Absolutely amazing band and "Not" is such a raw, beautiful song. It gave me goosebumps just like the first time when I heard Jeff Buckley's Grace album.
Buck Meek - biggest reach in rock. How many octaves can that dude play at once?! Never seen anyone play rythym like it! Totally amazing! Love to KEXP and Big Thief!
You should check out their tiny desk concert. All 4 of them looked like they belonged in entirely different bands that make fun of each other in their songs.
Big Thief is the most real band I have seen in a very long time, and Adrienne Lenker is this generation’s best songwriter in my opinion. I just love how the lyrics can be so visceral and so moving at the same time... Her songs, to me, are all about how life can be beautiful and crushing at the same time. And I love how they four look like they are not trying to be anything they are not, and MAN, there you see a show well played! And I can see all that through a screen in my living room in a melancholic self distancing brazilian evening... What a time to be alive!!!
this version of "not" carried me through a suicidal depression that i went through in the beginning of 2020. i can't explain the ways and means of it anymore. but i'm so appreciative of the band for producing it.
agreed. I have rewatched many KEXP sessions but...this one.....I come back to over and over and over for that song. That solo is like...beautiful chaos.
Yeah I got the Neil Young thing too.. When he's live, doing the extended guitar solos where it has no real structure, but he's going where it takes him.. I think it helps that he was a bit limited on lead guitar intricacies which made him freer to do what he felt rather than being chained to the music theory
Definitely one of the best live videos of theirs that I've seen. Great production by KEXP too. Also, Max is such a goof with that f-ing hat. What a wonderful group of idiosyncratic folks.
Andy Baxter saw them on their last UK tour in a small venue and it was mind blowing. So much love in the room. Seeing them in April again and can’t wait!
I still can't believe people diss them for having "too much marketing" or whatever... they're golden, and if you can't see that here you're just a pointless hater
Miguel Sayún to me like who you like man. We live in a world that is a judgmental chaotic mess that hate seeing others enjoy things they don’t. So who cares. I’m glad you see past that and just jam to the music,
Ive always wondered if it was some sort of tic? But ive never been sure and can never find anything about it? It seems to be only when he's playing or singing but especially the way he moves his head has me wondering 😂 he's awesome though, so even if it is some sort of tic i dont think it hinders him at all, even his solo stuff is amazing
LYRICS Shoulders Please wake up Please wake up Touch my skin and tell me where you been You brought me in You brought me in So touch my skin and tell me where you been You showed me how To keep myself from burning out They found you in the morning The blood was on your shoulders They found you at the corner Your head was doubled over And the blood of the man who killed my mother with his hands Is in me It's in me In my veins Please wake up Please wake up Touch my skin and tell me where you been You brought me in My best friend So touch my skin and tell me where you been You showed me how To hold my sin And kiss the bad ways I have been They found you in the morning The blood was on your shoulders They found you at the corner Your head was doubled over And the blood of the man who's killing our mother with his hands Is in me It's in me In my veins It's in me It's in me In my veins Not It's not the energy reeling Nor the lines in your face Nor the clouds on the ceiling Nor the clouds in space It's not the phone on the table Nor the bed in the earth Nor the bed in the stable Nor your stable words It's not the formless being Nor the cry in the air Nor the boy I'm seeing With her long black hair It's not the open weaving Nor the furnace glow Nor the blood of you bleeding As you try to let go It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet Not spinning Not a rouse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food Not to eat Not the meat of your thigh Nor your spine tattoo Nor your shimmery eye Nor the wet of the dew It's not the warm illusion Nor the crack in the plate Nor the breath of confusion Nor the starkness of slate It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet Not spinning Not a rouse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food Not to eat Not what you really wanted Nor the mess in your purse Nor the bed that is haunted With a blanket of thirst It's not the hunger revealing Nor the ricochet in the cave Nor the hand that is healing Nor the nameless grave It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet Not spinning Not a rouse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food Not to eat Not to die Not dying Not to laugh Not lying Not the vacant wilderness vying Not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet Not spinning Masterpiece Years, days, makes no difference to me babe You look exactly the same to me Ain't no time, crossing your legs inside the diner Raising your coffee to your lips, the steam You saw the masterpiece, she looks a lot like you Wrapping her left arm around your right Ready to walk you through the night You whisper to a restless ear, "can you get me out of here? This place smells like piss and beer, can you get me out?" You were asking me, how to get you free I only know the recipe to roam You saw the masterpiece, she looks a lot like you Wrapping her left arm around your right Ready to walk you through the night Old stars Filling up my throat You gave em to me when I was born Now they're coming out Laying there on the hospital bed your eyes were narrow, blue and red You took a draw of breath and said to me You saw the masterpiece, she looks a lot like me Wrapping my left arm round your right Ready to walk you through the night Old friends, old mothers, dogs and brothers There's only so much letting go you can ask someone to do So I keep you by my side, I will not give you to the tide I'll even walk you in my stride, Marie Cause I saw the masterpiece, she looks a lot like you Wrapping your left arm round my right Ready to walk me through the night Toy What a fool, familiar dream I wake up laughing and running From the boy crying and coming 'Cause the toy in my hand is real What a tomb we're building here In the sphere, that's where we all die In the eye, that's where I'm living The toy in my hand is real In the room, her warm hands play On my breast, what is she singing? Her form ringing and ringing 'Cause the toy in my hand is real The toy in my hand is real Charcoal, the jet planes purr In the crew, distant as paper Children burn, faceless vapor 'Cause the toy in my hand is real Yes, the toy in my hand is real
I wonder if there is a limit on the amount of times I can listen to this until it begins to not be as wonderfully fantastic as the first couple of times I listened to it. I think "not."
Oh my god they evolved so much I hadn’t listened to their new stuff yet but like they’re gonna play a show next month where I live so I got the ticket and im like really high right now and shook
Anyone else notice that in this version of "Not," the lyric "not the boy I'm seeing with her long black hair" became "not the girl I'm seeing with her long black hair"?
Saw them at the majestic theater in Detroit recently, and saw Adrienne play solo at Calvin college before that. She is wonderful and this band is fire. Go see them. Buy a record.
Absolutely love the guitar solo at 21:10. He's trying hard to play it as messy as possible and the other's are all lovin it, and yet it still sounds amazing
Awesome band! i love everyting about Adrienne and her song writing... original and inspired. "Not" is a brilliant song but spend some time listing to the Big Thief back catalogue for many beautiful songs. Such such great song writing and muscianship i'm looking forward to you guys coming to the UK soon
Damn why's their bassist look like he's about to attend a peaceful, unarmed political protest, then wander inside an open public building, then get locked in solitary confinement? 😂😅
@@moganhoow I read it in a few articles (one of which is linked below). The performance of "Shoulders" in this set really seems to feel in this vein. I'm probably just super-imposing it though haha
0:22- Shoulders
4:16- Not
18:48-Masterpiece
22:46-The Toy
For a second I genuinely thought they had extended Not to be 14 minutes long.
@@josephcorridon9314 one day
@@josephcorridon9314 i wish
Beautiful band 🤙
is Shoulders a true story?
Adrianne glittering like the treasure she is
Absolutely amazing band and "Not" is such a raw, beautiful song. It gave me goosebumps just like the first time when I heard Jeff Buckley's Grace album.
10000 maniacs with a beautiful kick
This is one of those performances that I just couldn’t take my eyes off of. What a song “Not” is… wow
damn, this band are beautiful, so natural, honest, sensitive, so unique
Cheers for the music from Malaysia
São muitos bons ,grandes músicos
Seems like the upper half of the Room is very cold and below is pretty warm :D
Ye gods, how I love Big Thief
i am crying
Crazy to think that bassist went on to storm the Capitol
Literally who i thought it was when I saw the news.....
this comment.
lmaoooo
Nice one sir, excellent excellent comment.
felt so bad having that immediately come to mind xD
Buck Meek - biggest reach in rock. How many octaves can that dude play at once?! Never seen anyone play rythym like it! Totally amazing! Love to KEXP and Big Thief!
I was thinking, WTF are those voicings? 😅
There's only four of them so how are they dressed like they're in six different bands
Who cares how they dress!?!
No one actually cares, but come on. The stark contrast between all of their outfits is absurdly funny
@@TheFameMobster correct
You should check out their tiny desk concert. All 4 of them looked like they belonged in entirely different bands that make fun of each other in their songs.
@@MrPieEducation Yeah it is odd coming from Tiny Desk and seeing them here. It's like someone consulted them on how to look vs just do your thing
Big Thief is the most real band I have seen in a very long time, and Adrienne Lenker is this generation’s best songwriter in my opinion. I just love how the lyrics can be so visceral and so moving at the same time... Her songs, to me, are all about how life can be beautiful and crushing at the same time. And I love how they four look like they are not trying to be anything they are not, and MAN, there you see a show well played!
And I can see all that through a screen in my living room in a melancholic self distancing brazilian evening... What a time to be alive!!!
Belas palavras, mano.
Também amo as composições da Adrienne.
O novo trampo dela solo tá 10/10
Se não fosse sarah jarosz eu não estaria aqui. Vale a pena conferir o trabalho dela, ela fez um cover de cattails que ficou lindo demais.
stay safe and healthy my friend
What was the weather like there? I'm confused.
somewhere between fall-spring and winter-summer
when hate blossoms like a flower and hearts forget to hibernate
Do you mean inside the treehouse or outside?
Best comment.
It's Seattle dude.
@@austinjames174 Exactly, they probably all had perfect clothes for some point in the day lol
This isn’t a band anymore, just a family doing their thing. Love em
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Agreed, just looking at them interact puts a smile on my face- such a good set
Adrianne and buck are divorced
@@billsux2139 uh i…
this version of "not" carried me through a suicidal depression that i went through in the beginning of 2020. i can't explain the ways and means of it anymore. but i'm so appreciative of the band for producing it.
You've got this.
Hope you're in a better place now ❤️
I’m glad you’re “Not” dead
what a great song
Not is the best song I have heard in years and years. I listen to every version I can get my hands on. And that scream she does is incredible.
agreed. I have rewatched many KEXP sessions but...this one.....I come back to over and over and over for that song. That solo is like...beautiful chaos.
I'm obsessed with "not" it's such a visceral song, I don't know it just hit me
I feel EXACTLY the same and described your words to my wife just earlier today.
Same! It puts me in a weird state. Anyone know more music like it?
@@Metabrotropic Elliott Smith may hit similarly
@@Metabrotropic love this song too...it reminds me of an album called "The Decline of British Sea Power"
The sum is greater than its parts on many levels in that song.... It just builds, I love it. It transcend "music" and becomes something more...
feel like these people all met thru their weed dealer.
@Daniel Brown I’ll take a pound of whatever this dealer is selling. 👍🏻
They all actually met on the street I think
@@magnush.jensen2036 either way, a great band with tons of heart and talent.
i want this in a high maintenance episode
This made me laugh so hard I woke up my husband.
"like a leaf falling or . . ."
"Your thumb."
"Yeah"
And now I'm looking at my thumb. Thanks.
Bucks anti-solo at 21:09 is just amazing, bless this man for showing us the way
Probably one of the better ones he's done, but I'm not really a huge fan of that style, it's not always complimentary imo, but maybe that's the point.
Love when Buck has those couple of lines of vocals to himself during masterpiece. Priceless smile.
One of the best bands making music these days... incredible stuff.
The drummer looks like a dude who hangs out with everyone but never says a word, just chilling, and then gets on the drums and comes alive
Like John Bonham, except for the skill
Too busy planning his next fly fishing trip
"how did you make the second album?"
"well there were beans..."
i was just binge watching big thief live performances last night, so this feels like a blessing from the universe
Great band and performance. The Furry on the bass has surprising biceps
this performance of masterpiece is such a mess and i love it so much
The irony of "Masterpiece" - Cooouuuullddd be my favorite that I've seen online.
I like the Tiny Desk Concert version a bit more but Im pleased that they are tinkering and being free with songs
And they were all smiles the whole time. It's part of THE song, after all...
You can’t put ads in the middle of the song. Come on.
Just go to the end of the video and let it end. Then press replay button and watch adfree.
@@ersinekincioglu5933 or use an adblocker!
@@SenorCitrone useful for browser but i don't know if there is an adblocker for youtube app.
Do you think Big Thief knows they’re the best band ever?
I jump on every occasion to listen to a new version of "Not". Such a wonderful song.
KEXP is life.
Agreed!
Big Thief is life
"Not" has to be one of the absolute best songs ever created! That solo is always so emotional!
This is one hell of a good band. Adrianne Lenker does some lead guitar work that taps into the same cosmic mystery that Neil Young discovered. Wow.
Yeah I got the Neil Young thing too.. When he's live, doing the extended guitar solos where it has no real structure, but he's going where it takes him.. I think it helps that he was a bit limited on lead guitar intricacies which made him freer to do what he felt rather than being chained to the music theory
And now they're nominated for a GRAMMY! Well done, guys!
REALLY? Thank you for sharing that info.
Definitely one of the best live videos of theirs that I've seen. Great production by KEXP too.
Also, Max is such a goof with that f-ing hat. What a wonderful group of idiosyncratic folks.
You can tell when an artist is genuine and this band exudes artistic integrity.
Worth seeing live, no matter who you are.
Andy Baxter saw them on their last UK tour in a small venue and it was mind blowing. So much love in the room. Seeing them in April again and can’t wait!
Love how their bassist is really rocking that wolf hat
It's not a hat. It's his real hair.
I still can't believe people diss them for having "too much marketing" or whatever... they're golden, and if you can't see that here you're just a pointless hater
Miguel Sayún to me like who you like man. We live in a world that is a judgmental chaotic mess that hate seeing others enjoy things they don’t. So who cares. I’m glad you see past that and just jam to the music,
I never knew they were that popular until I found out that Obama listens to them lol
@@duckyyyaj247 gross
Michael Buechler yeah
@@duckyyyaj247 I wish I had not seen this. I am fully committed to forgetting I saw this.
I feel the same emotions I felt when I heard Arcade fire for the first time. Stopped me in my tracks. Fantastic sound and hard hitting lyrically.
So Agree. Connections. We are all connected.
AF can’t compare to these Mavericks
Ok so this is my new favorite band.
I loved it just found it now
@@patriciokonor5236 Ditto
What was your old favorite band?
Whoever mixes the audio for this is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i like how buck marinates on his guitar. he looks like a chef who approves of the meal he just made
Ive always wondered if it was some sort of tic? But ive never been sure and can never find anything about it? It seems to be only when he's playing or singing but especially the way he moves his head has me wondering 😂 he's awesome though, so even if it is some sort of tic i dont think it hinders him at all, even his solo stuff is amazing
LYRICS
Shoulders
Please wake up
Please wake up
Touch my skin and tell me where you been
You brought me in
You brought me in
So touch my skin and tell me where you been
You showed me how
To keep myself from burning out
They found you in the morning
The blood was on your shoulders
They found you at the corner
Your head was doubled over
And the blood of the man who killed my mother with his hands
Is in me
It's in me
In my veins
Please wake up
Please wake up
Touch my skin and tell me where you been
You brought me in
My best friend
So touch my skin and tell me where you been
You showed me how
To hold my sin
And kiss the bad ways I have been
They found you in the morning
The blood was on your shoulders
They found you at the corner
Your head was doubled over
And the blood of the man who's killing our mother with his hands
Is in me
It's in me
In my veins
It's in me
It's in me
In my veins
Not
It's not the energy reeling
Nor the lines in your face
Nor the clouds on the ceiling
Nor the clouds in space
It's not the phone on the table
Nor the bed in the earth
Nor the bed in the stable
Nor your stable words
It's not the formless being
Nor the cry in the air
Nor the boy I'm seeing
With her long black hair
It's not the open weaving
Nor the furnace glow
Nor the blood of you bleeding
As you try to let go
It's not the room
Not beginning
Not the crowd
Not winning
Not the planet
Not spinning
Not a rouse
Not heat
Not the fire lapping up the creek
Not food
Not to eat
Not the meat of your thigh
Nor your spine tattoo
Nor your shimmery eye
Nor the wet of the dew
It's not the warm illusion
Nor the crack in the plate
Nor the breath of confusion
Nor the starkness of slate
It's not the room
Not beginning
Not the crowd
Not winning
Not the planet
Not spinning
Not a rouse
Not heat
Not the fire lapping up the creek
Not food
Not to eat
Not what you really wanted
Nor the mess in your purse
Nor the bed that is haunted
With a blanket of thirst
It's not the hunger revealing
Nor the ricochet in the cave
Nor the hand that is healing
Nor the nameless grave
It's not the room
Not beginning
Not the crowd
Not winning
Not the planet
Not spinning
Not a rouse
Not heat
Not the fire lapping up the creek
Not food
Not to eat
Not to die
Not dying
Not to laugh
Not lying
Not the vacant wilderness vying
Not the room
Not beginning
Not the crowd
Not winning
Not the planet
Not spinning
Masterpiece
Years, days, makes no difference to me babe
You look exactly the same to me
Ain't no time, crossing your legs inside the diner
Raising your coffee to your lips, the steam
You saw the masterpiece, she looks a lot like you
Wrapping her left arm around your right
Ready to walk you through the night
You whisper to a restless ear, "can you get me out of here?
This place smells like piss and beer, can you get me out?"
You were asking me, how to get you free
I only know the recipe to roam
You saw the masterpiece, she looks a lot like you
Wrapping her left arm around your right
Ready to walk you through the night
Old stars
Filling up my throat
You gave em to me when I was born
Now they're coming out
Laying there on the hospital bed your eyes were narrow, blue and red
You took a draw of breath and said to me
You saw the masterpiece, she looks a lot like me
Wrapping my left arm round your right
Ready to walk you through the night
Old friends, old mothers, dogs and brothers
There's only so much letting go you can ask someone to do
So I keep you by my side, I will not give you to the tide
I'll even walk you in my stride, Marie
Cause I saw the masterpiece, she looks a lot like you
Wrapping your left arm round my right
Ready to walk me through the night
Toy
What a fool, familiar dream
I wake up laughing and running
From the boy crying and coming
'Cause the toy in my hand is real
What a tomb we're building here
In the sphere, that's where we all die
In the eye, that's where I'm living
The toy in my hand is real
In the room, her warm hands play
On my breast, what is she singing?
Her form ringing and ringing
'Cause the toy in my hand is real
The toy in my hand is real
Charcoal, the jet planes purr
In the crew, distant as paper
Children burn, faceless vapor
'Cause the toy in my hand is real
Yes, the toy in my hand is real
i know it’s shocking but putting ads in the middle of song does not make me want to buy them
hahaha, morgan is fangirling on them so hard. it's clear she's a huge fan
me watching this after see the capitolio thing: I knew it, I have seen you before
"The Toy" is stunning. Has an In Rainbows-era Radiohead feel to it
This is four people living life. Love it.
I love how each song descends into madness from such calm, it's what makes them so good live. Really takes you somewhere
I wonder if there is a limit on the amount of times I can listen to this until it begins to not be as wonderfully fantastic as the first couple of times I listened to it. I think "not."
So sad to see the bass player descend from making such gorgeous music to storming the US Capitol.
Elliott wouldn't have fallen for that theater...or any of the bullshit going on nowadays.
Oh my god they evolved so much I hadn’t listened to their new stuff yet but like they’re gonna play a show next month where I live so I got the ticket and im like really high right now and shook
Anyone else notice that in this version of "Not," the lyric "not the boy I'm seeing with her long black hair" became "not the girl I'm seeing with her long black hair"?
Can we talk about the guitar player’s sway and playing those crazy chords
glides and sways.
''Not'' is such a masterpiece! Always crying over here.
I'm with you there. Outstanding
Saw them at the majestic theater in Detroit recently, and saw Adrienne play solo at Calvin college before that. She is wonderful and this band is fire. Go see them. Buy a record.
What a band. Their music rips my chest open. Im devastated that Max was let go.
It's been a minute since a song (Shoulders) actually gave me physical chills, funnily enough all over my shoulders.
Absolutely love the guitar solo at 21:10. He's trying hard to play it as messy as possible and the other's are all lovin it, and yet it still sounds amazing
well that was the most fun I've had all day
This is such a a better version of Masterpiece than what is on the album. The studio version is so incredibly boring. Loving the drums here.
This is very PJ Harvey like.. frickin brilliant...
Goddamn, Adrienne Lenker's voice and delivery cut me.
adrienes guitar solo reminds me of Neil Young
Yeah, just fucking shredding!
There’s a lot of Neil Young’s in Adrienne’s vocal inflections when she sings. Especially on Not.
Specially living at war
I cant get over the majesty of this performance of “Not”. Thank you Adrienne
Bassist has been on the road too long...
adrianne lenker is stunning
I'm in love with the bassist 😍
They are just amazing. And I bought the ticket for them gig in my city just few hours ago.. I really can't wait to see them live!
I fear for that drummer's tongue, he constantly seems to be on the verge of accidentally biting it off.
If I could catch one band live right now it would be Big Thief hands down
will be my 4th time come Feb, utterly incredible band
mine would be tied between them and King Krule. I see him in April.
So raw you can almost smell them
Primal.
they are so entertaining to watch. so genuine
Adrianne’s approach to soloing is always so phenomenal.
These tadgers are operating right at the limit of pretension I can handle, but they've got something I like
👌🏼😂
Omg, Masterpiece really is a masterpiece! Love this song!
the song not, makes me cry, all times.
Awesome band! i love everyting about Adrienne and her song writing... original and inspired. "Not" is a brilliant song but spend some time listing to the Big Thief back catalogue for many beautiful songs. Such such great song writing and muscianship i'm looking forward to you guys coming to the UK soon
They are so amazing live. If you ever get the chance, go see them!
the drummer must be mick fleetwood's son
i always call them the modern fleetwood mac
this band just recorded best album (two albums) of 2019
Highly unlikely
@@daverlb And yet...
Two Hands is definitely in my top 10 of the year!
God Damn, Big Thief !
To bad they didn’t play any songs from U.F.O.F but it doesn’t matter. Bigboiband right here!
I just come back here for Max's wolf costume banter at 27:02. hilarious. music is great too haha.
good god so much love during that last song
I have to stop listening to them when I"m "working" because I just ended up entranced
Best count in ever. 0:26
Damn why's their bassist look like he's about to attend a peaceful, unarmed political protest, then wander inside an open public building, then get locked in solitary confinement? 😂😅
EVERYONE IN THE BAND LOOKS LIKE THEY BELONG TO A DIFFERNT BAND, I LOVE HOW THEYRE NOT COSPLAYING A GENRE
Ohh man, this band is amazing. Thanks KEXP.
So powerful. Best band and artist Ive found in awhile and hope to see live someday
Sublime!! Come to Edmonton and perform at the CKUA space!!! Purty, purty, pleeeease!!
I recently learned that Buck (the guitarist) and Adrianne (lead singer) used to be married. It makes their live videos even more interesting!
how did I not know this!!!!!
Where did you hear that?
Morgan Howard a very recent article just came out about it, let me try to find a link
@@moganhoow I read it in a few articles (one of which is linked below). The performance of "Shoulders" in this set really seems to feel in this vein. I'm probably just super-imposing it though haha
I always thought she was a lesbian and he was gay.
I keep coming back to this one. Best version of masterpiece out there.
Four masterpieces!
Pretty sure they are all tripping balls lmao.
Adrienne: “Hope you all find something nice to look at today. Like a leaf….falling….”
wow just amazing! so glad to find out about this guys) Not is just a masterpiece