{"product_id":"bigthieftwohands12","title":"Big Thief: Two Hands 12\"","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #717171;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBig Thief \u003c\/strong\u003ehad only just finished work on their 3rd album,\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e U.F.O.F.\u003c\/em\u003e – \"the celestial twin\" – days before in a cabin studio in the woods of Washington State. Now it was time to birth \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eU.F.O.F.'s \u003c\/em\u003esister album – \"the earth twin\" – \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eTwo Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. 30 miles west of El Paso, surrounded by 3,000 acres of pecan orchards and only a stone's throw from the Mexican border, \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBig Thief\u003c\/strong\u003e (a.k.a. Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, Max Oleartchik, and James Krivchenia) set up their instruments as close together as possible to capture their most important collection of songs yet. Where\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e U.F.O.F. \u003c\/em\u003elayered mysterious sounds and effects for levitation, \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eTwo Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e grounds itself on dried-out, cracked desert dirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #717171;\"\u003eIn sharp contrast to the wet environment of the \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eU.F.O.F.\u003c\/em\u003e session, the southwestern Sonic Ranch studio was chosen for its vast desert location. The 105-degree weather boiled away any clinging memories of the green trees and wet air of the previous session.\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e Two Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e had to be completely different – an album about the Earth and the bones beneath it. The songs were recorded live with almost no overdubs. All but two songs feature entirely live vocal takes, leaving Adrianne's voice suspended above the mix in dry air, raw and vulnerable as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #717171;\"\u003e\"Two Hands has the songs that I'm the most proud of; I can imagine myself singing them when I'm old,\" says Adrianne. \"Musically and lyrically, you can't break it down much further than this. It's already bare-bones.\" Lyrically this can be felt in the poetic blur of the internal and external. These are political songs without political language. They explore the collective wounds of our Earth. Abstractions of the personal hint at war, environmental destruction, and the traumas that fuel it. Across the album, there are genuine attempts to point the listener towards the very real dangers that face our planet. When Adrianne sings \"Please wake up,\" she's talking directly to the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #717171;\"\u003eEngineer\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e Dom Monks\u003c\/strong\u003e and producer\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e Andrew Sarlo\u003c\/strong\u003e, who were both behind \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eU.F.O.F.\u003c\/em\u003e, capture the live energy as instinctually and honestly as possible. Sarlo teamed up with \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eJames Krivchenia \u003c\/strong\u003eto mix the album, making bold and direct decisions on how to present the album. \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eWith raw power and intimacy, \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eTwo Hands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e folds itself gracefully into \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBig Thief's\u003c\/strong\u003e impressive discography. This body of work grows deeper and more inspiring with each new album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31790419345459,"sku":"200122903","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0255\/7539\/products\/c25ff4dd0f74fda230481c9e3baea26f77de49ad.jpg?v=1585623144","url":"https:\/\/www.sorrystaterecords.com\/products\/bigthieftwohands12","provider":"Sorry State Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}