Adrianne Lenker: “Sadness As A Gift”

Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker continues the all-analog adventure. Our highlighted track “Sadness As A Gift” is the lead single off her latest solo album Bright Future. Which is advertised as a AAA production, analog-analog-analog. What’s that mean? Let’s guess all analog equipment was used from farm to table, from playing, to recording, to…mixing/mastering, I guess? Sounds beautiful, like you knew it would. The ritual and cultic aspect of AAA production feels like a gimmick in 2024, but if it inspires records like these, bring it on. Lenker enchants with countrified folk vocals from yesteryear, and lyrics that are all at once plain as day and dark as a riddle on a moonless night.

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