Big Thief - U.F.O.F. (May 3, 2019) Album • Page 7

Damn earthy is actually a great adjective for this

 

Definitely has a lot in common with Goodness lyrically

 

yeahhhh this is nuts. that Pfork score isn't surprising. Getting Radiohead vibes for sure but this also sounds kinda grungy at times? especially the opener.

 

The Pitchfork review also mentioned Radiohead/In Rainbows as a comparison and I think the writer is definitely onto something here:

“The interlocking compositions, the points and counterpoints made by Meek, Lenker, Oleartchik, and Krivchenia have the same elegance of design.“

 

Had the same thought but it reminds me more of Moon Shaped Pool or the 2nd half of King of Limbs.

 

Agreed on MSP. "Jenni" for me is the standout track at the moment.

 

sent this to my dad to check out because he’s usually into any of the folky sounding stuff I play when we’re together. like most here he was a big fan of “Jenni” and said “the last 30 seconds of ‘Contact’ will wake you up”. not wrong.

 

I would also like to echo the Radiohead comparisons. Gorgeous album can’t wait to dive into it proper.

 

Yep, I get so many IR vibes throughout.

 

Hey the two best records of the year (BT and VW) have big 90s influences. Who woulda thunk

 

but this is a 2007 radiohead influence!!!

 

Yes. But I hear some grunge as well.

Like quite a bit of Nirvana tbh. “Contact” is basically a Nirvana song.

Edit: and yea see below, I hear more 2017 Radiohead influence than In Rainbows. AMSP.

 

I hear so much AMSP here.

 

I personally hear a decent amount of Elliott Smith as well.

 

hearing a whole lotta Big Thief over here.

 

Okay I think I officially like the versions of from and terminal paradise more here.

 

Not on twitter anymore, so I'd like to take a moment to point out that "Jenni" also fits this description. 139 characters by my count (without including repeated lines), so would have been good on old twitter too

 

the end of Strange is so good

 

Album highlight for sure!

 

lol from is now one of my favorites on this album

 

I saw this on Reddit and loved it:

 

should easily be a top 3 album for me at the end of the year

 

I keep noticing new things I love with each listen

 

Is "Cattails" the best song to come out so far this year? It might be

 

My vote for this title still goes to Palehound - “Aaron,” but “Cattails” is definitely top 5.