Adrianne Lenker of Massive Thief has introduced a brand new reside album, with the forthcoming file capturing exhibits on her 2024 solo tour.
Set for launch on Thursday, April 24 through 4AD and Distant Management, Reside at Revolution Corridor is a 43-track assortment of songs recorded throughout three days in June 2024. Largely capturing performances at Portland’s eponymous Revolution Corridor, the file options fan favorites, deep cuts and unreleased gems from Lenker’s prolific catalog. One in every of these unreleased tracks, “Happiness,” has been shared to preview the forthcoming reside album.
Backed by pianist Nick Hakim and violinist Josefin Runsteen, the album was recorded by engineer Andrew Sarlo, who has been a longtime producer of Lenker and Massive Thief.
“This reside album is one other beneficiant providing from Adrianne,” Sarlo stated in an announcement. “Performing a myriad of songs; some new, some uncommon, some favorites, and past in entrance of an viewers and behind the scenes.
“Clocking in round 120 minutes that includes songs & vignettes recorded solely on reel to reel and cassette tape, there was an try to create a distinct spin on what a reside album could possibly be,” he added. “Recorded over the span of 3-days whereas on the Brilliant Future tour, we put friendship at the focus making this a loving memento from one good friend to a different.”
Lenker’s 2024 tour noticed her performing all through North America, Europe, and the U.Okay. in assist of her newest solo album, Brilliant Future. Hitting No. 5 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, the file additionally garnered Lenker her first Grammy nomination as a solo artist, in the very best folks album class.
Lenker will return to the reside stage later this yr when Massive Thief performs a sequence of reside dates all through September and October. The band haven’t launched a brand new file since 2022’s Dragon New Heat Mountain I Consider in You, which grew to become their greatest charting launch thus far with a peak of No. 31 on the Billboard 200.
In July 2024, the group introduced the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik, citing “interpersonal causes” for his exit. “It’s an enormous change for us and the 4 of us ask to your belief, respect, and care as we develop into the subsequent chapter of our lives,” the band wrote in an announcement on the time.
In February, Massive Thief additionally unveiled a brand new L.A. wildfires profit EP, with Passional Relations gathering a few of their “favourite unreleased songs” to assist reduction for these impacted by the fires in Los Angeles.
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