Big Thief Announce New Album, ‘Double Infinity’

More than three years on from their last studio record, New York trio Big Thief have detailed their sixth album, Double Infinity.

Set for release on Sept. 5 via 4AD, Double Infinity serves as the follow-up to the band’s Grammy-nominated album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You. Recorded at New York City’s Power Station over the winter with longtime collaborator Dom Monks, the nine-track release arrived as the result of three weeks of marathon nine-hour sessions spent working with a tight-knit community of musicians.

The album’s announcement is also paired by the release of lead single ‘Incomprehensible,” a track which served as a staple of the band’s 2024 summer tour, and carried over into vocalist and guitarist Adrianne Lenker‘s solo shows that same year.

The new record is also the first to be released by Big Thief as a trio, having announced the departure of longtime bassist Max Oleartchik in July 2024, citing “interpersonal reasons” for his exit.

Double Infinity’s impending release is also the latest in a series of happenings for Big Thief and its associated members this year. In February, Big Thief unveiled a new L.A. wildfires benefit EP, with Passional Relations collecting some of their “favorite unreleased songs” to aid relief for those impacted by the fires in Los Angeles. 

In late April, Lenker would release the Live at Revolution Hall album, while drummer James Krivchenia released the record Performing Belief in early May. Days later, the group would announce a run of North American tour dates, with the Somersault Slide 360 Tour set to launch in September.

Big Thief first formed in 2015 following two years of Lenker and guitarist Buck Meek performing as a duo. Their debut album arrived in 2016, with their third album – 2019’s U.F.O.F. – peaking at No. 142 on the Billboard 200. Their latest album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, would reach No. 31, and receive a Grammy nomination for best alternative album, and best alternative music performance for second single, “Certainty.”