Max Olearchik, Buck Meek, Adrianne Lenker, and James Krivchenia.
Photo: Alexa Viscius
Something peculiar happens whenever Big Thief comes together to play music. It’s a unique synergy even the critically acclaimed quartet has a hard time explaining. “It’s, in some ways, very mysterious,” says bassist Max Oleartchik. The closest thing to an answer might lie in singer Adrianne Lenker’s opening line from “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You,” the title track off the band’s enchanting new double album: “It’s a little bit magic.”
The four members of Big Thief — Oleartchik, Lenker, guitarist Buck Meek, and drummer James Krivchenia — are each magicians in their own right. But they’re able…
