Adrianne Lenker's latest release -
Stark, honest, hopeful, melancholic, exposed.
These are some words that can describe Adrianne Lenker’s stunning new record Bright Future.
This is the fifth solo record from Big Thief member Lenker and it is an intimate and moving experience.
Recorded in an old cabin straight to tape, every creaky chair, guitar strum and lilting vocal is captured in vulnerable fragility.
In some ways reminiscent of Fiona Apple’s production aesthetic on ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’ - the room becomes an instrument that puts you right next to Lenker as they sing.
Dealing with delicate themes of familial and romantic love across these 12 tracks, Lenker’s writing style is filled with images that transport through every written event.
For those diving into country music, as is the style, and patiently waiting for a new Phoebe Bridgers record - see this as folk-country music in its rawest form. As Lenker sings “See the sadness as a gift, even if it’s too heavy to hold”
