BIG THIEF - Two Hands LP NWOBHM like much of Figure 8

like much of Figure 8 it brings to mind another cathartic album

why it's so forgotten is a complete mystery

and their punishing live show

I use the word “song” in an extremely loose sense) of nihilism

BIG THIEF - Two Hands LP NWOBHM like much of Figure 8Released just 5 months after U. F. O. F. Big Thief's 2nd album of 2019 is a much louder effort than it's hushed predecessor. Chief thief Adrienne Lenker squeezes a lot of variation from her songs purely from arrangement and production choices. You could take any one of her songs and change the tempo and instrumentation (add or remove electric guitars) and play them either as rock songs or folky acoustica.