Big Thief - Simulation Swarm

Big Thief has never really been our cup of tea. That’s OK to say out loud, right? We’ve got nothing against the narrative that Pitchfork, Sirius XMU, and every indie blog in between have been pushing for the last few years. And Lord knows we’ve tried to like them, but it’s a fact of life that not every band’s music will resonate with you - that would be weird if it did. However, this isn’t exactly a binary feeling - we do still enjoy a few of their tunes. And you can add one more to that list with the release of their excellent new single, “Simulation Swarm.” It takes us right back to the olden days of basking in the folk glory of Memoryhouse’s The Slideshow Effect or Anais Mitchell’s Hadestown. And, most importantly, it gives us a newfound appreciation for everyone else’s appreciation of Big Thief. After we give their upcoming new record a spin (out 2/11/22), we’ll be diving back into the rest of their catalog to see what other gems we might’ve missed out on the first time around.