Today, they release the mind-altering, absurd, giddy, beautiful, and just deeply “Big Thief” video for one of the album’s standout tracks, the “searching, propulsive” (The Independent) ‘Words’. It’s the band’s first non-live performance music video since 2017’s ‘Mythological Beauty’ video.
The video was directed by Adrianne’s brother, Noah Lenker, who comments:
“The finite meanings of our words encompass the boundaries of how we perceive reality. Yet… there are times when cosmic bubbles breach through our spirit’s wellspring and issue forth other sensations—glimmers of possibilities, ineffable vastness, and mystagogic connectedness beyond the horizon where language dissolves. Do we wield words, or do our words wield us? And how may we reshape and shape anew words that will better aid us? Sometimes we must play with the letters of our alphabet soup, sometimes we must combust our pencils to then scribe novel glyphs of empowerment into the sands of time.”
+ Watch the official video for ‘Words’ here +
Last week, Big Thief released their sixth studio album, Double Infinity.
+ Buy from the 4AD Store for webstore exclusive ‘Sparkle Universe’ vinyl, black vinyl, CD and cassette here +
+ Buy on all formats, including indie store exclusive green vinyl, here +
+ Stream on all services here +
“These nine perfect songs bristle with life and restore your faith in humanity”
– The Guardian *****
“Another instant classic … Heartwarming and mindwarming, this album is a pure pick-me-up”
– The Independent *****
“Double Infinity provides more evidence that Adrianne Lenker is the great American songwriter of her generation”
– Record Collector *****
“Uplifting and open-hearted … cosmic wonder meets intimate storytelling as the trio expand into strange new worlds”
– Uncut’s Album of the Month (9/10)
“A gloriously satisfying record on which it feels like everything is in its right place”
– DIY (9/10)
“One of the best bands in indie rock”
– Rolling Stone ****
“Profound … Lenker’s songwriting vibrates with the desire to cut through the clutter and touch on something true”
MOJO’s Album of the Month ****
“An absolute miracle”
– Stereogum
“An essential listen from probably the greatest band in the game” – NARC *****
NME **** | The Times **** | The Skinny **** | Dork **** | DIY **** | Clash ****
Double Infinity was recorded last winter at the Power Station, New York City. For three solid weeks, the trio would ride bicycles on frozen streets between Brooklyn and Manhattan, meeting in Power Station’s warm wood-panelled room. Together with a community of musicians (Alena Spanger, Caleb Michel, Hannah Cohen, Jon Nellen, Joshua Crumbly, June McDoom, Laraaji, Mikel Patrick Avery, Mikey Buishas), they would play for nine hours a day, tracking together – simultaneously – improvising arrangements and making collective discoveries. The album was recorded live with minimal overdubs. Double Infinity was produced, engineered and mixed by longtime Big Thief collaborator Dom Monks.
Big Thief will embark on the first leg of their Somersault Slide 360 Tour in support of Double Infinity next week. The extensive tour – their first US shows in over a year – includes stops at Berkeley’s The Greek Theater, Los Angeles’ The Hollywood Bowl, Boston’s MGM Music Hall, New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, and their first show in Mexico at Teatro Metropolitan. Last week, the band announced the UK and European leg of their tour. Commencing in April 2026, Big Thief will play some of the biggest headline shows of their career thus far, including a 3-night residency at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. A full list of dates is available below and tickets are now available here.
September
17th – Channel 24, Sacramento CA, US < [SOLD OUT]
19th – Edgefield, Troutdale OR, US < [SOLD OUT]
21st – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical, Boise ID, US <
22nd – Twilight Concert Series, Salt Lake City UT, US < [SOLD OUT]
25th – The Greek Theater, Berkeley CA, US ~
27th – Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA, US >
28th – Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, San Diego CA, US ~
October
1st – Teatro Metropolitan, Mexico City, Mexico
20th – State Theatre, Portland ME, US √ [SOLD OUT]
21st – MGM Music Hall, Boston MA, US √ [SOLD OUT]
22nd – The Met, Philadelphia PA, US √ [SOLD OUT]
24th – The Anthem, Washington DC, US √
25th – Forest Hills Stadium, Queens NY, US √
29th – Red Hat Ampitheater, Raleigh NC, US √
30th – The Fox Theatre, Atlanta GA, US √
31st – Saenger Theatre, New Orleans LA, US √
November
3rd – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa OK, US √ [SOLD OUT]
4th – The Bomb Factory, Dallas TX, US √
5th – Moody Ampitheater at Waterloo Park, Austin TX, US √
7th – White Oak Music Hall Lawn, Houston TX, US √
April 2026
8th – Sentrum Scene, Olso, Norway *
9th – Sentrum Scene, Olso, Norway *
10th – B-K, Stockholm, Sweden *
11th – K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark *
13th – Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany *
14th – E-Werk, Cologne, Germany *
17th – L’Olympia, Paris, France *
18th – L’Olympia, Paris, France *
21st – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands *
23rd – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK *
24th – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK*
25th – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK ^
29th – 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland ^
May
27th – Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK %
30th – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK %
June
2nd – Forest National, Brussels, Belgium %
3rd – den Atelier, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg %
14th – Magnolia, Milan, Italy %
15th – Tonhalle, Munich, Germany %
16th – Grobe Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany %
< with Kiki Cavazos
√ with Lomeida
~ with Steven van Betten
> with Noname
* with Dylan Meek
^ with Laraaji
% with Ata Kak