Big Thief - Sparrow (Official Audio)

[@mrt77wv]

I feel lucky to be alive while Adrianne Lenker is making music. Out of all the great writers around today, she's truly special. Someone people will still listen to with awe 100 years from now.

[@imnotdaviddeanburkhart]

and Buck Meek might be one of the most underrated guitarists right now, too ❤️

[@Sunny25611]

Yes :) 🤟🏽

[@tj03297]

her album "songs" is some of the most beautiful songwriting ive ever heard, adrianne is already one of the greats, even if the world doesn't know it yet.

[@oldtygerthatsleeps]

ugh totally

[@songsthatarecatchy]

I truly believe Adrienne will go down almost as important to Elliott smith and Jeff Buckley except she has these other incredible artists around her. She writes everything but they collaborate on the sound and style

[@drd8974]

When the higher octave vocal harmonies come in, there's either some tape warble effect on Adrianne's vocals, or there are so many takes multi-tracked that it has crazy on-purpose phasing issues and she sounds like she's everywhere in my headphones. Just an astonishing production nuance to me. Thanks Big Thief, this is an amazing piece of music.

[@patrickhawkinson8399]

She has a heavy natural vibrato in her voice. Multiply that times however many layers they used in the harmonies and you have that effect. It almost sounds like a Leslie speaker.

[@el_spaghetto]

I think it's on one or two of the vocal tracks that are panned over to the right channel, there's a nice, soft chorus/phaser type effect going on. Really good choice to nestle that into the vocal layers, unless that's just something that happened naturally while she was recording the harmonies. Mad respect if that's what's going on there; that's really hard to do without any effects.

[@jazquartz]

They are called Big Thief because they steal my heart everytime 😭

[@srijanagrawal255]

I like how big thief makes me feel

[@lavendermoon321]

This song gives me chills

[@IreneCAbry]

definitely one of my favorite songs from the album

[@renee4117]

I think this is an absolute masterpiece

[@doughnutdisturb117]

That voice just makes me want to listen to its stories

[@OurRawHeart]

This song deserves a Pulitzer.

[@Pj676]

“We all just scattered about the room without headphones, focused and in the music-you could feel that something special was happening” love this band.

[@job604]

Wrapped in the wings of a sparrow Beak is as sharp as an arrow Sings in a whispering whistle Sleeps in the ivy and thistle Owls out swooping and howling Deep in the midnight a' prowling Mama the scream of the eagle Threading my heart through the needle Threading the blood through the apple Sucking the juice from the apple Eating the seeds of the apple Bearing the tree of the apple Trapped in the weeds like a scarecrow Stuck to the wind like Velcro Distantly hearing the bell toll Warbling chime through the meadow Mama the scream of the eagle Threading my heart through the needle Threading the blood through the apple Eve sucked the juice from the apple Nakedly running I saw her Boy chasing after to stall her I wish I'd have spoken to call her Before she found fabric to shawl her Breasts bound and burdened with fiber Adam came trembling beside her And he said, he said "She has the poison inside her She talks to snakes and they guide her" She has the poison inside her She talks to snakes and they guide her She has the poison inside her She talks to snakes and they guide her She has the poison inside her She talks to snakes and they guide her

[@JC-kh1gi]

Well, Another song to learn on guitar cause stuck in my head. Still haven’t got over “Not”...this is fantastic. They are fantastic. Please keep making music

[@cihatberasimsek7425]

fleetwood mac + bob Dylan. Thats what big thief is. Goosebumps everytime

[@sheeple5783]

eve ate the apple after being tricked. adam ate it consciously, without influence of the snake. yet generations of fathers and their sons blame eve for the original sin. the feminine is always blamed as deceitful, and the masculine as truthful. but we all share the burden (blessing?) of the apple.

[@viabrennan]

this feels like home

[@sparrow2456]

And the fact I got here from me searching my name in Instagram music so I could have background music while I signed my name in asl. I am amazed 😭💖 I always loved Big Thief but never listened to that many songs since just idk. But I am now going to get to listening to all of their albums this month!

[@pauldidier6101]

Just love both new songs so much! Thank you! I needed a shot of musical joy!

[@erikasmith8894]

Of course this song is great because this band is great. Adrianne!!!😩💜💕💕💕

[@roses1419]

I flew all around my head and withered in the light.

[@aannniieeeee]

This album saved my life

[@HigherEducationAwakening]

such a unique sound my favorite band right now

[@jazzmichaelwade]

This song is fantastic

[@kevinkerpe5719]

Thank you Big Thief. These are so very close to the best.

[@phirresaine401]

I was having a really bad day, this just saved it for me. Thank you 🥺

[@Mathieuyeuxyeux]

Incredible song. Thank you Big Thief ❤

[@federicatrunfio8584]

Can't decide if I love more the music or the words 😭❤️

[@Shaun-Doggy]

This is like an evil Judy Garland song!...I love it!

[@SusanDoran]

how so?

[@matthewlemley4108]

this song is beautiful and made my day a lot better as well!

[@elmcc13mc28]

Amazing stuff!!!! I am filled with xtasee with this album. Thank you for this amazing beautiful release. Much Love and peace to you all

[@sydmattersfan]

This is amazing as always !

[@paronzoda]

Thank You Big Thief for standing up for justice and the oppressed.

[@rosiejarvisart]

Amazing as always

[@erishah447]

Adrianne....💕

[@Ralphowitz]

Wenn Sie dies lesen, haben Sie einen exzellenten Musikgeschmack!

[@carmencelesteu]

Thank you queen I cried

[@chrissawyer4060]

Bob Dylan is the old Adrianne Lenker.

[@Hello-pl2qe]

Big Thief!

[@ReveCharly]

Encore une magnifique chanson . Merci Ariane Lenker tu es une belle personne , une grande artiste .❣️

[@zerois2801]

peak music

[@xvygxxl]

i love you guys 💖

[@Sunny25611]

I Love this! Thank you 😊 🤟🏽

[@tatianafoule6257]

Thank you...

[@andresjaimebenitez3734]

Gran canción! Gracias por el arte ❤️

[@jiribb9300]

Lovely

[@deivxul415]

Big love

[@msleahkeene]

Luke 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

[@jackshaver5416]

Who the hell disliked this? I would like to request a trial by combat please

[@SusanDoran]

:D -- not me, but funny comment

[@mola5445]

lovelovelove

[@magicjoeblack5761]

Just ... just ... just Ahhhhhhhh.

[@treebendsinthewind]

Exactly

[@iwashere368]

🖤

[@유희수-h4h]

애드리언 렌커 너무 좋음. 빅시프 최고.

[@liliwater]

I discovered this band thanks to cavetown and I'm really glad I did ^^

[@mcarr103]

❤️❤️

[@drowninginmusic3757]

❤🎶

[@Arturobelano9]

❤️🌊

[@realdanrusso]

excited to see u tomorrow :)

[@neonfear]

Wow

[@queencass9127]

The fact that they are getting some "thumbs down" means they must be doing Goddess' work. Thank you for being a direct vessel of God

[@TheDominicProject]

come again?

[@Sillytommysadventure]

@@TheDominicProject i uh…

[@deivxul415]

Bellissima

[@androidbambi]

What’s the meaning to this song? I can feel what they’re delivering but I also wonder the meaning to the words.

[@ingridc0ld]

It seems to be a retelling of paradise lost. According to Atwood Magazine it "begs the questions: Do we truly become what we consume? Or is that just the story we’ve been told?"

[@OneMrnat]

I read failed relationship. Male killed the female n blamed her. And a mother raising a daughter

[@alexandreferreira9232]

FUCKING GOOD BOISSSS LETS GOOO

[@renatocann5142]

[@skellvarnsen23]

rad

[@yomo1690]

Reminds me of Turin Breaks.

[@yharuki1230]

🐤💛

[@MickeyMerris]

This is the first big thief I don't love but just like....i think.

[@user-zb3jc6zl6h]

she has the poison inside her

[@bwpm1467]

What's with the crackling sound at around 4 minutes?

[@OMGItsFullOfStars]

That's the crackling of the fire, obvs

[@bernardusmuller1109]

Who is who in the picture? Can you guess? I'll think the bear is Buck because he has the guitar.

[@Goob2123]

cream team or squirt sqaud?

[@tilzo_9752]

hiya 👋😄

[@carucciserena5295]

[@johnqdarwin]

a song for my sister . may her god forgive her . xx

[@Gnif572]

O_o

[@sodiumlights]

Jeff Buckley> Radiohead > Arcade Fire > Big Thief.

[@treebendsinthewind]

Why the Hell did Pitchfork rate Little Things the best new track? Not to take away, great track but c'mon, this one steals the show and then robs 6 banks. It must be because Pitchfork is run by deaf people who use their toes toi feel music vibrations and then rate it according to that. 100$ Canadian for anyone with a photo of a Pitchfork employee holding their toes up to speakers

[@treebendsinthewind]

Amazing Fn Track tho. a slow meditative continuous jab to the mouth-chin

[@treebendsinthewind]

beautiful ode to our creation myth

[@asior34]

What are you talking about? I also prefer Little Things, much more interesting song.

[@James-pq3qq]

Has to be the most boring, pretentious music I have heard in decades... .

[@ThatMan-h3q]

and yet you had to make a comment fuckin loser

[@120beers]

Superb music. Adrianne’s hairy armpits are however too earthy for my taste.

[@thadmatson4754]

Wow