Catching up with Big Thief after Their Very Big Year

Late last spring, I was standing in line at a coffee shop in Fort Greene when a song caught my attention. The barista told me it came from a band called Big Thief. The song, “Masterpiece”, sounded kind of like Land of Talk, but also a little… bigger, it was more reminiscent of a classic rock ballad with an updated energy. It was instantly familiar yet also brand new, and I wanted to hear more of it right away. So when I had the opportunity to interview Big Thief a couple of we