Big Thief - Two Hands (Fall 2019) Album • Page 16

Don't feel bad! I love both records from this year and as I was talking about earlier, there are still four tracks combined from both releases that I just don't get. The band doesn't always go for hooks and if you aren't willing to follow the vocals through some of the meanderings, or if you need a little more substance to a track than it has (looking at you, Terminal Paradise and Magic Dealer) than it just may not work for you. I'd say that this band has special moments that are so high that it makes me overlook other deficiencies. The title track to UFOF and "Not" are great examples of that. They definitely are not a "perfect" band in my eyes - just a band with perfect moments.

 

UFOF is nominated for a Grammy which... wow

 

that is surprising!

 

I can't decide between Two Hands and UFOF

 

For me it’s definitely UFOF, but they’re both wonderful

 

I’ve basically settled on UFOF as the better record but Two Hands has more/better standalone tracks.

 

I think I am team Two Hands

 

Two Hands is a Very Good Record, while UFOF transcends time & space

 

Two Hands is my fave of the two but they're both perfect to me

 

Grammy-nominated recording artists Big Thief!

 

^^

 

UFOF is better but Not is the best song across the two albums

 

Not is the best song over so

 

Two hands is far more gripping to me than anything else I’ve heard from them

 

"Cattails" might still be my favorite Big Thief song, but at least the next three on the list are all on Two Hands ("Not," "Shoulders," "Forgotten Eyes"). Two Hands is an incredibly good album but U.F.O.F. is even better--for me it's one of the best records anyone's made this decade.

 

yeah Cattails is one of the best songs ever

 

Cattails is one of my least favorites on the album, ha

 

@ImAMetaphor what are your favourite songs on UFOF?

 

UFOF, Betsy, and Jenni are probably the top 3, and then I’d throw in Orange and Contact. Cattails is great, don’t get me wrong.

 

Justice for Contact

 

I think Not is my favorite song released this year.

 

I believe UFOF is currently their defining statement. But boy do I love Two Hands as well.

 

saw maybe the worst take I’ve ever seen on Instagram today

 

“Both are shit”

Maybe he was referring to Trump and Kim. So maybe it’s actually a great take?

 

I honestly can't figure out what that meme is trying to say