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Big Thief's second studio album, Capacity, was released on June 9, 2017, through Saddle Creek Records. The album was recorded on analog equipment in a farmhouse the band was house-sitting, allowing them to work uninterrupted for a month. The cover artwork features a photograph of vocalist Adrianne Lenker's uncle holding her as a newborn.
Described as tender, evocative indie-folk, the album draws on nature and humanity's brightest and darkest tendencies. Paste Magazine praised Lenker's poetic lyrics about nature delivered with a voice "that ranges from gentle to fierce, always with a mother-like comfort," calling the album "dirty, heartbreaking, trustworthy, gorgeous and armed with a childlike wonder."
Capacity received critical acclaim, earning a Metacritic score of 81/100 indicating "universal acclaim." Pitchfork rated it 8.3/10, while Exclaim! gave it 9/10 and Uncut awarded it 8/10. The album appeared on numerous year-end lists, ranking number 1 on Flood Magazine, number 2 on Spin, and number 3 on NPR's best albums of 2017.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Pretty Things
A2 Shark Smile
A3 Capacity
A4 Watering
A5 Coma
B1 Great White Shark
B2 Mythological Beauty
B3 Objects
B4 Haley
B5 Mary
B6 Black Diamonds
