16/BIG THIEF/TWO HANDS
That bare, emotional warmth hits you instantly on Two Hands. “I am unable. Cry with me. Cry with me...” Adrianne sings at the outset, vocal hovering just above a quiver.
“I am unstable.”
“Rock and sing.”
“Rock and sing...”
Arriving just five months after their third LP, Big Thief’s Two Hands is a stunning collection of moments of clarity (and the never ending search for it) set to song. Two Hands is a crisp, slow burning folk rock record where intimacy permeates every song. She may note that she is unstable on Rock and Sing, but the music is anything but. Grounded and fully formed, Big Thief’s Two Hands is the sound of a band coming together to soothe wounds and heal by adhering to those two words repeated til it sticks from the first song: “Rock and sing. Rock and sing...”
KEY TRACKS:
FORGOTTEN EYES
TWO HANDS
NOT
17/JAIMIE BRANCH/FLY OR DIE II: BIRD DOGS OF PARADISE
18/FKA TWIGS/MAGDALENE
19/BRITTANY HOWARD/JAIME
20/JESSICA PRATT/QUIET SIGNS
21/BAT FOR LASHES/LOST GIRLS
22/DEERHUNTER/WHY HASN'T EVERYTHING ALREADY DISAPPEARED?
23/ANGEL OLSEN/ALL MIRRORS
24/ADA LEA/WHAT WE SAY IN PRIVATE
25/BECK/HYPERSPACE
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