Adrianne Lenker has announced her new solo record ‘Bright Future’ and has shared a new single, ‘Sadness As A Gift’.The Big Thief vocalist and guitarist will release her sixth solo record, having previously shared the minimalistic lead single ‘Ruined’.
Lenker’s album will also feature the original recording of ‘Vampire Empire’, which she first released with Big Thief last year.Now, the singer has unveiled her new song ‘Sadness As A Gift’, which is heavily inspired by country and folk.
Listen to it below:Lenker has also spoken about her upcoming record, which will be released on March 22 via 4AD. Written with “some of my favourite people” (Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson and Josefin Runsteen), Lenker united the trio at recording studio Double Infinity. “I had no idea what the outcome would be,” she said. “It was magical.“I think the thing these people have in common, they are some of the best listeners I know musically,” she continued. “They have extreme presence.”“It felt like everyone’s nervous systems released,” Lenker added. “Once we were IN the song, somehow we just knew.
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