This interview heals. It's beautiful to being able to listen to someone calmly. And to see someone who is not rushed and who's speaking from their soul.

I love that she gives such deep consideration to each question, rather than spout out some cliche answer for the sake of getting through the interview.

@k.o.o.p.a.

4 жыл бұрын

She's probably trapped in obsessing over detail

@thomasbusy3632

2 жыл бұрын

@@k.o.o.p.a. or stoned

"The river never disappears." Thats so true and beautiful. Art is a decision to listen to whats inside of you. Nothing more or less than that.

@matthewsmith225

3 жыл бұрын

dude 😭😭

@allyson--

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna cry

@wouterdeheus3626

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree.

it is beautifully haunting how some of the statements she made gave me the same deep-rooted chills i get when listening to live versions of her(and the band's) music... her soul and voice are like a vessel, connecting things from deep within. this whole interview made so much sense, created so much peace within me.

her quiet intensity is so intoxicating.

@Shivayoudestroyme

4 жыл бұрын

eye roll to that one

@Madeguydo

4 жыл бұрын

@@Shivayoudestroyme Agreed. Also you have a kickass name. First name of a Britpop frontman, First last name of a relatively successful English footy player and second last name taken straight from apocalypse now. Also the hyphen is special cool points.

@sophiafake-virus2456

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore her music but she would make me want to jump out of the window

@sodiumlights

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shivayoudestroyme haha..too much?

@LesAnderson

3 жыл бұрын

Ignore the negative comments. We need more people like her in this noisy world. Calm, collected, and empathetic.

Its beautiful how Adrianne takes moments to literally let things sink in. To close your eyes and take a moment for yourself to let something resonate, or to collect your thoughts and feelings before speaking. Need to do some more of that

@bonniehirtz786

4 жыл бұрын

I always notice that intellectual people do that. I love it, too, and would like to do it myself.

@tkeajax

4 жыл бұрын

@@bonniehirtz786 Meditation can help you with that aspect.

@brendantaylor3570

4 жыл бұрын

It seems that contemplation becomes less in the culture we live in. People react so much which creates anxiety. I always felt this growing up and it has caused much strife in my life. Her calm mindfulness, as she says “staying awake,” is something to aspire to.

@allyson--

2 жыл бұрын

I like how you worded that. With anxiety being the itch to react ...Then depression being the lack of reaction or less of an itch to react Both of which can be done to a harmful extent

@etagged

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I thought it was brain damage from substance abuse.

Seriously, Adrianne's hair grows like crazy, one day she's shaved the next she's wearing a ponytail.

@andyz9793

3 жыл бұрын

i thought that too like wtf

@heightenedsenses9605

3 ай бұрын

Wig 😂

the point she was making about how, if I understood correctly, art is making the intangible tangible, is so perfect.

the way she speaks it reminds me of one of those archive interviews from the 70s etc

I think Adrianne Lenker is one of the best songwriters of our time. This is the first time I’ve seen an interview with her.. and I resonate with everything so hard. As a songwriter on the edge of deciding if I want to make my craft/my creative medium my career, I fear the connection I have to my soul will be compromised. The fear holds me back.. but i still want to share. Thank you Adrianne for articulating and sharing your thoughts.

@thomaswhittaker4747

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder which path you followed...?

@tess7510

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomaswhittaker4747 An extremely unexpected one. About six months after I wrote the comment above, I was a firm atheist, but willing to entertain the question of God because I had someone close to me tell me that they had met Jesus in person. I decided to say “Ok Jesus, if you’re real, I would like to meet you.” And much to my shock, Jesus Christ, God made fresh, actually revealed himself to me, and I have been following him ever since. Now I am the worship leader at my church and I sing to God because he gave me life, peace, and clarity when I once felt dead and fearful and confused. Best path I could have ever taken. Not even kidding! God is so amazing! He had a much better plan for me than I could ever planned for myself.

@alexs.3383

2 жыл бұрын

@@tess7510 👁👁

@thomaswhittaker4747

2 жыл бұрын

@@tess7510 Nice to hear you have found the right path for you and also pursuing your music still!

@chloek3863

Жыл бұрын

@@tess7510 I love this comment! I was just being nosey looking at the replies and as a Christian this made me heart feel so happy! I’m glad you can use music - something you love - to worship❤️ Thank you for sharing this and Id love to hear your music if you ever pursued it :)

The first Big Thief song I ever heard was Shark Smile.. It was like 3am, was leaving work and heading back home listening to Sirius XMU. I was immediately all in, best new band I had heard for at least 2-3 years. Lyrics had me full out sobbing. Did a deep dive into their catalog/live performances on youtube and fell head over heels in love with them. Adrianne Lenker is honest to god one of the most brilliant and talented songwriters alive today, she's truly one of very few. So glad they're being recognized for how good they are.

@allyson--

2 жыл бұрын

Their music can hug your soul

@joannamiller33

Жыл бұрын

I feel so similar! I was driving home from work listening to WEXT and Simulation Swarm was playing. I absolutely was so impressed by the guitar rif in it. My favorite song (so far) is Masterpiece..Big Thief is absolutely AMAZING 😊

“Cause I'd rather be lonely And cold and awake Than asleep in a warm and a comfortable place” from her song disappear really resonated with what she said at 13:30 ish

This is the most genuine, thoughtful and interesting music-related interview I have ever seen.

I just discovered Big Thief and want to devour their art. Adrianne is so awesome, I love her vocals.

She is such an interesting person; from her thoughts, her creativity, even her appearance. She's very beautiful, but not in the classical sense. I find her so intriguing! I absolutely love the song "Paul" and "Masterpiece".

@brendantaylor3570

4 жыл бұрын

Bonnie Hirtz “Mary” is also truly beautiful. I remember when I first heard that song I laid in my bed and listened to it in the dark three or four times in a row and just cried in stillness. I was in a 9 year relationship and they had been with someone else. The pain of losing can be so visceral, but listening to that song tapped into something I used to be and feel that was forgotten. Somehow you remember parts of yourself, like a taste or shoes you had in third grade. “Mary” recalls the innocence that still resides somewhere in your memory, in your heart. Sometimes a song burns and you’re immersed in the murky poetry of its world.

@BarronVonSchnoot

4 жыл бұрын

“Beautiful, but not in the classical sense” that’s what we call a backhanded compliment. Just say she is beautiful, you don’t need the caveat.

@michaelclark1811

3 жыл бұрын

Why? She has a uniqueness to her beauty that’s worth commenting on. There’s nothing backhanded about saying her beauty lies in a different realm than like a Grace Kelly or something.

@brandonbluegold

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.. her existence and her expression is beautiful

@avedic

3 жыл бұрын

Androgynous looking people are so aesthetically captivating. I don't know why....but for whatever reason, I've always found androgyny, in men and women, to be so incredibly attractive.

I love her so so much. We have tons of amazing female musicians and always have, even when it wasn’t the norm. But we need more who are considered among the all time greats(that is more a problem w the fans/critics than them themselves). But I feel she is a legitimate Leonard Cohen, bob dylan, etc level of talent. She moves me like no other. I borderline worship this gal

There's a childhood halo in everything she speaks. Childhood can be confusing for some folks. It reminds me of Maria Elena Walsh's words "Everyone's homeland is childhood". She is great.

@allyson--

2 жыл бұрын

:-) very great way to put it

She is like an indie Socrates of our era.

So lovely. Introspective, articulate, eloquent. Like a delicate Snowdrop able to endure harsh conditions with grace. A beautiful soul. No surprise the music reflects that. It must be a special feeling to share the songs and stage, and to input for development. You can see that joy and togetherness in historic band photographs. A wonderful interview.

@allyson--

2 жыл бұрын

Snowdrop

@SIFONZO1

2 жыл бұрын

@@allyson-- An English flower, snowdrop

This interviewer is really good, both his interviews with Aldous Harding and with Adrienne have been very calm and patient. obviously they are both amazing but its nice to see an interviewer who gives that space

This girl is beautiful inside and out

This feels like therapy.

this makes me so happy on so many levels. she has the best energy... so soothing. i am in love with that energy.

Very thoughtful, expansive, sensitive interview; she gets right down to the deep considerations of who she is and how it’s expressed through music. As a songwriter, I think of her first as an exemplary lyricist, reflective, articulate, probing, yet vulnerable. Looking forward to more from her.

She put how I feel about life so eloquently. I don't know how to build walls, and I don't want to. You can't feel as much if you put walls around yourself. It can be very scary to move through life completely exposed to the elements, but at times it is the most rewarding thing you could ever do

Oh wow she seems very spiritually minded. She’s a gift, I’m so glad I have discovered her.

Thank you for being an amazing interviewer and asking these soul-scratching questions. Also, Adrienne is amazing and this is a beautiful glimpse into her mind.

I love how this turns into an existential Soliloquy when she gets asked about what drives her. She even spoke her ideas along the lines of Hamlet's "too be or not to be"

to get closer to 'a clearer translation of the things that we have within us to express' - well put

My god she is stunningly beautiful inside and out❤

What a remarkable woman. A beautiful insight into a true artist.

Only God knows how much I love this woman...

@indiajazz

2 жыл бұрын

I would love it if you were THE Mr Yorke from my joint favourite band along with Big Thief?

i Lovw adrianne

her mind is utterly psychedelic

I can hear her talk all day

I love her so dearly, her music has guided me through so much in life. My mind has a habit of reminding me of past experiences and refusing to stop thinking about them, but so many of her songs can be used as analogies to those memories. I can listen to a song that represents something hard over and over again until it's no longer a painful memory. It's just a beautiful song with a deep meaning to it.

I am so in love with Adrianne's mind.

what she said about what drives her is very interesting

She’s become one of my favorite songwriters.

What a great interview! She has so much wisdom.....

I want a video of Adrianne Lenker talking that never stops

@rorocio93

Жыл бұрын

Yes please, it's healing

This is a fantastic interview, both questions and answers. Super thought-provoking

@FaceCulture

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

Her expression of herself through her music is exquisite. Love her solo and with Big Thief. Tender and Powerful.

incredibly interesting and heartfelt interview. she is so calming to listen to, and i like the way she thinks so philosophically, and out of body. she also uses a lot of visual imagery in how she speaks and thinks, whereby she describes creativity as a river that she dips in and out of. also how creativity is like a landscape where you are initially fluid amongst it, but as you move through it, you harden and put up barriers to try to stop criticism or whatever it is that makes a person harden and become more enclosed. Overall, that was a really interesting interview to hear! Thank you to both of you and the band!

cried at her words

What an interesting and nice person! Saw Adrianne’s Tiny Desk concert recently and it was awesome!

I see something of Elliott Smith in her eyes. And it's beautiful.

@MaddestMousse

4 жыл бұрын

Well she does kinda look like Elliott Smith.

@christianstepp1786

4 жыл бұрын

I love Elliott, I've recognized a lot of similarities in them.

@NightManAkimbo

4 жыл бұрын

vvulpesvvulpes yes in terms of voice when speaking and look but elliott hated that over-sentimentalised approach to music and all this self-perpetuated mystique that riddles anything with a folk label these days and came from a more punk place more akin to shane mcgowan (his words) in terms of lineage

@teahlaaffe

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I was thinking the exact same.

She's so awesome!

This is a fantastic interview I love the questions and the answers are even better

@FaceCulture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg.i!

This interview is so great. Most others just cover technics and industry, this one covers the real stuff.

Great and candid convo.

“can someone soften into the stream of stimulus and preserve that vital source?” wow, i love her… ❤️

connected to your songs. Thanks

I'm glad she thinks about her answers before giving them

Just went to see Big Thief in concert in Paris. I love their song and their stage performance was amazing too. Congratulations Adrianne ! One message to the artist. As per ticket requierement, we arrived at 6h30 pm and it s started at 10h30 pm. You need very strong health condition to wait standing in a poorly aerated crowded space and waiting 3h. Please help you fan Adrianne and to impose the concert logistic team to reduce this too long waiting period. Thanks a lot.

what a beauty 💜🌹🦋

oh Adrianne.......

cant stop looking at the tentacle reaching out in the window... love her

Rivers of energy 🧞

Adriana i love your music

Physics says that quantum data can be super posed among many simultaneous states, and that once measured, it becomes a single state, thus by measuring a thing, you change that thing. I think what she was getting at is that an artist has their original creative force, and the things that drive them, but those things become changed by success. And so by succeeding, much like measuring, you change, and the way you express yourself changes, and the way you see yourself changes. It can be difficult to hold onto your creative soul when you're constantly evolving and being constantly measured.

@FaceCulture

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting thought!

@mattsmediablog4594

4 жыл бұрын

word

@aaroncummins2752

4 жыл бұрын

That's so true, really good comment.

@alexyoungbased

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe artistic identity is an illusion to begin with, and we’re always changing anyways :)

I love adrianne

Thank you Pitchfork for introducing me to this band. Today is a historical moment in my life. Now it is about before and after i discovered Big Thief

I have my ear to the speaker making sure I can hear every word she says.

She gives off mad INFP vibes ❤️

@444han

3 жыл бұрын

yuppp or intp

@444han

3 жыл бұрын

@@jwl4340 cant believe her And indigo were in a cancer cancer relationship

@LesAnderson

3 жыл бұрын

INFPs unite!!

It's hard to be that sensitive and not really have any roots.

@elguappa2720

4 жыл бұрын

what I was thinking! I'm so glad she has music. There are a lot of people out there suffering because they are channeling their energy in other, more harmful ways, or simply can't access art for healing and expression.

Shes so real

So so so helpful.

Androgynous looking people are so aesthetically captivating. I don't know why....but for whatever reason, I've always found androgyny, in men and women, to be so incredibly attractive.

@soozm8520

3 жыл бұрын

Saaame. I love it too

@bluemarigoldofficial

3 жыл бұрын

@L Smith bruh huh??

@bluemarigoldofficial

3 жыл бұрын

Based tho

@Sunny25611

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Jonbo117

2 жыл бұрын

This is rude asf. I think you should delete this ignorant ass comment.

Wow what an interview

She seems uncomfortable, but I think it's a matter of her not relating to the "normal" world. To her, nothing is normal, and this lack of normality must be discomforting at times, or maybe even most of the time when she communicates with people. It's almost as if she's an alien attempting to make sense of a new world. She's a profound metaphysical philosopher and poet who searches for meaning in things most of us don't even notice or care about, especially through metaphors based in nature. The last two Big Thief albums are super-saturated with nature metaphors that give form to things that defy objective explanations. Metaphors are her mother-tongue, and she speaks it with stunning fluency. Fucking brilliant. I also didn't know a missing tooth could be so beautiful. I'd pull one of my own, but that would just make me look like someone punched me.

@Ladykosbo

4 жыл бұрын

A I This is one of the best descriptions I’ve read about her and their music. Well said.

@natuaaderholt7150

4 жыл бұрын

Or she's just traumatized from growing up in a cult, and it's difficult to communicate lol.

she’s so beautiful....

it helped for me to better understand her ideas by increasing the playback speed a little !

@ralph9182

4 жыл бұрын

Top tip!

@daisydooo57

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

She's the best song writer of the past 5 years.

This interview kinda reminds me of the Conor Oberst mock interview on Bright Eyes' Fevers and Mirrors LP

@wavvyal

4 жыл бұрын

Nathaniel Brimm this is so spot on (love the car seat headrest profile pic too, u fuckin rock)

@beyondthecircuit

4 жыл бұрын

@@wavvyal You fuckin rock, too.

@pumathurman

4 жыл бұрын

"it's like walking through a door and discovering that it's a window"

@tmk8807trig

3 жыл бұрын

“You should write your own scripts” “I know”

99% of what we do is just to be doing something.

an angel 😭

Old, old soul. xoxo

This woman is so full of truth❤

@blind3d.4

5 күн бұрын

just self aware

The Music is awesome, Thanks

She's so intelligent.

crushin'

this is an adrianne lenker interview and also an SNL parody

I really liked her analogy of one’s source of creativity being a heart that can grow hardened and buried by criticism. That’s something I’d definitely struggle with if my music got more attention. Also how she said that she makes her lyrics more generalized if they’re too specific about her own experiences was really useful. I have been thinking about writing lyrics but they don’t sound good and this is part of the reason why. It’s too specific and not leaving a lot of room for connections and varying interpretations. I’m trying to capture experiences in the lyrics but should lean more into the more universal feelings and themes.

I'm the 100th comment! Lol. Also, I love this band so much!

She looks beautiful in this - geez.

tender beating heart

wow she is so cool

oh how she words my thoughts sometimes

♥

💓💓💓

Ela é muito fofinha

I sure does like this girl....

First minute and you can tell she suffered from hard dissociation when she was a kid :( same

I felt like i was living in a dream to they put me on medication for it

She’s intimidating me

Her face sorta resembles Eliot Smith's

@ashb3117

4 жыл бұрын

r e i n c a r n a t i o n

@evolution0fself

4 жыл бұрын

I see like a young version of the woman with the eyepatch from Twin Peaks ahahh

@troy8420

4 жыл бұрын

@@evolution0fself so true

@Pitselah

4 жыл бұрын

Not even remotely.

@Gillisdanielj

4 жыл бұрын

Lol ouch

She's a powerfully weird kid, but it's still so exciting to have a new Jason Molina, Doug Martsch, et al. style band on the scene. Will check these cats out soon.

She's beautiful

❤