Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You is a sprawling double-LP exploring the deepest elements and possibilities of Big Thief. To truly dig into all that the music of Adrianne Lenker, Max Oleartchik, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia desired in 2020, the band decided to write and record a rambling account of growth as individuals, musicians, and chosen family over 4 distinct recording sessions. In Upstate New York, Topanga Canyon, The Rocky Mountains, and Tucson, Arizona, Big Thief spent 5 months in creation and came out with 45 completed songs. The most resonant of this material was edited down into the 20 tracks that make up DNWMIBIY, a fluid and adventurous listen. The album was produced by drummer James Krivchenia who initially pitched the recording concept for DNWMIBIY back in late 2019 with the goal of encapsulating the many different aspects of Adrianne’s songwriting and the band onto a single record.

The incredibly prolific Big Thief are bringing us a whopping double album. The quantity certainly doesn’t seem to endanger the quality from the singles we’ve heard so far. The songs are immediate classics with melodies no less than the genius that Adrianne Lenker has become known for. Songs like ‘Time Escaping’ are interesting diversions from their usual sound – we can’t wait to hear more from this Jumbo favourite. FFO: Julia Jacklin, Kevin Morby, Hand Habits, Haley Heynderickx

By Martha