2017 studio album by Big Thief
Capacity studio album by the American bandBig Thief , released throughSaddle Creek Records on June 9, 2017.[ 5]
Background and recording [ edit ] Capacity was recorded in afarmhouse that the band was house-sitting. With the owner out of town, the band was able to record uninterrupted for a month. The album was recorded onanalog recording equipment.[ 6]
The album's cover artwork features a photograph of vocalistAdrianne Lenker 's uncle holding her as a newborn.[ 7]
Capacity received critical acclaim upon its release. AtMetacritic , which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews frommusic critics , the album has received anaverage score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 15 reviews.[ 9]
Publication Accolade Rank Ref The Alternative The Alternative's Top 50 Albums of 2017 10 [ 18] BrooklynVegan BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017 13 [ 19] Flood Magazine The Best Albums of 2017 1 [ 20] NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2017 3 [ 21] Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2017 23 [ 22] Rough Trade Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2017 4 [ 23] The Skinny The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017 12 [ 24] Spin 50 Best Albums of 2017 2 [ 25] Vinyl Me, Please The Best Albums of 2017 8 [ 26]
All tracks are written byAdrianne Lenker , except where noted.
No. Title Length 1. "Pretty Things" 3:05 2. "Shark Smile" 4:00 3. "Capacity" 3:52 4. "Watering" (Adrianne Lenker, Zoë Lenker) 3:22 5. "Coma" 3:40 6. "Great White Shark" 3:23 7. "Mythological Beauty" 5:06 8. "Objects" 2:43 9. "Haley" 3:33 10. "Mary" 5:30 11. "Black Diamonds" 3:35 Total length: 41:40
Credits adapted from the album'sliner notes .[ 27]
Big Thief
Adrianne Lenker – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4–7, 9), electric guitar (2–8, 11), background vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 11), choir (3),French press (3),mouth trumpet (7), claps (8),ARP synthesizer (9)Buck Meek – electric guitar (2–4, 6–9, 11), choir (3), background vocals (5, 6, 8, 9), claps (8)Max Oleartchik – upright bass (1, 3), bass (2, 4–9, 11), choir (3) James Krivchenia – drums (2–9, 11), percussion (2–9), choir (3),Casio SK-1 (5), bells (6), howls (6), acoustic guitar (6), claps (8, 9), lap harp (8), background vocals (9), organ (10)Additional musicians
Andrew Sarlo – piano (1), choir (3), mouth trumpet (7) Unknown –stairs (1) Zoë Lenker – background vocals (4, 7, 8) Mat Davidson – background vocals (5, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (8), pump organ (8, 10), piano (10) Erin Birgy – howls (6)Michael Sachs – bass clarinet (10) Technical personnel
Andrew Sarlo – production (all tracks), engineering (all tracks), mixing (all tracks) Greg Calbi – masteringJosh Druckman – engineering [basics] (8) Artwork
Josh Goleman – band photo ^ Additional overdubs recorded at Black Lodge Recording in Brooklyn, New York ^ Breihan, Tom (June 6, 2017)."Album Of The Week: Big Thief Capacity" .Stereogum . RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 . ^a b Moreland, Quinn (June 9, 2017)."Big Thief: Capacity" .Pitchfork . RetrievedDecember 20, 2017 . ^a b Watts, Peter (July 4, 2017)."Big Thief – Capacity" .Uncut the original on July 17, 2017. RetrievedDecember 17, 2019 . ^ Kok, Dan (July 26, 2017)."Big Thief: Capacity" .PopMatters . RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 . ^ "Capacity" .Saddle Creek Records . RetrievedDecember 20, 2017 .^ Writer, Zach Schonfeld Senior (July 19, 2017)."The Strange Majesty of Big Thief" .Newsweek . RetrievedOctober 5, 2024 . ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (April 30, 2019)."The Big Themes and Big Dreams of Big Thief" .The Ringer (website) . RetrievedNovember 19, 2022 . ^ "Capacity by Big Thief reviews" . AnyDecentMusic?. RetrievedAugust 29, 2019 .^a b "Reviews and Tracks for Capacity by Big Thief" .Metacritic . RetrievedDecember 20, 2017 .^ Donelson, Marcy."Capacity – Big Thief" .AllMusic . RetrievedDecember 20, 2017 . ^ Terry, Josh (June 9, 2017)."Big Thief offers its rawest, most personal record yet with Capacity" .The A.V. Club . RetrievedMay 16, 2018 . ^ Flynn, Katherine (June 6, 2017)."Big Thief – Capacity" .Consequence of Sound . RetrievedMay 16, 2018 . ^ Lindsay, Cam (June 7, 2017)."Big Thief: Capacity" .Exclaim! . RetrievedMay 16, 2018 . ^ "Big Thief: Capacity".Mojo ^ Hermes, Will (June 21, 2017)."Review: Big Thief's 'Capacity' Is a Raw Folk-Rock Gem" .Rolling Stone . RetrievedDecember 20, 2017 .^ Ogden, Chris (June 5, 2017)."Big Thief – Capacity" .The Skinny . RetrievedMay 16, 2018 . ^ Christgau, Robert (November 4, 2017)."Robert Christgau on the Grown-Up Feelings of A. Savage and Big Thief" .Vice . RetrievedMay 16, 2018 .^ "The Alternative's Top 50 Albums of 2017 - The Alternative" .The Alternative . RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017" .BrooklynVegan . December 22, 2017. RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "The Best Albums of 2017" .FLOOD . RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2017 (10-1)" .NPR.org . RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | Pitchfork" .pitchfork.com . December 12, 2017. RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "Capacity" .Rough Trade . RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017" . RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "50 Best Albums of 2017" .Spin . December 18, 2017. RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "The Best Albums Of 2017" .Vinyl Me Please . December 20, 2017. RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ Capacity (liner notes).Big Thief .Saddle Creek . 2017. LBJ-255.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
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