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2016 studio album by Big Thief
Masterpiece
Released May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27 ) Recorded July 1–July 12, 2015
Genre Length 37 :16
Label
Saddle Creek
Producer Andrew Sarlo
"Masterpiece" Released: February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19 )
"Real Love" Released: March 17, 2016 (2016-03-17 )
"Paul" Released: May 14, 2016 (2016-05-14 )
Masterpiece is the debut
studio album by the American band
Big Thief , released through
Saddle Creek Records on May 27, 2016.
[4]
Recording
Masterpiece was recorded from July 1–July 12, 2015, on
Lake Champlain in
Essex, New York .
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[6]
Cover artwork
The album's cover features a photograph of Lenker's mother as a child, playing with a toy dinosaur.
[7]
Critical reception
Masterpiece received positive reviews upon its release. At
Metacritic , which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from
music critics , the album has received an
average score of 79, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 14 reviews.
[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Adrianne Lenker
Title 1. "Little Arrow" 1:58 2. "Masterpiece" 3:51 3. "Vegas" 2:19 4. "Real Love" 4:17 5. "Interstate" 3:24 6. "Lorraine" 1:53 7. "Paul" 3:04 8. "Humans" 3:23 9. "Velvet Ring" 2:36 10. "Animals" 2:59 11. "Randy" 3:09 12. "Parallels" 4:23 Total length: 37:16
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's
liner notes .
[5]
Adrianne Lenker – guitar, vocals
Buck Meek – lead guitar, vocals
Max Oleartchik – bass
Jason Burger – drums
Andrew Sarlo – production, mixing, inner panel photos
James Krivchenia – engineering, additional production
Sarah Register – mastering
Jadon Ulrich – album design
Matteo Spaccarelli – "I like a truck"
References
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b Dolan, Jon (June 13, 2016).
"Masterpiece" .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
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c Mapes, Jillian (June 6, 2016).
"Big Thief: Masterpiece" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
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c Walker-Smart, Sam (June 6, 2016).
"Big Thief - Masterpiece" .
Clash . Retrieved August 6, 2022 .
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"Masterpiece" .
Saddle Creek Records . Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
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b Masterpiece (liner notes).
Big Thief .
Saddle Creek . 2016. LBJ-233.{{
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^ Corrigan, Lizz (May 26, 2016).
"Review: Big Thief - Masterpiece" .
SLUG Magazine . Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
^ Zoladz, Lindsay (April 30, 2019).
"The Big Themes and Big Dreams of Big Thief" . The Ringer (website) . Retrieved November 19, 2022 .
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"Masterpiece by Big Thief reviews" .
AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
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b
"Reviews for Masterpiece by Big Thief" .
Metacritic . Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
^ Donelson, Marcy.
"Masterpiece – Big Thief" .
AllMusic . Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
^ Milton, Jamie (May 27, 2016).
"Big Thief – Masterpiece" .
DIY . Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
^ Williams, Matt (May 25, 2016).
"Big Thief: Masterpiece" .
Exclaim! . Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
^
Carroll, Jim (August 11, 2016).
"Big Thief – Masterpiece album review: a record that backs up the boast of its title" .
The Irish Times . Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
^ Yates, Matt (June 2016). "Big Thief: Masterpiece".
Mojo (271): 93.
^ Rodríguez, Juan Edgardo (June 5, 2016).
"Big Thief: Masterpiece" .
PopMatters . Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
^ Weiss, Dan (June 1, 2016).
"Review: Big Thief Are Halfway to a Low-Strung 'Masterpiece' " .
Spin . Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
^ Watts, Peter (July 2016). "Big Thief: Masterpiece".
Uncut (230): 69.
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