Big Thief‘s Adrianne Lenker has announced a new solo album, Bright Future, due out March 22 via 4AD. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s fantastic songs and instrumentals, and Nick Hakim, Twain‘s Mat Davidson, and Josefin Runsteen all contributed to it. “I think the thing these people have in common, they are some of the best listeners I know musically,” Adrianne says. “They have extreme presence.” Philip Weinrobe co-produced and engineered the album, and you can see the cover art and tracklist below.
Bright Future features her most recent single “Ruined,” and the original recording of Big Thief’s 2023 single “Vampire Empire.” She’s now shared another new single, “Sadness As a Gift,” a gorgeous folk inflected track that comes alive with warm violin. Hear it below.
In addition to the European tour she announced in December, Adrianne announced a new run of North American dates, with one leg in June and a second to follow in November. Steve Fisher, Twain, Nick Hakim, and Suzanne Vallie each open the new shows, varying by date, and you can see all dates below.
The NYC show is at Kings Theatre on November 19, with Suzanne Vallie. Tickets to all new dates go on sale Friday, January 19 at 10 AM EST, with a Spotify presale starting Thursday, January 18 at 10 AM EST.
ADRIANNE LENKER – BRIGHT FUTURE TRACKLIST
1. Real House
2. Sadness As A Gift
3. Fool
4. No Machine
5. Free Treasure
6. Vampire Empire
7. Evol
8. Candleflame
9. Already Lost
10. Cell Phone Says
11. Donut Seam
12. Ruined
ADRIANNE LENKER: 2024 TOUR DATES
Thu. Mar. 21 – Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears
Fri. April 19 – Galway, IE @ The Black Box *
Sat. April 20 – Kilkenny, IE @ St. Canice’s Cathedral *
Sun. April 21 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street *
Wed. April 24 – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket +
Thu. April 25 – Manchester, UK @ The Hall at Aviva Studios +
Sat. April 27 – London, UK @ Barbican Centre =
Sun. April 28 – London, UK @ Barbican Centre =
Mon. April 29 – Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon +
Thu. May 2 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon +
Fri. May 3 – Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royale +
Sun. May 5 – Amsterdam, NL @ The Concertgebouw =
Mon. May 6 – Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast =
Tue. May 7 – Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel =
Fri. May 10 – Copenhagen, DK @ The Royal Danish Academy of Music =
Sat. May 11 – Stockholm, SE @ Berns =
Sun. May 12 – Oslo, NO @ Chateau Neuf =
Sun. Jun. 9 – Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theatre %
Mon. Jun. 10 – Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theatre %
Wed. Jun. 12 – Albuquerque, NM @ KiMO Theatre %
Thu. Jun. 13 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre %
Sat. Jun. 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel =
Sun. Jun. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel +
Mon. Jun. 17 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater =
Thu. Jun. 20 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall =
Fri. Jun. 21 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall +
Sat. Jun. 22 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre +
Tue. Jun. 25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot =
Wed. Jun. 26 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom =
Fri. Jun. 28 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre =
Sat. Jun. 29 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre =
Mon. Nov. 11 – Northampton, MA @ Academy Of Music Theatre ^
Tue. Nov. 12 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Shubert Theatre ^
Wed. Nov. 13 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Shubert Theatre ^
Fri. Nov. 15 – Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia ^
Sat. Nov. 16 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre ^
Tue. Nov. 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre ^
Thu. Nov. 21 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern ^
Fri. Nov. 22 – Durham, NC @ TBA ^
Sat. Nov. 23 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem ^
Mon. Nov. 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
Tue. Nov. 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
* w/ Ellie O’Neill
+ w/ Nick Hakim
= w/ Twain
% w/ Steve Fisher
^ w/ Suzanne Vallie