Masterpiece (Big Thief album)

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Masterpiece
Big Thief Masterpiece.jpg
Studio album by
Big Thief
ReleasedMay 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
Genre
Length37:16
LabelSaddle Creek
ProducerAndrew Sarlo
Big Thief chronology
Masterpiece
(2016) 		Capacity
(2017)
Singles from Masterpiece
  1. "Masterpiece"
    Released: February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
  2. "Real Love"
    Released: March 17, 2016 (2016-03-17)
  3. "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.[1]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[2]
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
DIY4/5 stars[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
The Irish Times4/5 stars[7]
Mojo4/5 stars[8]
Pitchfork7.7/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[11]
Spin7/10[12]
Uncut7/10[13]

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.[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Adrianne Lenker.

No.TitleLength
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

References[]

  1. ^ "Masterpiece". Saddle Creek Records. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Masterpiece by Big Thief reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Masterpiece by Big Thief". Metacritic. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Masterpiece – Big Thief". AllMusic. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Milton, Jamie (May 27, 2016). "Big Thief – Masterpiece". DIY. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Williams, Matt (May 25, 2016). "Big Thief: Masterpiece". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Yates, Matt (June 2016). "Big Thief: Masterpiece". Mojo (271): 93.
  9. ^ Mapes, Jillian (June 6, 2016). "Big Thief: Masterpiece". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  10. ^ Rodríguez, Juan Edgardo (June 5, 2016). "Big Thief: Masterpiece". PopMatters. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  11. ^ Dolan, Jon (June 13, 2016). "Masterpiece". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  12. ^ Weiss, Dan (June 1, 2016). "Review: Big Thief Are Halfway to a Low-Strung 'Masterpiece'". Spin. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  13. ^ Watts, Peter (July 2016). "Big Thief: Masterpiece". Uncut (230): 69.



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