Two Hands

by Big Thief

Two Hands cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 October 2019
  • Label: 4AD
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:39
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 13 ratings

Artists on this release: Andrew Sarlo, Adrianne Lenker, James Krivchenia, Buck Meek, Max Oleartchik

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released a mere five months after their acclaimed 'U.F.O.F.', the Brooklyn quartet refers to this project as its 'earth twin'. Recorded entirely live in the arid environment of Sonic Ranch in Texas, the album eschews the celestial, atmospheric textures of its predecessor for raw, gritty, and incredibly immediate acoustic rock. It features 'Not', a blistering, fiercely passionate track that stands as one of the band's definitive achievements.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, lo-fi, acoustic, confessional, unpolished, folk, live

Tracklist

  1. Rock and Sing (2:03)
  2. Forgotten Eyes (3:31)
  3. The Toy (4:16)
  4. Two Hands (3:52)
  5. Those Girls (3:22)
  6. Shoulders (3:13)
  7. Not (6:07)
  8. Wolf (4:42)
  9. Replaced (4:54)
  10. Cut My Hair (3:36)

Credits

  • Big Thief - primary artist, performer
  • Joe Nino-Hernes - lacquer cut by
  • Keith J Nelson - tape op [tape liaison]
  • Sam Griffin Owens - tape op [tape liaison]
  • Todd Carder - tape op [tape liaison]
  • Adrianne Lenker - written-by, guitar, vocals
  • Buck Meek - written-by, guitar, guitar, vocals
  • Max Oleartchik - bass, vocals, bass, percussion
  • James Krivchenia - Drums, Mixed By, Vocals, Percussion, Mallets, Cymbal, Engineer
  • Dominic Monks - Engineer
  • Andrew Sarlo - Mixed By, Engineer

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