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September 13 2018

abysskiss is the debut solo album from adrianne lenker


Adrianne Lenker has been writing songs since she was 10 years old. Her backstory has been well documented in various interviews and profiles for Big Thief over the last 3 years. Despite, or more likely because of the constant touring and studio work, the last few years have been some of the most prolific for Lenker as a writer. Songs pop out at soundcheck. They pop out on late night drives between cities. They pop out in green rooms, hotel stairwells, gardens, and kitchens around the world.
In the hands of Lenker songwriting is not an old dead craft. It is alive. It is vital. With little regard for standard album cycle practice or the idea of resting at all, Lenker set out to make a document. Songs can be slippery and following 2+ years on the road with Big Thief, Lenker felt a growing need to document this particular time in her life in an intimate, immediate way. The result is her new album, abysskiss, out now
“I want to archive the songs in their original forms every few years,” explains Lenker. “My first solo record I made was Hours Were the Bird. I had just turned 21 and moved to New York City where I was sleeping in a warehouse, working in a restaurant and photographing pigeons. Now five years later, another skin is being shed.” 
With this collection, co-produced with Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic) and recorded by Gabe Wax, Lenker further illuminates to the listening public what those close to her already know; here we have a songwriter of the highest order, following her voice and the greater voices that pass through her with an unflinching openness and clarity of translation.
Lenker toured Australia with Big Thief twice in 2017 to overwhelming praise, most recently supporting their album ‘Capacity’ which garnered accolades locally from the likes of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Paper, The Music, Monster Children, FBi Radio and Triple R, among many others. With her newest solo endeavour, Lenker is set to spark similar enthusiasm.