Producers: Bob Boilen, Niki Walker Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin Videographers: Niki Walker, Claire Hannah Collins Production Assistant: Sophie Kemp Photo: Ruby Wallau/NPR.įor more Tiny Desk concerts, subscribe to our podcast. In fact, all three of these songs, all from the group's 2016 debut, are about passion, friendship, reflection, life and loved ones - it's music profound and beautiful enough to even work well in a brightly lit office in the middle of the day.īig Thief's Masterpiece and Capacity are available now ( iTunes) ( Amazon). It's a song of mortality and walking through life with your friends by your side. 'Masterpiece' is the first song in this Tiny Desk Concert, as well as Big Thief's best-known tune. Come to think of it, everything this band does serves the muscular warmth of these brilliant songs, which are not only memorable, but meaningful.
The power of Big Thief lies in the stunning voice of Adrianne Lenker - as well as the band's intense rhythms, the guitar playing of Buck Meek and, right, the lyrics. Tiny Thief is a charming reduction of the point-and-click adventure, though its charm and polish cover over some pretty basic trial-and-error gameplay.
