This drummer has a wonderful feel for this kind of music. my kind of dude, not overcomplicating things and staying locked the fuck in

the part where she throws her headphones off and tears into the solo will always, always, always give me chills

I love how buck looks like he is barely controlling his guitar at points, like he is almost taming it. Love this performance.

This version's arguably better than the studio version. Such intensity.

I watch this every day. It's been keeping me whole

For years and years I have searched for an artist like this. This is the rage and all encompassing emotions you feel when you lose someone you loved deeply. For me it makes me think of the day I lost my dad….

love the way Buck Meek's guitar seems to stay still frozen in space whilst he vibes around behind it

She plays and sings right at that line between control and chaos. It's like the line between metal and punk. She warbles, she screams, she whispers and wails and somehow every note is absolutely precise.

Fucking love this. Love the rage that comes through Adrianne at around 3:09. God knows there's a lot to rage against in this fucked up world of ours.

This band vibes so hard with each other. I really like when she screams.

I spent years, man. YEARS!. Without feeling something even remotely similar to the raw energy and intensity that this performance makes me feel. Is piercing through my heart like a spear.

one of those songs that can creep up on you only once every decade

im such a shitface because i purposely didnt listen to these guys when they were first blowing up and now im late to the party. and i have like 15 albums to catch up with including all the solo albums. god this woman is a genius. WTF

This simultaneously reveals my wounds and heals them.

I’m 75 years old and absolutely love this!

This is HAUNTING. This is ART. The groove, the voice, the chemistry, the lyrics. Oh my...

It's just fantastic isn't it? The fact they obviously care so much about the song and their music makes it hit so hard. Love it.

Adrianne 's energy in this performance is the energy I need to get through 2020.

Adrianne Lenker has so much energy and passion in all her work and it amazes me. This performance is incredible.

Underrated drummer.. brings a lot of mojo to this group

song of the year, my dudes

First heard this song yesterday. I've now listened to it several billion times. For some reason I find it the perfect soundtrack for these interesting times.

It describes that feeling when the people ask: What’s happening? Are you sad? And then you answer: “It’s everything and at the same time is nothing.”

Bone scrapingly sublime. The way the song bubbles, bends and slowly billows to a voluptuous volcanic release is such an ecstatic exercise in peerless musicianship, stellar lyricism and a masterclass in songwriting. In this Live performance, the band is tight as a fist and they punch well above their weight in time and space. Beautiful!

There are few bands so dam good and serious about music

This song helped me get through the dark days pursuing my dreams in a new city alone. It's hard to live alone by yourself. Now it's a nostalgic warm hug.

Big Thief is like the 4 elements coming together to make music. It's visceral and subliminal. It flows and it's a gut punch. I love this music so much.

Watching this tripping on shrooms feeling the pure emotion bleeding thru their expressions, their music carrying me thru this life right at this moment in time. It’s beautiful beyond measure to me

This song makes me wanna burst into tears every time I hear it.

This came out when I was in rehab. Thank you for helping me so much.

The ending is fantastic. Adrianne clearly went from herself and the band was just following that mad growing solo until she just turned off the distortion, stopped playing and looked everyone like `ok, thats it for today guys´. Such a real and sincere performance.

My father died this year. This song carries all the emotions I have been suppressing.

this mix is so on point. super mega props to the engineers

I am compelled to listen to this song every day, very loud, dancing and singing along.

definitely one of the best lyricists to come out recently, real ability to write a song

I think the Album and Radio versions of this song are masterpieces, but this performance is something much different. This is an experience. An unleashed, raw, shamanic ritual that transforms every witness. By the end, a person is either confused or enlightened.

I honestly don't know what to say except that I love this song and I love the people who made it. I don't know your intentions, but this is on the scale of a life changing piece of art.

It's not the energy reeling Nor the lines in your face Nor the clouds on the ceiling Nor the clouds in space It's not the phone on the table Nor the bed in the earth Nor the bed in the stable Nor your stable words It's not the formless being Nor the cry in the air Nor the boy I'm seeing With her long black hair It's not the open weaving Nor the furnace glow Nor the blood of you bleeding As you try to let go It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet That's spinning Not a ruse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food That you eat Not the meat of your thigh Nor your spine tattoo Nor your shimmery eye Nor the wet of the dew It's not the warm illusion Nor the crack in the plate Nor the breath of confusion Nor the starkness of slate It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet That's spinning Not a ruse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food That you eat Not what you really wanted Nor the mess in your purse Nor the bed that is haunted With the blanket of thirst It's not the hunger revealing Nor the ricochet in the cave Nor the hand that is healing Nor the nameless grave It's not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet That's spinning Not a ruse Not heat Not the fire lapping up the creek Not food That you eat Not to die Not dying Not to laugh Not lying Not the vacant wilderness vying Not the room Not beginning Not the crowd Not winning Not the planet That's spinning

3:12 Did she... Did she just do a death growl? 3:34 Did she... Did she just go straight to solo mode?

When she whipped her headphones off to solo, I felt that

I've listened to this endlessly for 3 days. I can't even fall asleep because it's playing so clearly in my head during every moment.. @_@

can't get this song out of my head. and this is not a complaint. greetings from Brazil.

Magnificent! I feel like jumping up and punching the air on the train on my way home from work.

if i thought hearing the studio version was startlingly beautiful, this was that on a completely different planet. my mouth was open the whole time. you're all fucking incredible

Adrianne seriously went for it- absolutely incredible!! Hoping to catch these guys on tour soon!

those drums sound so good wtf

All the comments here truly represent what I'm feeling from this performance. Can't say it any better. This is the real deal. Very sincere, honest, and raw music. Makes ya love being human!

Honestly can't think of a better band on the planet right now.

I would be looking at Adrienne the same way the rest of the band did during this performance What a monstruous unleash of energy while still sounding warm and delicate Without a doubt one of the best songs of last decade

This is impeccable. The passion, the sound, the harmony...the melody. Best band on this godforsaken planet. Stay safe out there.

Her solo in this performance hits so much harder than every other performance of this song I've seen.

This is lighting in a bottle ⚡ So raw, so honest, so vulnerable, so perfect! 💚

this song is RAW, LIQUID POWER

This song somehow conveys all the emotions wrapped up in 2020 so far.

I keep coming back to this performance. I heard the song on the airwaves one time and noticed it was a Whitmanesque list poem which I could teach in a class alongside Who by Fire and few other songs. It is really an exceptional expression of midwestern, long-winter angst. This band deserves the attention they receive.

I can’t wait to hear this live after the pandemic is over

Love her passion, singing and the guitars. P90's for the win.

Raw power. Havent played this in quite a while, I played it again and I get goosebumps, again, like the very first time I heard of this live version..

this is my favorite big thief video to date. the energy they emit as a band is unlike any other.

my heart explodes with love for Big Thief a thousand times over

This is my new favorite song. The intensity of the emotion is incredible. I've been listening on repeat all day.

I'm picturing Doug Martsch listening to this with a small smile of deep admiration.

Lenker rocks the hell out of the solo once them headphones come off… Love it!

my absolute favourite video in the world wide web

So I've been weaning myself off SSRIs and this song just destroyed me. Brilliant.

No need of fake shit Only pure talent This is wow!

I really appreciate how the whole crew is really good at live. Adrianne and the band members, and also the mixing engineers

I can't describe how much I love this.

Adrianne is stronger than ever in this video. All that fragility is being sourced through an undeniable Hulk-like strength of feeling. God, their sound is so tight to the 32nd note. Best version out there atm. This song is "The Chain" of our times.

Oh my god, I can’t explain how much I love her songs

Her screaming is cathartic

Mythic ! all these musical emotion in one word

This is such a powerful song. This performance is absolutely devastating and beautiful. It always makes me tear up.

Well that’s how you sing a god damned song. I’ve always really loved the guitar playing on their records as well. Ever notice how dude isn’t playing all the time or sometimes not a lot when he does? Me too. Genius. Like a less trigger happy marc ribot.

seriously... how did you 4 find each other??? this is glue.. the growl!!! the dissonance!!! i'm floored!!

I love this band. They are so talented and amazing musicians but so raw and unchecked and not pretentious. I love Adrianne for her beauty in her vocals, but also the ugly in them. If you have never had the opportunity to be a frontman or sing in front of people it’s probably the most cathartic thing I’ve ever done and I highly recommend it.

Both of their albums make up (some of) the best music of 2019. Easily.

Le cœur de l'harmonie. Juste la musique. Inspiratrice de toutes les créations des mondes. Le collecteur de nos univers semblables. L'émotion.

This band consistently sounds better live than they do in their albums... and they sound great on their albums.

It's just the way that guitar sounds haunted and melodic.

Just listened to this song like 10 times in different performances and it keeps making me cry. This is probably my favorite. Better than the studio version, so much raw emotion at the end.

How have I been missing out on so much? This is mindblowing.

this is honestly sent more goosebumps down my spine in five minutes than i've gotten my entire life!

There's something to be said for a song that can bring you to tears every efing time you hear it.

I don't even want to hear the studio version. It will never hold up to this. Guess I'm a Big Thief fan, now.

this performance gives me actual goosebumps. they're so good.

Master songwriter. Epic storyteller. The love and loyalty these musicians bring to the table is devastating. Just, damn.

I don’t even think this is an exceptionally written song but this is an example of how an incredibly moving performance can elevate a song to another level of pure art.

Thanks Josh Klinghoffer 💜

My song of the year. Period.

I love her voice. The high end screaming is awesome. If you’ve ever performed as a singer then you know the place that you get to as she did before and during that guitar solo. Amazing performance!

First video on KZfaq that I watched in 2020. On Dec 31, 2029, I'll be proud of that choice.

I'm cranking the volume on my PC up to 60 and it still isn't enough for this monster of a song.

I love this song's energy. I think the simple title beautifully captures the intense power that rejecting permanence can bring us. Though the lyrics are largely opaque and haphazard, the one theme drawn throughout is that you cannot, no matter how strong the impulse, reduce life to any 'one' thing. We go through many states, experiences, emotions, and thoughts as we live, but by refusing to draw too much on any one of them, we find another truth. The song is dark, moody, strong, as it shows us we must take apart to reveal. The beauty and depth of the music is in its revelation that through destruction we find something deeper...

I love this song, and this is probably the best versione I've heard since now. Damn, I do feel it all.

They played this song when I saw them in Detroit and it felt like it lasted a good 10 minutes, this is the only recording I've found so far that matches that same intensity. Great mix

Seriously they just damm Made me cry an goosebumps all at the same time goodness

This is dope AF!!! Lenker kills it!! Fantastic

I can't stop coming back to this performance. That guitar tone is unbelievable, and the way she channels it into that soul-searing solo is pure rock'n'roll art. This performance is my go-to whenever I hear people griping about how rock music isn't what it used to be.

Can't wait for this to hit a million views!