User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 106 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 95 out of 106
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Mixed: 8 out of 106
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Negative: 3 out of 106
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May 4, 2019
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Sep 18, 2019
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May 6, 2019A fantastic album, the vocals are majestically subtle, the lyrics are simple but punch you right in the face, and it is just a must-listen, I haven't heard anything similar to this.
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May 6, 2019Pure euphoric bliss, Jenni is a SOTY contender for sure. Every single aspect of this album is filled to the brim with ambition, and the vocals are absolutely on point throughout. One of those albums that reveal themselves one listen at a time
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Aug 24, 2019
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May 3, 2019
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May 27, 2019Supposed to be just another day today. Then this entered my life. Great day. I would say that tracks two and three made the day. Then i hear 4 and 5, then betsy then Jenni, and **** it; just an unexpectedly perfect album. Also Lawn by Jawbreaker is cool too.
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Aug 9, 2019Three great songs: opener "Contact" and "UFOF" show off a neat mix of guitar interplay and fragile vocals with good melodies. Latter in the album "Jenni" gives off a Jessica Bailiff kind of sparse/delicate sound. The rest ranges from kinda interesting to very boring. It's kinda like the band knows how to make good songs, but then chooses not to make them on purpose.
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May 8, 2019there's a refinement of so many genres from names who certainly inspired big thief in this album (I find myself remembering kate bush and blonde redhead in the first two tracks), it makes it for a new planet in a new galaxy, really an otherworldly experience that makes the name of the album even more appropriate
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May 23, 2019What an album! Accessible, great melodies, deeply emotional and personal , but still challenging and different than anything else. Only once in a while does something so completely absorbing come about. Simply cannot stop playing this!
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Nov 16, 2021
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May 10, 2019My first Big Thief album but will not be my last. The voice and lyrics of Lenker are nothing short of something special. Her singing goes from soothing to powerful to fragile but remaining beautiful throughout. Synced and flowing amazingly with the acoustic or electric folk-rock-eqsue accompaniment. Experimentation is often subtle but very present - it gives it a familiar but unique sound.
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Aug 15, 2019
Awards & Rankings
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Jun 19, 2019The band fills U.F.O.F. with a rich tapestry of textural tones, almost to the point of oversaturation. It's so embedded in their songs that they somehow get lost in their creation, filled with awe and wonder (and some healthy pretension).
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May 24, 2019It feels darker an offering than some of their earlier work, more textured and full of otherworldly sound effects that often only become obvious on multiple listens.
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May 21, 2019The band has flipped the script and turned the focus inwards, reflecting on the unfathomable that pervades our every moment and delivering a performance of masterfully honed restraint that perfectly encapsulates their invitation to discover the vast and alien within the seemingly familiar.