Big Thief at the Hollywood Bowl last September (photo by Stevo Rood)
On Saturday in Nashville, Big Thief’s performance at the Ryman Auditorium took a surprising and satisfying turn. Early on, Adrianne Lenker informed the audience in a welcoming manner, “If you had some hopes of hearing some songs you might know those can be discarded.” She then added, “If you’re all open to it, it could be a really unique night of music.” The trio, which also consists of Buck Meek and James Krivchenia (along with touring bassist Joshua Crumbly) then delivered the 29 songs from the group’s forthcoming album Horsepower.
Lenker noted that Horsepower was recorded in Nashville last May. She also explained to the audience that the performance would not follow the sequencing of the record, although it did feature a number of the musicians who joined Big Thief in the studio. This included an expanded version of their core band with pedal steel players Greg Leisz and Russ Pahl, along with violinists Richard Bowden, Hannah Read and Zosha Warpeha.
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