All this week, KUTX profiles the Ones To Watch鈥攕even must-see artists at .
Last year, the Brooklyn band caught a lot of the music world by surprise with a debut album that lives up to its lofty name: . For Adrianne Lenker, the band鈥檚 singer and guitarist, a small instrumental change led to Big Thief. 鈥淚 played acoustic guitar my whole life,鈥� she told KUTX鈥檚 Deidre Gott, 鈥渁nd then I got an electric guitar and started writing stuff that I felt like needed a band. It was a bit heaver.鈥�
Big Thief is heavier, but also very dynamic. The four-piece band veers between noisy rock songs and more tender moments, like their standout song 鈥淧aul.鈥�
Listen to our feature below, hosted by Jody Denberg and produced by Art Levy.
Big Thief at SXSW 2017:
- Friday, Mar 17 鈥� Weather Up (day party, ) 鈥� 3:30 p.m.
- Friday, Mar 17 鈥� The ABGB (day party, )
- Friday, Mar 17 鈥� The Barracuda () 鈥� 11 p.m.
