Adrianne Elizabeth[citation needed] Lenker (born: July 9, 1991)[citation needed] is an American[citation needed] musician. She is also the lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of the band Big Thief. [citation needed]
History[]
Adrianne Elizabeth Lenker was born on July 9, 1991, in Indianapolis and was raised in a Christian cult until the age of four. Her parents rented homes in Coon Rapids, Nisswa, and Bloomington, Minnesota, before settling down in Plymouth, Minnesota, where she lived for 10 years, excluding a brief time spent in Santa Cruz, California. She spent a summer traveling throughout the midwest and living out of a Ford cargo van. [1]
Lenker wrote her first song at the age of eight, and recorded her first album at age 13. Her other interests included studying martial arts, and she was the state karate champion three years in a row. She moved to Santa Cruz for a year and a half, living with a family friend and working at a McDonalds. She dropped out of Santa Cruz High School halfway into her sophomore year, moved back to Plymouth, and got her GED at the age of 16. [2] She attended the Berklee College of Music on a scholarship provided by Susan Tedeschi. [3]
On February 28, 2006, she released her first solo album, Stages of the Sun. On January 9, 2014, Lenker released her second solo album, Hours Were the Birds. [4]
On May 1, 2014, Lenker and Buck Meek released the LP records a-sides and b-sides. [5] In 2015, Lenker and Meek, alongside Max Oleartchik and James Krivchenia, formed the band Big Thief, whose first album was released in 2016. [6]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Stages of the Sun (2006)
- Hours Were the Birds (2014)
- Abysskiss (2018)
- Songs (2020)
- Instrumentals (2020)
- Bright Future (2024)
Live Albums[]
- Live at the Southern (2006)
Compilation Albums[]
- a-sides and b-sides (2018)
Extended Plays[]
- a-sides (2014)
- b-sides (2014)
- I Won't Let Go of Your Hand (2024)
References[]
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/big-thief-interview-adrianne-lenker-cult-ufof-album-release-date-a8892761.html
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/2018/10/19/adrianne-lenker-big-thief-music-abysskiss-solo-album-1160822.html
- ↑ https://www.stereogum.com/featured/big-thief-two-hands-ufof-interview/
- ↑ https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/stealing-destiny-big-thief-trust-the-music-and-themselves-20161205-gt47j9.html
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2017/11/09/560267308/the-lore-of-big-thief
- ↑ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzmqvn/big-thief-interview-adrianne-lenker-2019-ufof
