Big Thief
American indie folk band
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| August 27 2024 | Announced they served as producers and backing band for Tucker Zimmerman's 15th studio album 'Dance of Love'. |
| July 28 2024 | Performed their first show in nearly a year at Project Pabst in Portland, debuting a five-piece lineup with new bassist Justin Felton and second percussionist Jon Nellen. The setlist included 14 songs, with 10 being live debuts. |
| July 11 2024 | Announced the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik for 'interpersonal reasons'. |
| June 2024 | Max Oleartchik departed from the band after nine years, with the band citing 'interpersonal reasons' for his exit. |
| 2023 | Big Thief was nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance at the Grammy Awards for the song 'Certainty'. |
| 2023 | Big Thief was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the Grammy Awards for their album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You. |
| October 2023 | Released 'Vampire Empire' as a 7" single with 'Born for Loving You' as the B-side." |
| July 2023 | Released the single 'Vampire Empire'. |
| February 2023 | Debuted the single 'Vampire Empire' in a live performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. |
| 2022 | Big Thief released the music video for their song 'Red Moon' |
| 2022 | Big Thief released the single 'Simulation Swarm' from their album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You. |
| June 2022 | Initially announced concert dates in Tel Aviv, Israel, which were later canceled due to controversy surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
| February 11 2022 | Released their 20-track double album 'Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You', which was recorded in four different US locations after quarantining in Vermont in July 2020. |
| 2021 | Big Thief was nominated for Best Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards for the song 'Not'. |
| 2021 | Big Thief released the live EP 'Live at the Bunker Studio', capturing a performance recording of the band. |
| October 6 2021 | Big Thief released the song 'Change'. |
| September 7 2021 | The band released the song 'Certainty' and announced plans for a North American tour in 2022. |
| August 10 2021 | Big Thief released the songs 'Little Things' and 'Sparrow', produced by drummer James Krivchenia. 'Little Things' was recorded at Five Star Studios in Topanga, California, and 'Sparrow' was recorded in the Catskills, New York. |
| 2020 | Big Thief won Album of the Year at the Libera Awards for their album U.F.O.F. |
| 2020 | Big Thief was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the Grammy Awards for their album U.F.O.F. |
| 2020 | Big Thief released the non-album single 'Love in Mine'. |
| 2020 | Big Thief released their EP 'Demos Vol. 1', featuring acoustic and stripped-down versions of their songs. |
| 2019 | The band released singles 'Not' and 'Forgotten Eyes' from their album Two Hands. |
| October 11 2019 | Big Thief released their fourth studio album, Two Hands, recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas. |
| May 2019 | The band signed to 4AD and released their third studio album 'U.F.O.F.', which was later nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. |
| May 5 2019 | Big Thief performed a sold-out album release show at Elsewhere in Brooklyn, NY. |
| May 3 2019 | Big Thief released their third studio album U.F.O.F. and performed a sold-out album release show at The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. |
| May 2 2019 | Big Thief performed a sold-out album release show at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, the night before U.F.O.F.'s release. |
| February 26 2019 | Big Thief announced their third studio album U.F.O.F. and released the album's first single, 'U.F.O.F.', while also announcing a new tour across America and Europe. |
| 2017 | Big Thief released the music video for their song 'Mythological Beauty' |
| June 9 2017 | Big Thief released their second studio album Capacity via Saddle Creek, which received critical acclaim and was later named #1 on NPR's 'Bob Boilen's Top Ten Albums of 2017'. |
| April 4 2017 | Big Thief premiered the single 'Mythological Beauty' on NPR, which would be included in their second studio album Capacity. |
| 2016 | Big Thief released the music video for their song 'Humans' |
| 2016 | Big Thief released the music video for their song 'Masterpiece' |
| 2016 | James Krivchenia joins the band as the drummer, replacing Jason Burger and becoming a permanent member of Big Thief. |
| May 27 2016 | Big Thief released their debut studio album Masterpiece on Saddle Creek Records, receiving favorable critical reviews, with NPR's Bob Boilen praising the title track as 'one of the best songs I've heard this year'. |
| 2015 | Big Thief was formed in Brooklyn, New York, bringing together Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, James Krivchenia, and Max Oleartchik as a collaborative indie folk band. |
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