Big Thief - Not (Official Audio)

[@criticalLocus]

Whenever depressed and reminded there's a whole world of art and music I haven't experienced yet, it sure does wonders. We sure do live in a time of privilege when it comes to accessing previously unknown music. I appreciate that :)

[@evyiam3780]

That’s so real:)

[@kugelblitzzed]

viktor edit had me in a chokehold

[@sagep4206]

Exactly why im here rn i 🫶 viktor

[@Wetgooseleg.com22]

Girl me too. I love viktor so much

[@paolamanassero939]

that makes three of us

[@jeshvan2385]

PLEASE SHOW ME ?!?!?!?

[@meoweow-ek9ic]

LMFAOOOOOO REAL

[@ramennoodler100]

i cant stop listening to this song its like bleeding out and having a seizure

[@breathiburrow]

see you get it

[@kaiya.c240]

litteraly!!! coming from someone that's never bleed out nor had a seizure

[@Reivenbird]

You get me.

[@everyonesalama4447]

*accurate description

[@Raccoonboi634]

Exactly.

[@VanDeVenDerVaart]

When her voice breaks! This is one of the most underrated songs ever.

[@michellemunoz8343]

You ever hear a song so perfect it makes you want to cry?

[@quenialalita]

exactly!!

[@IzzieBuckley]

I did🥲

[@bonniecatterson1198]

When I saw it live I cried all my make up off. I felt like I was alone in a theatre of thousands but also connected to the entire world.

[@briisme1992]

We’ll be okay.

[@cawtisticoctobear]

needed to hear that actually. ty 🩵

[@Puigg]

ty

[@zachthemac]

i hope so

[@naylas.s5245]

Si el gato bizco lo dice debe ser cierto

[@Puigg]

@@naylas.s5245 por eso mismo le dije gracias

[@0GirlsGoGames0]

This song is what the pain in arcane feels like

[@recrex1960]

wth

[@CharlesGwinn-ep9pb]

She captures Sinead frenetic desparation but in a more organized controlled way. The outtro guitars are on a level ive never heard... Like a Cobain solo with Jimi/Miles Davis crazy(in the best way) vibe. Tom Morello would even smile

[@nicoolio7310]

The way her voice grows more desperate, intense, crying out almost... this song makes me wanna cry

[@angierae403]

Yup cry for everything that’s not…..

[@prodajie]

This ban just came into my life. I've been listening to every version of this song I can find and I tear up every time.

[@Daytripped]

I saw them last night and this song was traumatic. I could not stop crying

[@Gman745i]

Wish I knew what it is about his song that is so evocative and emotional for so many....taps into something inside that's obviously very raw

[@john-ic5pz]

I hear you niccolo. I used to cry now it makes me wanna play punch the predators... toxic masculinity or pushing back at a predatory universe bcuz I'm sick of laying down like a martyr-masochist? 🤷 what's your opinion?

[@marsbxxby997]

I am so utterly obsessed with this song

[@bonniecatterson1198]

I have been obsessed with this song for 4 years. Saw them live in Aug 2023. Wept the entire time

[@Faith-xh4ru]

God, does it ever get better?

[@bigratman_]

i promise it does. think of everything you've dealt with before - you got through, you're still here. stay a while friend.

[@toby-t1o]

It will. Just give it time

[@vixkain6336]

Of course it does

[@Rose-my6dc]

2:10 is best portion of the song

[@Vegetable_Stomper]

I 100% agree

[@brinsay2]

i feel so sorry for anyone who doesnt know this song my condolences 😪😪😪😞💞

[@TheWolf-iu8oh]

Like get soon 😕😕😷

[@erriggs]

I listened to this song on repeat when driving to sit with my sister in her hospice room for her final days. This song has held me together in the weeks since.

[@averybrewer3036]

In the summer of 2019, I was on a trail crew in Colorado. We were away from everything. A woman on my crew played this song on guitar frequently and beautifully. For a long time, her rendition was the only one I knew. That was probably the best summer of my life. Months later, after returning to college, I heard this recording play in a movie theater downtown and teared up. Amazing song, very special for many reasons.

[@varsha9682]

❤️

[@sunshinesunshine62]

I had a similar experience with this song! I was in Denver Colorado I had a small café really late at night and a girl and a guy were singing, they sang the song. I thought it was theirs until I heard it later on XMU. It is such a special song!

[@guilhermeseltz6303]

12MA16

[@debcook1559]

@@sunshinesunshine62 iiiuou90 kk i9 u 9uuu9u999999999999999u9u poo 9uiu990+uuu9uuu9uí9u9u898u9*

[@unrealdude82]

was it in a movie?

[@mehulfuria5997]

"It's not the hunger revealing, nor the ricochet in the cave" Love that part. Her voice just leaks the anger and frustration.

[@PriscillaWong-nd4bw]

Prisvillamowtpennineyeetnnsocyu

[@coachleif]

This is one of those songs that your soul understands

[@aandykf]

Holy f***! That solo. This song is unbelievable.

[@SaskiaAvalle]

It Is Need bar in Word?

[@aandykf]

@@SaskiaAvalle huh?

[@danielmosko1488]

Heard them on Sirius tonight...been listening to them for the past 5 hours.. new favorite band.. I thank the universe for new music and all the moving parts that create it.. love

[@justinwertman4164]

Holy shit! This feels like when I found out about Bright Eyes. I'm a little late to the party, but I think I'll stay a while. Thank you Big Thief.

[@nickanthropocene6502]

You might like Phoebe Bridgers. She has a similar sound to Big Thief, Johnny Goth, Elliott Smith, and she used to jam with Bright Eyes. If you like any of them you might check her out.

[@ashleyjesse9623]

They have a Bright Eyes Vibe. Love both bands.

[@mejlaification]

Saddle Creek taste. Great music.

[@shinybeast8946]

Bright Eyes, ugh.

[@guitargrl12]

@@mejlaification best indie record label imo

[@PopeKarul]

This song made me shed a tear, both in joy and sadness. I don't know why, but I like it. This is art.

[@ismaelgustave9563]

This song is a great relief for me. I’ve been looking for a band this interesting for a while now and I’m so glad I found Big Thief.

[@xxZARATHOUSTRAxx]

This song is really insane

[@SophiaCollins-si8fn]

Listening to this song isnt enough i need this imbedded into my mind forever 😭😭

[@allanbs4123]

Wow! Grammy Nominee. Congratulations!!!

[@mwstriker98]

Damn, when she growls I get chills everytime.

[@youthofyesterdayrecords]

When she really emotes you can feel the shred trauma.

[@chadlefeber347]

Absolutely!

[@Kae6502]

Me too. In my soul. This resonates. Deeply.

[@staggeringbird4701]

Love it also. Also check out Carla Bozulich/Evangelista for some more killer vocals.

[@lauraelizabeth4226]

Well then you will also love Lady Lambs first album, Ripely Pine

[@Yeldineyintun]

I can’t remember any other band in my 36years of hardcore music fandom which made me feel like I was so lucky to be alive and receptive to this music while it’s being made in real time. We are so fortunate to have this band

[@Yeldineyintun]

Ok I felt this way about tool when I was 12, but don’t tell anyone

[@estudiopupiripapi6041]

I absolutely love when that happens. Just sheer fortune to coexist at a time and space to listen to a specific song.

[@brucewilliams6292]

Man, you summed it up beautifully!

[@SH4M4N_YT]

I've cried twice while listening to this song in the past week.

[@lasmluclasm3781]

I almost can't listen to this song it's so incredibly beautiful. I have cried and cried everytime I have heard it. Which is only three times I want to listen more but I need to be in a special environment to be able to handle it. Adrianne's voice might just be the most heartbreaking sound I have ever heard !!

[@markfoster452]

I love that other people are like me

[@ryanmichalczuk8889]

They absolutely killed it. This song is amazing. Discordant guitar and haunting vocals. Can't think of another song in 2019 that I've heard that was so moving. Great work!

[@AkbarGhadiri-eq4kl]

Porn

[@Dogsrule777]

This is one of those songs that makes me cry every time I hear it. It’s kinda funny drying your eyes mid morning! It’s a good thing. 🖤✨

[@ednaarredondo510]

Words can’t describe how this song makes me feel

[@roach01gt]

Yeah....I'm gonna go ahead and listen to that on repeat for the rest of the day.

[@andylofgren1026]

Five times on my way home tonight

[@emkrushd7]

Incessantly playing this through the shitstorm that is spring 2020.

[@joskyyebo]

Lol this and cat tails

[@maiktxx4537]

​@@emkrushd7 hyd now cuh

[@-HappyMelt-]

​@@maiktxx4537 I would say everything is just as bad now 😓

[@bhamama2966]

This song is all about that void in each of us that we try to fill with anything to feel whole

[@pegagrus]

its all over my screen!! (my tears)

[@zappa7717]

josh klinghoffer brought me here, I'm in love with this band

[@laracastellanohugel5502]

Josh brought me too

[@danielpinter8655]

me too haha

[@lorebroker52]

I listened to this masterpiece before, but Josh reminded me to come back :-)

[@ki-z8792]

Me too

[@majestictwelve2401]

Me too haha

[@4ad_official]

Surprise ! Big Thief will release their new album 'Two Hands' on October 11th

[@sveltland]

My birthday

[@5291982]

It takes "two hands" to handle a Whopper™️🤪

[@douglasrich783]

thank you

[@douglasrich783]

also, pure love

[@FF-ie6sd]

OOF! Will they play any of the songs on the concert in Brooklyn?

[@NathanielWinkelmann]

I don't listen to music radio all that often, but I am glad I did today because this came on and I think they are my new favorite band.

[@ethansadberry6069]

This is one of the best songs ive heard in my entire life

[@emkrushd7]

What are the others?

[@jackiedecker1185]

yes baby

[@lucaswallo8127]

Lol what?

[@ivanblanton081]

Yes

[@azariahcampbell2280]

Same, like same I applaud heavily👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟❤🔥🔥🤯🤯🤯

[@Lazarusbf]

2 albums within 6 months. Another masterpiece for sure. Straight in my top3 bands forever now. You guys have really something unique. We love you.

[@remembermontauk]

Not what you really wanted Nor the mess in your purse Nor the bed that is haunted With a blanket of thirst It's not the hunger revealing Nor the ricochet in the cave Nor the hand that is healing Nor the nameless grave

[@sagep4206]

This song is so devastatingly beautiful and heartbreaking, but i feel like i can breathe while im listening to it

[@Unreissued]

they've quickly become one of the most important acts in modern music to me personally. also THAT SOLO

[@aahxzen]

That solo just tore me to shreds and reassembled my body. I emerge reborn. That's the sign of a good solo.

[@Zompokio]

I was a little disappointed with UFOF :/

[@apullcan]

Adrianne's vocals on this songs are so fucking raw. it's incredible.

[@rockthedeejee]

Live this solo is ... no word for that !

[@jcmcg]

The sonic range and raw emotion of the solo remind me of both Neil Young and Dean Wareham. Perfect ending for such a great song.

[@laurencefoshee7698]

In a way, I see this song as a fantastic response to a common question among poets and other writers -- "Why write?" -- and attempting to do so via an elaborate process of elimination (the string of negatives) -- hoping to come to a fundamental, solitary truth... I feel it's a stellar song on conjuring aesthetics, maybe in the vein of Yeats' "The Circus Animals Desertion"...

[@pentegarn1]

This is one of the best modern songs I've ever heard. I might put my Cosby, Stills, Nash and Young albums down for a minute and check the whole CD out. Awesome stuff.

[@ElCid-sf8mt]

This song blew me away on SiriusXM, almost drove off the damn road. I'm pushing 60 years old and definitely was reminded of Neil Young, maybe Johnny Cash a little. There is so much intensity to this song. Time to buy their music!

[@markfoster452]

@@ElCid-sf8mt same. A complete Neil young vibe

[@awcoman]

Fourth album and they still sound so fresh and raw. I love this band.

[@DefenestrateYourself]

One of the best vocalists I've heard in years.

[@duantorruellas716]

Poetry that makes your soul smile , smart without the snobbery of intellectualism , Just enough grit to reflect the suffering of the art , flows with the blood of a sharp indi outfit. Pure awesome in its crisp packaging that shows it was a collaboration made from love , love of the art and each other. This is what I get from hearing the new sign of they're season. Ive loved these guys from they're start and I wish them all the best with the new work.

[@M00SE414]

Yeah because if anyone knows about lack of snobbery, it’s DEFINITELY you

[@aahxzen]

Big Thief has become one of my absolute favourite bands. I am so thankful I was able to catch them open for Wilco in Portland, ME a few years ago. I hope to see them again.

[@samuelroberts5949]

I went to this show as well and skipped the opener because I had never heard of them...what a mistake... amazing band...

[@MamaSaidStringBand]

What a spectacular feeling listening to this gives. On the road we blast this nearly twice a trip

[@ashleyjesse9623]

This song…This band…All the feels.

[@DWEGOON]

I love how the vocals get more and more desperate until they stop completely, and then the music continues, but still gets gradually more chaotic

[@plumeetpixels7062]

I just discovered this tune on a french radio : immediate crush ! Very found of the alternative rock of the 90's (Sonic Youth, Lush, Bloody Valentine...) such a band is made for my ears.

[@mememachine1800]

This song reminds me so much of all my memories with my older sister, and how much i just desperately miss her. She raised me and gave me so many of my experiences. Being so far away from her just breaks me more everyday

[@viciousKev]

0:46 that drum riff is awesome

[@mattmacneil3424]

god damn how does she do it. Adrianne is truly an incredible songwriter and she and her music will be remembered forever

[@keithdennis5695]

This guitar solo is great. I love it

[@Dead0ntheweb420]

ive been listening to this song on repeat for days im your biggest fan omg ^^

[@danielpostma88]

This song made me cry so hard when they played this live when it wasnt released yet, so powerfull!

[@Daytripped]

Saw them last night and it was the most traumatic experience of my life when they played this

[@paronzoda]

Thank You Big Thief for standing up for justice. Love and Peace!

[@rhughes1795]

4AD has been the best label for decades.

[@mikeadams5432]

Wow i heard this song on xm today. I absolutely love it. Especially at 2:25. When is slowed down. And she's like mad singing. Love it

[@mamitomoeapologistfr]

On may 9th 2020 my grandmother died. I never really got to know her well since she had dementia and possibly schizophrenia. I think she was 78. She didn't really want anything to do with me since she didn't want to be seen as old. My dad told that she used to worry a lot, about everything in her life and she felt as if she had wasted everything by worrying. She had kicked my mother and father out her house when my mother was pregnant with me. I do wish i had more time to know her. When she died i tried to act sad but i didn't really know her well.

[@seamonkeyluver]

timing is funny and painful and doesn’t always work out the way we wish it did. in 50 years, you can decide the type of grandparent you want to be to a grandchild just like you. i’m sure you will see her again.

[@mamitomoeapologistfr]

@seamonkeyluver I don't believe in god because he is dead, what is dead is to cease existence, to die means one that is dead does not exist nor is needed here anymore. I won't have children because my body is a temple for me, myself and I.

[@seamonkeyluver]

@@mamitomoeapologistfr and you have every right to believe and do what you wish. sending you love

[@elirose2897]

! It’s not the energy reeling Nor the lines in your face Nor the clouds on the ceiling Nor the clouds in space It’s not the phone on the table Nor the bed in the earth Nor the bed in the stable Nor your stable words It's not the formless being Nor the cry in the air Nor the boy I’m seeing With her long black hair It’s not the open weaving Nor the furnace glow Nor the blood of you bleeding As you try to let go It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet Not spinning Not a ruse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food Not to eat Not the meat of your thigh Nor your spine tattoo Nor your shimmery eye Nor the wet of the dew It's not the warm illusion Nor the crack in the plate Nor the breath of confusion Nor the starkness of slate It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet Not spinning Not a ruse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food Not to eat Not what you really wanted Nor the mess in your purse Nor the bed that is haunted With the blanket of thirst It's not the hunger revealing Nor the ricochet in the cave Nor the hand that is healing Nor the nameless grave It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet Not spinning Not a ruse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food Not to eat Not to die Not dying Not to laugh Not lying Not the vacant wilderness vying It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet Not spinning

[@StallionFernando]

Nice copy and paste from the description

[@sawsan3611]

Thank you sm

[@carnelian_saurus]

@@StallionFernandoI mean it was of use to me at least lolol

[@stuartmoss5016]

They’re single handedly restoring my faith in modern music, stay cool people!

[@StevenMillward]

one of my favourite tracks of the year. and whole album is amazing.

[@godofchaos6610]

I saw an edit with this song and as a paleontology and zoology nerd I broke down as soon as the lyrics said "not to die" because they put thylacine there 💔

[@artificial_flesh]

THAT EDIT IS HEARTBREAKINGGGG

[@hannahl5838]

I’ve never met another zoology nerd you sound like fun

[@godofchaos6610]

@@hannahl5838 me neither and i already like you too

[@snailfen]

I think i saw that exact same edit- it seriously brought me to tears. oh thylacine, im sorry

[@LanceGriffith-hk1yc]

Melodic, warm, love imagined with a rising dose of happiness and joy!

[@nicocarnago1709]

Oh my gosh, yes, they are making up for all of the other bands who take like 3-4 years in between albums. Thank you so much, you guys are amazing.

[@mikeadams5432]

Been revisiting this song again and found more that I love. I'm not stop listening to them now

[@akdnskanauhsudha424]

I love everyone in this comment section. You guys get it

[@lauryngibson1871]

i'm in love with this band so BAD

[@jackstraw9635]

I fucking love this band so much. So happy I found out about them last night. I needed them in my life.

[@paulthorpe9162]

Beautifully raw... dont you just love discovering real music!!

[@sabrinastubbs4729]

O

[@kimberlyhowells9238]

Ok this song is really speaking to me ... Listening to it at LAX parking lot before I work to Kona thanks for a great song ❤

[@giveththeloot1517]

we'll never know what it is and i will forever love them for that.

[@NewAlternative40Chart]

"Not" debuted at #1 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!

[@nicolev2028]

I can hear the Neil young on this fucking thing and it's gorgeous! They are also doing their own thing, it's all so damn perfect.

[@andylofgren1026]

Thought the same on first listen. Guitar and vocal.

[@JohnHondo11997]

Definitely, I also hear a little touch of Lou Reed.

[@tiffinycondra4642]

Neil for sure... and Don't forget Bobby D...Dylan, not Digital. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, to be specific.

[@ryanphelan6861]

She has so much to say when you look at the volume of solo and big thief work shes created in last several years its stunning in volume but even more impressive in that its all of such quality.

[@inthehalflight9303]

And Built to Spill. Cortez the Killer.

[@KlooKloo]

_UFOF_ is finally going to have some competition for album of the year

[@DrenK9]

(Purple Mountains, by Purple Mountains.)

[@darkestification]

Ufof wasn’t all that great. Hopefully they do better on this one... they have so much potential.

[@sebastian98981]

Titanic Rising is better.

[@DefenestrateYourself]

@@sebastian98981 Eh, they're both great. Apples & oranges.

[@filippo0703]

@@darkestification Right, it was extremely over-hyped by Pitchfork. Capacity was far better.

[@sethratcliffe250]

2019 is Big Thief's year and they deserve EVERY SECOND OF IT 🖤🖤🖤

[@fabianaubry3555]

One of the best band these days, and an astonishing songwriter!

[@everyonesalama4447]

This is one of my all time favourite songs and it always will be, it only gets better with age. Such an absolute masterpiece composition and performance, everything, about it, its a perfect song...whatever that means...it just is xx

[@lsaideOK]

So good to hear an edge back to their music after the quiet ufof.

[@naveoriginal]

I need this so much in my life. Thank you to this special band and for re igniting my love for new music

[@Corvatile]

So glad to finally have a proper recording of this after hearing it more than a year ago

[@theyhearyourname]

I'm addicted. It was so good to discover this band ❤️

[@bobdoubter2977]

Finally found this song. Oh, joy.

[@nickmf8461]

This feels like she’s singing about how it’s no ones fault but your own

[@jwamind]

oh boy oh girl accidently discovered NOT .. and it's just so good the guitar and voice sound pleasingly 90'ish, raw honest direct Pause / Replay / Volume Up Up

[@magaleans]

This song is the best thing to ever happen in my life

[@ubiquityofficial4363]

Had a wonderfuly tense relationship at the time I discovered that song. It really illustrates the angst and yet craving between doomed lovers. Poetic as it can be

[@bubba210]

I need everyone on earth to hear this

[@grahamburglar]

They're about to release another "best of 2019" album, and this is the PERFECT song to announce it. Thank you, Big Thief!

[@brrehbock1]

I don't think I've ever listened to this song without crying. Such a beautiful and emotional track.

[@franktheexpertstrenchclub9025]

Relax, homes.

[@cpbostrom]

Big Thief at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis ca. 2018 was maybe the best show I ever saw. As an old-fogey, believe me that's saying something...

[@psypants]

Can't believe we're getting another album so soon. U.F.O.F. is still so fresh and such an accomplished record. Delighted!

[@geekymatt1382]

That my fellow music listeners is how you craft a savage solo. The tone is so menacing.

[@brooke9018]

Everyone here came from an edit but I came from a music recommendation a stranger gave to me. I love big thief and discovering this song is so special to me ❤

[@joepineapples5448]

2024 and this song still kicking ass!

[@Dusty_oak]

I've had a sister my whole life but i didn't know, we see each other more and more through out the time and this song just reminds me of her for some reason.