any other Big Thief album to date, rock music is the name of the game here; even “Grandmother,” which features ambient legend Laraaji lending vocal incantations, bursts and blooms in a manner not unlike what was coming out of the 1970s Laurel Canyon scene. Wild-eyed and positively hot-blooded, *Double Infinity* is the work of a band that never stops evolving, even as they continue to sound singularly like themselves.
The cosmic folk band’s sixth album is their first as a trio. But they still sound loose, chaotic, and intuitive as ever.
Abandoning the static and patched-together quality of their previous record, Double Infinity is a high-fidelity, concise, folk pop record from Big Thief.
‘Double Infinity’, Big Thief's first record since their longtime bassist’s departure, opens new doors for a rich blend of sounds.
At just nine tracks, Big Thief's first record without co-founder and bassist Max Oleartchik is more compact than its sprawling predecessor but still enchants with an unflinchingly hopeful perspective.
Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek and James Krivchenia are arguably the most in sync they have ever been.
Despite the departure of their longtime bassist, the indie band manage to find positive answers to their intelligently posed questions
Big Thief return to woodsy folk-rock on their sixth album, the soft and reflective Double Infinity.
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At the bridge of two infinities, what’s been lost and what lies waiting? 'Double Infinity’, Big Thief’s sixth LP, offers an open-hearted, sprawling
'Double Infinity' sees Big Thief shedding their usual ragged, rustic style in favor of a more polished approach.
On Double Infinity, Big Thief return as a trio to deliver their loosest compositions and some of their most moving work to date.
Double Infinity by Big Thief album review by Conor Rooney for Northern Transmissions. The band's LP drops on September 5th via 4AD
Classic melodies, spring water acoustics and pared-back poeticism about living in the moment fill Adrianne Lenker and co’s latest with life
Big Thief - Double Infinity review: A mind-expanding alteration for Big Thief.
Cosmic wonder meets intimate storytelling as Adrienne Lenker, Buck Meek and James Krivchenia explore strange new worlds