Big Thief Perform “Shark Smile” | Pitchfork Music Festival 2018

Big Thief perform “Shark Smile” live in Chicago for Pitchfork Music Festival 2018
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Big Thief Perform “Shark Smile” | Pitchfork Music Festival 2018

[@homemadehaircuts8352]

almost forgot to watch this today

[@peteraborgerding7431]

Holy.Shit.I.Miss.Going.To.Concerts.........!

[@homemadehaircuts8352]

Peter A Borgerding us too mate 😩

[@marshall3759]

I'm fuggin weak 🤪😂😂

[@karlbrunssen786]

Glad you appreciate flawless performances

[@kevcarta5407]

I could watch this everyday - I think was also your implication. I’ve listens to the song on Verona form at least 1000 times hahaha 🤪 and will 1000 more

[@JE-pd8fp]

I'm on my 6,000th listen of the morning. That growl and scream get me every time.

[@TWHRS]

The fragility of the vocals, the jittery on edge textures created by the guitarist, finally a 'new' guitar band to get behind. Dog bless American indie

[@JS-kb4im]

If you read this comment to yourself in Werner Herzog’s voice, it’s pretty funny

[@FamilyBooksNook]

Werner Herzog wouldn’t pun against religion.

[@AlbPerNil]

@@FamilyBooksNook It's the Dog religion if read correctly.

[@futureshock7425]

She’s reminds me of Kurt Cobain when he sang and performed

[@kurtsveryape]

@@futureshock7425 Yes!!

[@darunia5632]

Adrienne's passion when she performs is inspiring.

[@realitynow4342]

Sounds like the 80's.....Siouxsie And The Banshees

[@qtrfoil]

@@realitynow4342 Good call

[@arnulfsterdal7254]

This performance blows the studio version out of the water. The nerve, the restlesness and the drumming / bass groove is insane. Her voice is beyond most of what I*ve heard these last covid years. Stoked ... in awe ... wow ...

[@JoseHernandez-nd5en]

mmm no studio is better.

[@davideverett2263]

Saw Big Thief in a tiny room in Sydney, 2017. I knew I was witnessing something special.

[@Throwawayjim119]

Same dude. Saw them open for M Ward in 2016 in Louisville. Left the show after their set because that’s what i came for. Walk out, and Adrianne and Buck are hanging out. Adrianne grabbed a guitar and played Paul for a crowd of 3-4 people. One of the most magical experiences of my music-going career

[@seancallahan1312]

I can't believe I just found this group. I'm so displaced living in Mexico and I rarely talk to English speakers. And I lay low, severely depressed. I played guitar and sang 4-6 hours a day for a over a decade (literally) a while back. But I haven't picked up my guitar for over a year. Someone has been stealing my soul bit by bit for awhile now, it's almost all gone. But I love her and she needs me. She's disabled. I'll never leave her alone. She couldn't make it on her own. I gotta find balance. Listening to this makes me want to cry. I'm fighting back tears. I gotta surf again and play my guitar. Try and get a little of my soul back. Fuck, music can be a powerful thing.

[@copheart]

Be well.

[@paulcassidy4559]

Sending you best wishes man. Hope you find your groove again.

[@silent7772]

I know its been a year since you posted your thoughts but I just wanted to reach out and say I commend you for your heart and perseverance in helping your very special person. She would have to be amazing for one to toss their other loves away (guitar/surfing/themself) plus little pieces of themselves in hopes to save her. You are a beautiful person to try so hard to help her & at such a high expense. BUT PLEASE, LISTEN TO MY HEART FRIEND AND LISTEN WELL.....Life is a gift given to us by God/The Universe/Eternal Being of any kind you choose. That amazing gift called LIFE is given to each of us when we are born. It's handed to us all wrapped up beautifully in shiny gorgeous paper with an amazing bright big bow and this gift is soooo beautiful and it is YOURS and yours alone. Each of us recieve one of these priceless gifts when we come into this world. And believe me when I say that this amazing gift is yours to enjoy to its complete fullness. You get one and only one of these precious gifts. Please friend, use it wisely, use it to fulfill YOUR life long dreams & hopes & show your maker that your gift is appreciated and loved more than anything!!! It was never given to you so you could give it to her. Cutting small pieces of your life and heart away. She recieved one of her own gifts called life just like yours. If God meant for her to have 2 gifts He would have given her 2. Please friend, you can not save her by giving her YOUR life BUT you CAN save yourself by taking YOUR LIFE (gift) back and living it to the fullest as it was meant to be!!! LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING AND TO BE LIVED TO ITS UTMOST GREATEST ABILITY for this is definitely what Our Maker would want. You have shown her what it is to be loved by another human, to be taken care of, its time now to allow God to show her and help her find herself. Perhaps a free womens retreat. This way you can find yourself once again before it's too late. Remember, it's one gift, one life, one chance. Please my brother, live it as it's meant to be lived!!!

[@jalapeno7909]

Hope you're soing well man. You sound like an awesome person. Respect

[@j.holmes6582]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kunal1584]

That surprise scream at 2:19 Wow!

[@scottreed8278]

yeah, that was...so raw. hit me in the nerves, man

[@mikeorourke8836]

like stepping on a lego

[@tenorandrewowens]

she did that during Interstate when I saw them play in Philly.. freaked me out

[@MarcWich]

Thanks for ruining it, man

[@kileypowers7254]

thus is the top comment which ruins it

[@Subparanon]

This song is youth and love and passion and pain and longing and need. It's life and living with the intensity that only comes from being young.

[@patriciofernandez2711]

Superb comment

[@Nergal_Slayer]

You must've felt it too.

[@emilefrancis2579]

W comment

[@kevcarta5407]

Great summary. Thx you

[@Dalmau2008]

exactly

[@RobertDavis-tr1dd]

I have the biggest crush on Adrienne. The talent and passion that she exudes is pure sexiness to me. Not a “traditional” beauty, but a mythological one for sure :)

[@wolfgangdr.strobel8227]

I am 68 what a great discovery!! Wunderbar!! Grüße aus Köln

[@TheCrazyyashley]

Just absolute goosebumps, watch this at least once a month just for feels.

[@doogsby]

Adrienne's ferocious fragility, Buck's ecstatic grooving with his goofy smile and jittery grace, these are two of the most compelling people in music now.

[@fallingup8358]

couldn’t find the lyrics in the comments so: She was a shark smile in a yellow van She came around and I stole a glance in my youth A vampire Evelyn shown quiet as roses sting It came over me at a bad time But who wouldn't ride on a moonlit line? Had her in my eye, 85 down the road of a dead end gleam And she said woo Baby, take me And I said woo Baby, take me too It came over her at a bad time Riding through Winona down the dotted line Held us gunning out Ninety miles down the road of a dead end dream She looked over with a part smile Caught up in the twinkle, it could take awhile And the money pile on the dashboard fluttering As she said woo Baby, take me And I said woo Baby, take me too Evelyn's kiss was oxygen I leaned over to take it in As we went howling through the edge of south Des Moines It came over me at a bad time She burned over the double line And she impaled as I reached my hand for the guardrail Ooh, the guardrail Ooh, the guardrail And she said woo Baby, take me And I said woo Baby, take me too She said woo Baby, take me And I said woo Baby, take me too

[@RandallStevens12]

I remember showing this to a girl I used to love. She dug it and thought it sounded like Springsteen (which it does to me as well.) I haven't talked to her in a very long time and I hope she's doing ok. Can't help but think of her when I play this particular live version.

[@samsicles_jr]

❤️

[@axialplane2689]

so what happened why did you broke apart

[@wvied0]

Yeah we are all curious!

[@dandhakal]

Lenker (vocalist) said in an interview that this song was fully inspired by Springsteen!

[@mitchkim6763]

I hope you're happy and doing well with life!

[@shawnhayden6674]

This performance never grows old...

[@keirzeiss2069]

the best song of 2018...no contest!! the scream at 2:18 gives me goosebumps ever time!!

[@mitchkim6763]

Yeah, that was like a wild mountain lion

[@kevcarta5407]

Hahaha my sound is delayed. I have it at 2:21 😢 agreed 💯 amazing touch and the follow up baby pleaseeee also perfection 😊

[@ItauquiMc]

Big Thief songs are never quite long enough

[@50ShadesOfEndo]

This might be the best live performance I've seen of them, the song's slightly sped up and they just sound tight

[@interwebification4473]

2:18 and she said *HAAAARGH*

[@viopot951]

Unnnnnnnn!!!! I dont know how to express my feeling. Big Thief's music is deep woods, transparent sea, birds humming, hopeful but ephemeral, like a picture book, tear, kindness... It's hard to explain.. Sooooo good, I love Big Thief.

[@emilefrancis2579]

I love Big Thief, Lenker and their fans.

[@td6873]

This pure joy this band seems to have performing together is wonderful to watch.

[@desireegaleski9257]

So much heart, so much bloody passionate emotion -- Big Theif feels the feels over and over again and it wakes me up like the early summer sun.

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Congrats on your transition!! You can barely tell you were assigned male at birth!! Much love!!

[@knockda887]

Wow this band is a breath of fresh air

[@Nergal_Slayer]

Draw it in

[@jsnmgrn]

Buck sticking his tongue out and chugging the beer at 00:30s is the best segue to this performance.

[@beewisenativeplants7555]

Coming to this live segment a few years too late, but not without complete love and adoration.

[@kentuckychromedesign]

God, this band is special.

[@Nergal_Slayer]

They really are

[@pauloeduardoferreira5906]

She was a shark smile in a yellow van She came around and I stole a glance in my youth A vampire Evelyn shown quiet as roses sting It came over me at a bad time But who wouldn't ride on a moonlit line? Had her in my eye, 85 down the road of a dead end gleam And she said woo Baby, take me And I said woo Baby, take me too It came over her at a bad time Riding through Winona down the dotted line Held us gunning out Ninety miles down the road of a dead end dream She looked over with a part smile Caught up in the twinkle, it could take awhile And the money pile on the dashboard fluttering As she said woo Baby, take me And I said woo Baby, take me too Evelyn's kiss was oxygen I leaned over to take it in As we went howling through the edge of south Des Moines It came over me at a bad time She burned over the double line She impaled as I reached my hand for the guardrail Ooh, the guardrail Ooh, the guardrail And she said woo Baby, take me And I said woo Baby, take me too She said woo Baby, take me And I said woo Baby, take me too

[@andreaneilcmc]

As we went howling through the edge of south Des Moines --------- love it!!!

[@resonance6322]

all anyone wants is someone who looks at them the way Buck looks at Adrienne

[@noahmathis9290]

best band to come out during the 2010s. fite me.

[@Autissm420]

Noah Mathis yes

[@50ShadesOfEndo]

Noah Mathis Them or Wolf Alice

[@rubercoober]

Them or UMO. Both favorites of mine right now.

[@FrightNFight]

by a wide wide margin. this band is the truth

[@hadiysyakir1979]

There is Tame Impala and Mac Demarco (technically a band) to fight it though Big Thief is up there too.

[@EmZevSS]

the scream at 2:18 gives me so much life

[@michaelbainley5944]

Best version of this great song imho! Saw Band in Perth, Western Australia couple of days ago - was disappointed they didn’t include this song but great concert with unusual encore final song - Adrianne new solo song - the silence in the rapt audience was deafening - fantastic!

[@workaccount1478]

I watch this all the time. Come back and back and back for the "whooooa!!!!"

[@ShastaRed]

Is it me or when you hear the way the lyrics and the tone of the voice is and the pace it reminds me of mazzy Star a bit

[@tazbaldwin]

This song is one of them that just sets its own vibe. It stopped me in my tracks when I heard it and I went into driving a soft top car out in the desert back in 1980. Amazing

[@tjiiik]

I'm glad overalls are coming back to town.

[@cardenio6677]

I'm so in love with all of them.

[@elizmanandhar1]

Adrienne knows passion. She gets it.

[@mikedotbaldwin]

Love this song. And, while I am old, am I the only one who sees Ally Sheedy in the Breakfast Club here?

[@mikewolf3686]

Something in the air that day.

[@michaeloneill8452]

That's the best thing I've seen'n'heard for a long long time... she's in there ... no doubt...

[@HermanWaldorf]

I'm sorry, I just cannot stop listening to this

[@thedcmac]

There’s actually still good bands out there. Shame mainstream doesn’t support it these days :(

[@charleshigginson5896]

There is no mainstream, file sharing killed the profits - so the centre fell -- new artists don't have development money/support - not completely a bad thing but it's risky business right now...

[@Giantcappuccino]

Buck Meek!!!

[@ks8452]

Heard this for the first time recently on Spotify. Awesome song.

[@inza3107]

Beautiful storytelling

[@HermanWaldorf]

beautiful performance of a beautiful song. Just discovered this band, happy to listen to them

[@RavenMaven]

HermanWaldorf I'm glad you found em... they got me for 8 months now... seeing them live in two weeks

[@MegaSmk]

shivers up and down my spine..

[@mikewilliams7519]

wow! I could listen and watch her all day long. Fantastic live footage here wish i could have been there. I had previously found the guitarist in this band a little difficult to watch but not so in this clip

[@jm-wd6up]

he looks like he's having a stroke

[@bradfield2266]

Yes his strumming style is... unusual. Adrienne is unreal.

[@Olhado256]

Mike Williams I still don't know if he has a condition or if he just really gets into the music

[@osmosiphobe]

I call it the Meek tweak... It only happens when he's playing, though.

[@clumsy_clam]

I am crying! i love their spirits so much.

[@1lisajane1]

Spirits? What does that even mean? Get educated, seriously...

[@clumsy_clam]

i studied at oxford univ.

[@galaxsith]

@@1lisajane1 the way they performed the song just made some type of way! you must know everyone's have their best thing in music.

[@ob2395]

Wonderful. Full set please 🙏🏻

[@cert9997]

WOOOO

[@Peanutgaming27]

Goosebumps through the whole song, i absolutely love this band

[@Dalmau2008]

I,m 58, I have played and listened music all my life and this song has almost made me cry because of how good it is, it is pure passion and feeling..a unique voice that goes through you and an incredibly fresh and forceful band..thank you guys for having given this to my ears

[@ryantimmer649]

They are all great, enjoying them selves. Stop hatin!!

[@kevcarta5407]

2:21 makes me cry almost every time 😢 this is rock and roll 💯 they all know how to lay it down and hold the line. Bass and drum steady eddy and the two fronting are amazing together. He almost late in the lead section and smooths it out perfectly into the last verse he is looking over at her like I got you - as always 🤗 might be one of life best hidden performances out there. And everyone talks about Tom holland in in drag being art - sorry not sorry. 💕 love is love; but art is art! High caliber conveyance of emotion here that is not easy to express in words alone. Amazing guys. This will stand the rest of time. - Keep it circulating like and upvote follow etc.

[@jvessubvotalon5082]

Buck Meek always amaze.me with his ambient solo.

[@chriscrocvlogs]

2:41 does anyone know the type of effects the lead guitarist does ? It’s like a screaming overdrive and I really like it

[@oliverwhite9345]

Just a guess but I’d say and overdrive with a lot of delay and reverb so it gets that quick feedback scream. Super cool, been trying to replicate it and using those three pedals works best

[@chriscrocvlogs]

Oliver White thanks very much, sounds like that’s it.

[@edpichiotto8211]

Prince of Tone OD and El Capistan delay

[@taraelsey926]

Amazing. I'm obsessed.

[@rogercampbell3900]

What you find down these rabbit holes oh my !!

[@devenlawrence2115]

One of the great rock performances by one of the greatest bands of all-time

[@1lisajane1]

Uh, no.

[@gameofcats7891]

So lovely

[@sarahjudsen7109]

this gave me butterflies

[@AdrianAye]

Sounds at 3:14 are the sounds I make when I'm emotionally exhausted and don't know what else to say.

[@bk6678]

I keep coming back to this. It reminds a little of Bittersweet by Big Head Tod and the Monsters.

[@AQJJ1]

this video exudes such weird energy in the best way.

[@karencline6198]

Wow, just stumbled onto this music .... it’s wonderful, very enlightening.... come to SC!

[@thewindfactory1463]

Outstanding.

[@bubbashuman1111]

The only band

[@saraann5289]

I love Adrianne so so so much!!!!!

[@boredyumi]

Thanks to Miranda, on okcupid to brought me here. I love you sis

[@deansacca781]

Beyond good....wish I was there for this....

[@blakevickrey]

James has a Mick Fleetwood thing going on

[@mariaalexandravaldiviarami3842]

And I said wooh!

[@cockadoodee]

Love this performance so much 💘

[@bernardusmuller1109]

This video was my introduction to Big Thief

[@jdbyd4894]

Awesome!... really

[@MichaelTomasetti]

Oh baby! Take meee

[@goodbuggg_]

Best band

[@jaydee4674]

Arrived a little late to the party but seeing them next year, cant wait.

[@logicannullata]

Perfect band

[@drstevie]

FAB !!

[@ckf36]

Encore!

[@enriqueguerrero8670]

history in the making one of the greatest talents ever real talent so stoked highland park mayan theater

[@isaacsundberg3247]

Who knew Matt Smith could shred

[@NathanCatherall]

Never knew a song about a horrible car accident could sound so beautiful…

[@bk6678]

Man this is good.

[@lewiswyndham9285]

such an anthem

[@guillermochaparro]

Esta canción siempre me emociona. De los mejores temas de los últimos años

[@franchangehabits]

El mismo sentimiento !

[@ferbargar3184]

No hay canciones de relleno en sus discos. Es algo increible

[@Giantcappuccino]

Probably more talent on THIS stage than on the entire Grammy stage.

[@oslo7718]

i love them so much thank you thank you praise praise

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@chc6644]

Nothing quite like this has ever been done

[@futureshock7425]

Finally good music again

[@coolvideoduuude]

Is Buck drinking beer? Love it

[@chrislecompte4694]

Utterly amazing

[@xuhp001]

Esta canción siempre me emociona.

[@LloydVaan]

a mi también me pasa, y ahora viendola en vivo se me hace un nudo en la garganta

[@joshygear61]

Ojalá vengan a Mexico algún día 🥺 En algún Ceremonia o Bahidora

[@catherinewinckelmans8038]

love you