Capacity (album) explained
| Capacity |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Big Thief |
| Cover: | Capacity cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Studio: | - Outlier Inn Recording (Woodridge, New York)
- Figure 8 Recording (Brooklyn)
- Lethe Lounge (New York City)
- Black Lodge Recording (Brooklyn)
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| Label: | Saddle Creek |
| Producer: | Andrew Sarlo |
| Prev Title: | Masterpiece |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | U.F.O.F. |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Capacity is the second studio album by the American band Big Thief, released through Saddle Creek Records on June 9, 2017.[1]
Cover artwork
The album's cover features a photograph of Lenker's uncle holding her as a newborn.[2]
Critical reception
Capacity received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 15 reviews.
Accolades
!Publication!Accolade!Rank!Ref| The Alternative | The Alternative's Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 10 | [3] |
| BrooklynVegan | BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 13 | [4] |
| Flood Magazine | The Best Albums of 2017 | 1 | [5] |
| NPR | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 3 | [6] |
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 23 | [7] |
| Rough Trade | Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2017 | 4 | [8] |
| The Skinny | The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 12 | [9] |
| Spin | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 2 | [10] |
| Vinyl Me, Please | The Best Albums of 2017 | 8 | [11] | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]
Big Thief
- Adrianne Lenker – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4–7, 9), electric guitar (2–8, 11), background vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 11), choir (3), French press (3), mouth trumpet (7), claps (8), ARP synthesizer (9)
- Buck Meek – electric guitar (2–4, 6–9, 11), choir (3), background vocals (5, 6, 8, 9), claps (8)
- Max Oleartchik – upright bass (1, 3), bass (2, 4–9, 11), choir (3)
- James Krivchenia – drums (2–9, 11), percussion (2–9), choir (3), Casio SK-1 (5), bells (6), howls (6), acoustic guitar (6), claps (8, 9), lap harp (8), background vocals (9), organ (10)
Additional musicians
- Andrew Sarlo – piano (1), choir (3), mouth trumpet (7)
- Unknown – stairs (1)
- Zoë Lenker – background vocals (4, 7, 8)
- Mat Davidson – background vocals (5, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (8), pump organ (8, 10), piano (10)
- Erin Birgy – howls (6)
- Michael Sachs – bass clarinet (10)
Technical personnel
- Andrew Sarlo – production (all tracks), engineering (all tracks), mixing (all tracks)
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Josh Druckman – engineering [basics] (8)
Artwork
- Josh Goleman – band photo
Notes and References
- Web site: Capacity. Saddle Creek Records. December 20, 2017.
- Web site: The Big Themes and Big Dreams of Big Thief. Zoladz. Lindsay. April 30, 2019. The Ringer (website). November 19, 2022.
- News: The Alternative's Top 50 Albums of 2017 - The Alternative. The Alternative. 2017-12-27. en-US.
- Web site: BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017. BrooklynVegan. December 22, 2017 . en-US. 2017-12-27.
- Web site: The Best Albums of 2017. FLOOD. en-US. 2017-12-27.
- News: The 50 Best Albums Of 2017 (10-1). NPR.org. 2017-12-27. en.
- Web site: The 50 Best Albums of 2017 Pitchfork. pitchfork.com. December 12, 2017 . en. 2017-12-27.
- Web site: Capacity. Rough Trade. en. 2017-12-27.
- News: The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017. 2017-12-27. en.
- News: 50 Best Albums of 2017. 2017-12-18. Spin. 2017-12-27.
- News: The Best Albums Of 2017. 2017-12-20. Vinyl Me Please. 2017-12-27. en-US.
- Capacity . . . 2017 . liner notes . LBJ-255.
