Big Thief Mythological Beauty 45rpm 7" Vinyl Single (Concrete Gray Vinyl)

Big Thief's debut album, Masterpiece, met wide critical acclaim, landing spots on countless "Best of 2016" lists. Their music, rooted in the songs of Adrianne Lenker, paints in vivid tones "the process of harnessing pain, loss, and love, while simultaneously letting go, looking into your own eyes through someone else's, and being okay with the inevitability of death," says Adrianne.

Mythological Beauty was the band's first release of 2017, and features a track from their sophomore album, Capacity. The single also includes the non-album track, "Breathe in My Lungs".

Alongside visceral details of cut thumbs and gushing wounds, the song's compassion hums in its steady guitars and quiet drums. And then, of course, there's the rawness in Lenker's delivery, which is staggering in its capacity to convey pain with the slightest shifts in tone. This quality, plus her vivid lyrics and evident personal investment, sets Lenker apart as a storyteller. Although 'Mythological Beauty' is a special kind of story, it occupies a middle ground between those you share quietly in loud bars and those that feel too sacred to even tell. It's a story you only reveal after some hard-won reflection.