Adrianne Lenker Songs and Instrumentals

songs and instrumentals are two distinct collections, both written and recorded in April after Big Thief’s March tour was abruptly cut short due to coronavirus. After returning to the US from Europe, Adrianne Lenker decamped to a one room cabin in the mountains of western Massachusetts. With a hankering to capture the feel of the space, Lenker enlisted the help of engineer Philip Weinrobe, gathering a mass of tape machines, a binaural head, and a pile of XLR cables. While ‘songs’ represents more lyrical and traditional songwriting, ‘instrumentals’ sees Lenker stretching out and exploring the space in two longer instrumental pieces.