anything - Adrianne Lenker - Live at The First Congressional Church of LA 12/10/21

[@Dielawn69]

I'm not even religious but more artists need to perform in churches like this. The vibes are beautiful as fuck. Compared to some plain as club or venue lol

[@fecklessrogue3725]

Churches are literally designed to have awe inspring acoustics. I'm my home tyown we have a 17th century church in which Baroque concerts are sometimes held. It is a magnificant experience - and a far better use of such spaces than religion.

[@Dielawn69]

@@fecklessrogue3725 True! I mean plenty of Reverbs are literally based on the natural reverb of churches

[@tsopuaifa]

I will see her in a church in Stockholm 06-14. I hope for an acoustic set.

[@josepontaroli6989]

@@fecklessrogue3725 dont be disrespectful mate, that's not cool

[@kayla-kr5dx]

and it’s also really beneficial for the churches themselves, as religious places are generally losing their congregations, i hope we’ll see more churches becoming community centres of sorts!

[@allyson--]

Whoever is singing along, their voice really compliments Adrianne's :,)

[@hellodolly2551]

Right? His voice is meshes so well and he’s not loud but subtle I love it

[@max_mittler]

he honestly sounds kinda like buck

[@philiscoolerthanu]

I keep coming back again and again just to hear her beautiful humble soul inviting others to sing and a man in the crowd’s voice is the perfect match for hers. Pure magic!

[@allyson--]

5:05 ever since I watched this video, I think back to the person who really commits to the role of saying "woo!" perfectly loud & clear

[@allyson--]

the church erupted with laughter

[@jonathanvokes6064]

adrianne has the most interesting vibe ever. has to be one of the most beautiful souls of this generation

[@joaobrito3148]

this video has become my favorite of the internet i think. everything about it just feels so human. adrianne taking her time to tune the guitar at the beginning. the little interactions between adrianne and the crowd, asking them to join her singing and the choral starting shy and slowing becoming this gorgeous unison of beautiful voices. sometimes she even lowers her voice to hear the crowd sing along the words of this gorgeous song. the panning on the location, just appreciating the place they're in right now. the person replicating the little "oh" at the ending of the song and everyone laughing. idk everything about this just feels like humans connecting through music, everyone having their own meaning for the words they're singing. i've always loved this song, it makes me feel like no other, but I was never able to put into words what made me love it so much. of couse it sounds beautiful, so grand but so intimate at the same time, the guitar strumming, the layers of ambient noise, adrianne's vocals so soothing but so powerful, and obviously the absolute genius of the lyrics, so simple but saying so much. but even with all of that, there was still this thing about the that just touched my heart so much and i didn't know exactly what it was. but i think this video gave me an answer, this song is the sound of human connection, the moments we share, the lives we live together, the memories that makes us being human beings. thank you so much for recording this beautiful portrait of human life and sharing it with the world ❤

[@bemma37]

i felt every word of this im so glad we all have our own perspective on music it’s so magical

[@crispywhiskers9365]

screenshotting this, it’s so beautiful

[@Quixel_Pixel_]

This is a totally random thing to point out, and Idk why but yhe man that starts singing..the way he says “soothe” literally soothes me. The way he pronounces his words so smoothly is so satisfying. It’s the same way my good friend speaks as well and idk why, but it tickles my brain?! Just me?

[@ckallaher]

The pan up to the ceiling was a nice touch. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such a strong connection between an audience and an artist. I realize that comparing anyone to Joni is risky and fundamentally unfair but, jeez, it’s becoming more apt every day.

[@citiesandstates]

Honestly, outside of the experience as a whole, the cathedral was incredibly beautiful. Props to whoever booked it as the venue for this performance. I recorded these videos with a DJI Osmo Pocket 2 & while it did capture the audio pretty well, I wish you could've heard their voice carrying through the building firsthand. The acoustics were breathtaking. When they played Happiness it brought me to tears momentarily. Watch that one if you haven't yet.

[@georgiaclark9881]

0:40 the way she transitions into the intro is just so beautiful. I know if I was there the anticipation would kill me.

[@vrenlau]

She is truly a gift from God. Wow.

[@TheBandSenesce]

What a magical moment! I almost cried when the public started singing her lyrics. This feels like the kind of song which touches souls more deeply, like if everyone already knew it even before it was composed. I’m so grateful for all the artists and musicians out there sharing such beauty with the world. They are the channels through which the divine reaches our lives. What else can I say? Thank you!

[@blesstyou]

" like if everyone already knew it even before it was composed " Wow what a beautiful statement! Your comment is beautiful!

[@aoifefitzgerald7379]

i have an exam tomorrow but i spent all day today and yesterday learning this. and now i can’t stop playing it. it’s too beautiful.

[@schlagie]

Hope you did well on that exam

[@c0alz]

this is so beautiful maybe im just emotional right now but listening to this made me burst into tears. hearing so many people connect and sing on such a deep level was so beautiful to see

[@gurtalurt]

how does she make even tuning a guitar song like a work of art

[@someonemayfind7385]

Damn, didn't realize this was in open tuning. Wanted to learn to play, but hate tuning to open. Beautiful song. Reminds me so much of Elliott Smith, yet she's still has her own unique beautiful sound.

[@nixon9346]

What are the chords for standard tuning

[@mirahgirl01]

Capo 3 g/c, Am7, f, g Chorus is just am7, g ,f then back to verse! Other wise it's open d

[@hugovalesfdez105]

Also the fingerpicking is hard af

[@leighhumphrey3411]

The things I’d do to be able to see her live

[@jaithechannel]

Maybe just buy a ticket when they next go on tour?

[@krissssssss4422]

@@jaithechannel They could live far away from her shows! I'm pretty sure her last tour was only throughout the U.S.

[@allyson--]

She's beauty. She's grace.

[@juliewolf6270]

she's angel whooaaawhoooaawhooaa shes an angel

[@JamesRone]

This is beautiful. It's beautiful because it's a lovely song, and because their voices really do sound good together. But it's also beautiful because I'm imagining how it must feel to be her - to have written a song that reached someone so completely that they memorized it and can sing it back to her. It would feel like you'd really done something with your song.

[@allyson--]

I feel exactly the same way & it's such an infrequent music listening experience

[@michaelrislingnb306]

Aside from the beautiful voice and lyrics and playing, she seems like a really genuine, rare person. Obviously I don’t know her, but I watched an interview and she just seemed like such a thoughtful and gentle person, it really shines through in her music .

[@ZaidsMusic]

I literally revisit this performance at least once a week & it never fails to serenade me & wash away my anxieties. Music is incredibly healing & community amplifies that thousandfold. Thank you for capturing this beautiful moment. She’s such a talented musician & blended so well with the crowd.

[@citiesandstates]

Of course, man! Happy to have done so. I still have videos from Big Thief’s last performance here in LA that I’ve been slacking on uploading. Soon, though!

[@annagraceodom5352]

this performance is arresting AHHH THE VOICES

[@everaced]

I decided not to go to church today and instead listen to this, was bawling my eyes out. The fact that this performance happened in this venue and was recorded, posted to KZbin, and was recommended to me... I just could not feel more blessed

[@indigo.isaWake]

Something aobut this recording in particular makes me tear up.

[@nolandolaher2817]

i dunno about y’all but i cried

[@selinaa556]

i cried too

[@shamiquawilson4403]

bless this audience, this is amazing. i cant get this song out of my head. love adrianne so muchhhh

[@pinklemonade6597]

The dude in the audience has a beautiful voice aswell

[@notsobluebear]

There were a couple of versions that I saw recently, where people were singing along. They were nice and all, but there was something as special about this one where you could just hear her voice along with a handful of other ones (I second the guy's voice sounding very complementary). Also dug the footage. It was nice to see the camera pan now and then to take in the church and the lighting effects - especially for those of us still cooped up from these lockdowns. Oh, and let's not forget getting to hear her tune her guitar in Open D/D# by ear, slap on the capo and casually pluck that beautiful lead-in

[@AndromedaEleven]

Actually it’s open D, not DADGAD. Very beautiful tuning

[@notsobluebear]

@@AndromedaElevenMade a correction to the posting, Dziękuję Ci!

[@crispywhiskers9365]

if this isnt the most beautiful and human video of an artist connecting with her audience i dont know what is

[@augustoka4881]

this is now my favorite video on the internet

[@robertmeyers674]

Thanks for posting. Was at the show but couldn't see Adrianne Lenker from where I was standing - sound and performance was outstanding from what I heard. Now I can see what it looked like.

[@citiesandstates]

Yeah, d00d! There’s a couple other videos on my channel from this performance. Hope you enjoy!

[@joybird144]

i am in love with her music

[@darioconstain]

Historic moment

[@hazylions]

Brought tears to my eyes! Thanks for posting this. I really hope to see her live someday and experience something similar.

[@inesschenzelorz5711]

My seven year old Son say´s this is great hearing velvet ring by driving car. I like this version. Thank you

[@foxgirl-ir6uq]

it's suffocating me how beautiful

[@WorriedBirds]

I want to see her live so bad!!

[@call_me_va]

Holy FUCK this is beautiful

[@JJohnson1340]

Holy mama this is sublime.. 🖤

[@swervelord]

the song makes me cry fr fr

[@chewing-green]

insanely beautiful. i’m seriously in shock.

[@igotaglockinmyrawrie]

beautiful

[@wilmaholmes9398]

love this

[@JHallDaBoss]

This was absolutely mesmerizing

[@AndromedaEleven]

1:51 a mistake but actually sounded really cool

[@八木学-h2x]

It's so beautiful.

[@abimon76]

this is so beautiful, transcendental

[@RockAwesome]

Truly beautiful moment 😊

[@jimchadwick2738]

So great to see this. I attended this show back in December and it was such a lovely experience.

[@elliegallagher676]

one of my favorite songs from her new album, lovely to see and hear it performed in such an intimate and beautiful setting! Thank you for the video @citiesandstates, this made my week better

[@citiesandstates]

I’m going to both Big Thief shows in May, check back for more recordings!

[@elliegallagher676]

@@citiesandstates lucky you! I'll live vicariously through your videos of them

[@wouterdeheus3626]

This is such a lovely song...

[@foxgirl-ir6uq]

my angel

[@MM-xr1pw]

I bet that's Josh Klinghoffer singing along, tryna get ta know Adrienne

[@ArthurDhaeyerMusic]

this is precious, i'm crying...

[@michelleinhawaii]

there's all these little parts that together

[@meepsleep]

i cri

[@gloomyjo]

crying

[@fishstring]

this is so beautiful

[@janetsummers7988]

Staring down the barrel of the hot sun Shining with the sheen of a shotgun Carol has a little if we need some Joyous rays, we wanna come Hanging your jeans with a clothes pin Skin still wet, still on my skin Mango in your mouth, juice dripping Shoulder of your shirtsleeve slipping Christmas Eve with your mother and sis Don't wanna fight but your mother insists Dog's white teeth slice right into my fist Drive to the ER and you put me on my wrist Grocery store list, now you get this Brunch, had calls and messages I don't wanna be the owner of your fantasy I just wanna be a part of your family And I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay on your lap whеn I'm crying Circle of pine and riddle Circlе of moss and fire smoke Fan on the ceiling like a wheel spoke Push the clutch in and I pull the choke Wanna listen to the sound of you blinking Wanna listen to your hands soothe Listen to your heart beating Listen to the way you move And I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone Wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay in your lap when I'm crying Ordering the stars in Heaven Hurling salt in the sea Dragging the newborn mountain Didn't you believe in me? Yeah, you held me the whole way through When I couldn't say the words like you I was scared indigo but I wanted to I was scared indigo but I wanted to I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay in your lap when I'm crying

[@Mia-rf1pu]

Omg ...

[@d3olinsky]

1:07 it's worth the wait

[@AlejandroArras]

Genia

[@lesgaff3012]

Come to Glasgow

[@TheGuitarsquatch]

When are you going to post a cover of this? Your voice works really well in this

[@kaitlyn4519]

waaaaah :'-(

[@postaryan07]

Bliss!

[@gorimor]

❤️

[@daroldhopkins4163]

this video looks 3D

[@kentibestboi9944]

fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk maka tandog og pamilat huhuhuhuhuhu

[@hummingbones3849]

I was at her show a month or two before this - she cut all her hair off again?!

[@mancmayhem8165]

Why do you care about her hair?

[@atknhoy]

i just wanna be gone

[@macygoller6795]

Does anyone know what her guitar is tuned to?

[@bakhtawar1635]

Yea! It’s open d :) super fun song to play so beautiful

[@AndromedaEleven]

1:04 1:03

[@brucemichaelgrossman4913]

This looks like a pain in the ass to play. I have no idea what tuning she’s doing.

[@ellenoconnell7673]

It’s open D tuning. The picking pattern isn’t tricky but there’s a couple of dodgy chord positions but it’s actually overall not too difficult to play

[@Stardustfoureva]

1:46 staring down the barrel of the hot sun shining with the sheen of a shotgun carol has a little if we need some joa has a ride if we wanna come hangin’ your jeans with a clothes pin skin still wet, still on my skin mango in your mouth, juice drippin’ shoulder of your shirt sleeve slippin’ christmas eve with your mother and sis don’t wanna fight, but your mother insists dog’s white teeth slice right through my fist drive to the ER and they put me on risk grocery store list, now you get pissed unchecked calls and messages I don’t wanna be the owner of your fantasy I just wanna be a part of your family I don’t wanna talk about anything I don’t wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss kiss your eyes again wanna witness your eyes lookin I don’t wanna talk about anyone I don’t wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you’re driving lay in your lap when I’m crying circle of pine and red oak, circle of moss and fire smoke fan on the ceiling like a wheel spoke push the clutch and i pull the choke wanna listen to the sound of you blinking wanna listen to your hands soothe listen to your heart beating listen to the way you move I don’t wanna talk about anything I don’t wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss kiss your eyes again wanna witness your eyes lookin I don’t wanna talk about anyone I don’t wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you’re driving lay in your lap when I’m crying weren’t we the stars in heaven weren’t we the salt in the sea dragon in the new warm mountain didn’t you believe in me? You held me the whole way through but I couldn’t say the words like you I was scared, indigo, but I wanted to I was scared, indigo, but I wanted to I don’t wanna talk about anything I don’t wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss kiss your eyes again wanna witness your eyes lookin I don’t wanna talk about anyone I don’t wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you’re driving lay in your lap when I’m crying

[@wat6816]

5:07

[@PBndJ]

Isn't it girl from Big Thief?

[@gonzal0w.gz12]

Yes

[@Mr.Shartly]

Singers love it when someone in the audience drowns them out with an unwanted duet.

[@citiesandstates]

If you watch my other videos from this performance they literally asked us to sing with them.

[@elliegallagher676]

it sounds like adrianne actually asks the audience to sing with her at 3:00 in this very video, so I don't know what you're talking about

[@citiesandstates]

@@elliegallagher676 this is absolutely correct.

[@Mr.Shartly]

@@elliegallagher676 If the first two times she stopped sing and a wince wasn't enough of an indication she was throw off by the backup singer, then surely 4:21 was. I don't know Adrianne personally, but the exaggerated head turn to the side, forced smile and looking in the direction of the sound was a visual sign of frustration. Boundaries were crossed, Voices were mingled and all we can do is move past this, and in time wounds will heal. Sure was a good song though and the guy kinda sounded like Buck.

[@elliegallagher676]

@@Mr.Shartly I dunno, Adrianne initially asking the audience to sing with her and then telling them "You sound beautiful" after the 2nd chorus at 4:13 indicate to me that she wanted and appreciated the audience participation. I think the winces you're describing are just her as a musician reacting to the music; many musicians make strange faces when they play, including myself. We've each got our own opinions about this performance and how things went, but I'm glad we can both agree it's a good song.

[@AnameLessMind]

Staring down the barrel of the hot sun Shining with the sheen of a shotgun Carol has a little if we need some Joyous rays, we wanna come Hanging your jeans with a clothes pin Skin still wet, still on my skin Mango in your mouth, juice dripping Shoulder of your shirtsleeve slipping Christmas Eve with your mother and sis Don't wanna fight but your mother insists Dog's white teeth slice right into my fist Drive to the ER and you put me on my wrist Grocery store list, now you get this Brunch, had calls and messages I don't wanna be the owner of your fantasy I just wanna be a part of your family And I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay on your lap whеn I'm crying Circle of pine and riddle Circlе of moss and fire smoke Fan on the ceiling like a wheel spoke Push the clutch in and I pull the choke Wanna listen to the sound of you blinking Wanna listen to your hands soothe Listen to your heart beating Listen to the way you move And I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone Wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay in your lap when I'm crying Ordering the stars in Heaven Hurling salt in the sea Dragging the newborn mountain Didn't you believe in me? Yeah, you held me the whole way through When I couldn't say the words like you I was scared indigo but I wanted to I was scared indigo but I wanted to I don't wanna talk about anything I don't wanna talk about anything I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again Wanna witness your eyes looking I don't wanna talk about anyone I don't wanna talk about anyone I wanna sleep in your car while you're driving Lay in your lap when I'm crying