Big Thief + The Gits

Arriving for the first time on 4AD, Big Thief present the 2025 repress of their stunning sophomore album, 2017’s “Capacity”. After 2016’s “Masterpiece”, “Capacity” was recorded in a snowy winter nest in upstate New York at Outlier Studio with producer Andrew Sarlo. The album jumps right into lives marked up and nipped in surprisingly swift fashion. They are peopled and unpeopled, spooked and soothed, regenerating back into a state where they can once again be vulnerable. Adrianne Lenker‘s songs introduce us to a gallery of multifaceted women and deal with the complicated matters of identity – at once dangerous and curious, though never unbelievable. Lenker shows us the gentle side of being ripped open. “Big Thief’s sophomore album beautifully excavates family history and trauma into a delicate, intricately built folk rock record, showcasing the gorgeous style of singer Adrianne Lenker” (Pitchfork – Best New Music).

Remastered reissue of The Gits‘ 1992 debut album “Frenching The Bully”, which has been out of print on physical formats for years. The Gits were an iconic Seattle punk band that left an indelible mark on the underground rock scene between 1990 and 1993, when they disbanded following the tragic murder of singer Mia Zapata. Zapata was the greatest rock singer of her time and may have likely been the greatest blues singer in punk rock history, the woman who married the 78 and the ’78. Tragedy did not make this true. Mia Zapata made this true, and the ferocious, spring-loaded shrapnel frame that was built around her by Andy Kessler, Matt Dresdner, and Steve Moriarty – who, with Mia, combined to form The Gits – made it true. The Gits put out three EPs in 1990-1991 before signing with C/Z Records and releasing their first full-length album, “Frenching The Bully” in 1992. Seattle embraced the Gits’ blend of ferocious fangs and soft heart, the slug/slap of the guitars, and the gorgeous, soft underbelly of the poetic emotions. These qualities not only fit in with the doe-eyed/sharp-clawed grunge ethos but earned The Gits the respect of their peers.

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