Big Thief Launch Live Archive With 10 Concert Recordings

Over the past decade Big Thief have emerged as one of the indie bands that carries itself most like a classic rock/jam band. Not only does each successive album have its own distinct character, they switch up their setlists, perform songs in various arrangements, and bring an overall dynamism to their live shows that suggests creative chemistry happening in real time. You never know what you're going to get, which was especially true two months ago when they surprised their audience at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium by debuting a country-leaning, guest-heavy triple album called Horsepower that has yet to be announced for commercial release. (Cue the notorious headline.)So it makes perfect sense, and is tremendous to report, that Big Thief have launched the Big Thief Live Archive, an official hub for live concert recordings, inspired by drummer James Krivchenia's interest in Grateful Dead live releases. The site went live today with 10 full concerts recorded by the band’s front-of-house engineer Alice Wilder and monitor engineer Aleda Deroche and mixed by 4AD’s in-house engineer Fabian Prynn. A new live show will be added on the second Tuesday of each month. In addition to listening t...