abysskiss

abysskiss

Adrianne Lenker

Saddle Creek

Adrianne Lenker might be best known at the moment as the frontwoman of ethereal, indie rockers Big Thief. Prior to the band’s success though, Lenker was already drawing praise as a solo artist with dreamy acoustic tunes. On her first album of solo material since Big Thief’s rise, Lenker takes the enveloping style she’s perfected with her band and applies it to a singer-songwriter setting with abysskiss. While the songs still have the raw, stripped-down feel of solo, acoustic work, the overall production and simple backing arrangements allow the songs to wash over the listener like cool fog. (Simon Weedn)