Adrianne Lenker - Performance & Interview (Live on KEXP at Home)

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  • KEXP.ORG presents Adrianne Lenker sharing a live performance recorded exclusively for KEXP and talking to DJ Morgan. Recorded December 11, 2020.
    Songs:
    anything
    zombie girl
    half return
    forward beckon rebound
    Session Recording:
    Directors: Vanessa Haddad and Adam Gundersheimer
    Director of Photography: Adam Gundersheimer
    Recording/Mixing Engineer: Scott Cornish
    www.adriannele...
    kexp.org

КОМЕНТАРІ • 184

  • @lilsings736
    @lilsings736 3 роки тому +159

    how can anyone
    not fall in love with her

  • @guiscardini
    @guiscardini 3 роки тому +125

    Adrianne's work makes me feel lucky to be alive at these times. So so great to see her get the recognition she deserves!

  • @canowine
    @canowine 3 роки тому +155

    “Anything” crushes me every time.

    • @effective_cmpote
      @effective_cmpote 3 роки тому +6

      Literally listening to that album now, and was on THAT song (def one of my faves) and had to come to YT to look for vids I havent seen yet and this gem just came in.

    • @hheartmayahh
      @hheartmayahh 3 роки тому +5

      everytime i see Big Thief live i just sob a bunch. (never seen adrienne lenker solo). but the softness of the crush to these lyrics is right... wah ;-(

    • @fellowjelte
      @fellowjelte 3 роки тому +3

      me too man

    • @danijb3105
      @danijb3105 3 роки тому +4

      going through a breakup rn and .... :/

    • @canowine
      @canowine 3 роки тому +5

      @@danijb3105 sorry to hear that 😢♥️

  • @magicjoeblack5761
    @magicjoeblack5761 3 роки тому +195

    a wholly exceptional singer with the heart of a poet and the voice of a siren, unbelievably awesome, thank you KEXP.

  • @Voodoochil111111
    @Voodoochil111111 3 роки тому +68

    I almost can’t listen to “Standing in the yard/dressed like a kid/the house is white and the lawn is dead.” That’s the half return. As Bob Dylan said, “You can always come back, but you can’t come back all the way.”

  • @allocativeefficiency
    @allocativeefficiency 3 роки тому +225

    Song and Interview Menu
    7:18 anything
    17:24 zombie girl
    34:25 half return
    47:17 forward beckon rebound
    12:04 Interview section 2 - "anything" song meaning
    20:04 Interview section 3 - "zombie girl" song meaning
    31:10 Interview section 3 - "half return" song meaning
    50:16 Interview section 5 - "forward beckon rebound" song meaning
    13:30 Interview section 2 - philosophical bit - Songwriting process (clay, paint similes)
    26:38 Interview section 3 - philosophical bit - Conversation on dualism and emptiness, space (around 30:00)
    0:00 Interview section 1 - pandemic experience, travel and family
    10:30 Interview section 2 - pandemic recordings, JTree
    36:46 Interview section 4 - dual album structure
    40:00 Interview section 4 - windchimes
    40:50 Interview section 4 - timeline of recording and New Yorker profile ("Adrianne Lenker's Radical Honesty")
    43:13 Interview section 4 - RV
    46:20 Interview section 4 - Next steps and works in progress
    54:08 Interview section 5 - 2020 and 2021 plans

    • @Mark.Aronszajn
      @Mark.Aronszajn 3 роки тому +3

      Thank you soooo much Nils. This time break down is great.

    • @GoSharks12
      @GoSharks12 3 роки тому +4

      You’re amazing for doing this 🙏🏼 thank you. I wanted to hear her talk about how she imagined “instrumentals” as a medicine again

  • @EazyJakeOven
    @EazyJakeOven 3 роки тому +41

    Her intention to have the instrumental album be a tool that goes in the medicine cabinet was not lost on me. It brings me so much peace.

  • @allyson--
    @allyson-- 2 роки тому +40

    I am fairly vacant & hearing how deeply she experiences a moment & treasures each detail really shakes me. I can greater detect the gap between my line of existence and her's-not only in the distance between our varied environments but in the depth of one's perception & ability to experience. I have a long road ahead of me if I ever would want to live in the intimate coupled memories she so gracefully depicts through her songs. Her attitude could bring a withering soul back to fullness

  • @RaleighASMR
    @RaleighASMR 3 роки тому +66

    Her latest album is the best thing that ever happened in 2020.

    • @rafaelleafar
      @rafaelleafar 3 роки тому +2

      totally agree! haha hi raleigh

  • @matthewsnyder674
    @matthewsnyder674 3 роки тому +92

    She was already one of my favorite musicians; now she's one of my favorite philosophers. What a tremendous interview, Morgan.

    • @rachdjazmin2513
      @rachdjazmin2513 3 роки тому

      I had the exact same thought before I even saw your comment!

    • @theresamusatto7065
      @theresamusatto7065 2 роки тому

      I’m so glad someone else feels this way

  • @TheMiapapia
    @TheMiapapia 3 роки тому +10

    Yes Adrianne, spend time with your grandparents, give them love and ask lots of questions to find out about their lives. Now that all my grandparents are gone I’m always thinking of things I wish I could ask and hugs I wish I could give. Thank you for all your beautiful music!!!

  • @Arca02011
    @Arca02011 3 роки тому +87

    Her work is so innocent, something that isn’t tainted by society or other influences. She’s herself and that’s what makes her music so unique

  • @vanhooligan7532
    @vanhooligan7532 3 роки тому +24

    I'm getting better. Now instead of ugly crying, I only teared up during Anything.

  • @ElfyFortuny
    @ElfyFortuny 3 роки тому +52

    She filled my emptiness for a few minutes when she told about her dreams

    • @Mark.mp3
      @Mark.mp3 3 роки тому +4

      is this a lyric lol

    • @brendanbloomberg3283
      @brendanbloomberg3283 3 роки тому +1

      That sounds awful!

    • @allyson--
      @allyson-- 2 роки тому

      Your emptiness is a fullness of itself representing how you have blown through this world

    • @allyson--
      @allyson-- 2 роки тому

      * in of

  • @jkkproductdesign5142
    @jkkproductdesign5142 2 роки тому +11

    Adrianne is awesome and inspirational. I feel she is so strong and fragile at the same time. She also seems to be connected to the universe, if that makes sense. So moving.

  • @mathewjharmon
    @mathewjharmon 3 роки тому +17

    What an incredibly thoughtful, curious, and brave human. Feeling lots of gratitude for Adrianne and her sharing her wisdom from beyond the folds of space/time. And big ups to my homie Ged for facing his own shadow self.

    • @April-sx8vq
      @April-sx8vq 3 роки тому +1

      Her dream made me think of Ged too!

  • @Ben-mx5lw
    @Ben-mx5lw 3 роки тому +42

    7:18 anything
    17:24 zombie girl
    34:25 half return
    47:17 forward beckon rebound
    For those who have already watched the whole thing (interview is excellent, really deep) and just want the songs again.

  • @somberlo
    @somberlo 3 роки тому +7

    There is something so pure and authentic in witnessing someone explore their bliss and share it with the world. Adrianne makes it so accessible too. Thank you for this, so many of us need it right now. 💓

  • @Store-ko7jj
    @Store-ko7jj Рік тому +2

    so amazing that she recorded organically, with no computer... such an absolute inspiration I LOVE her

  • @besosinfinitos
    @besosinfinitos 3 роки тому +14

    wow! what a wonderful glimpse into the world through adrianne's eyes. Thanks for this!

  • @davidrosenblatt8335
    @davidrosenblatt8335 3 роки тому +5

    she sounds like i feel after doing an intense breathwork session and speaking w the group. a true artist and a gift. thank u AL

  • @arealglitterboi37
    @arealglitterboi37 3 роки тому +9

    she has such a warm energy 🥺

  • @lightuponlight6727
    @lightuponlight6727 2 роки тому +4

    Ok I'd never heard of her. I saw a video and I clicked. Wow. She moved me on the first time hearing her. This interview explains everything! lol She has a deep deep soul. And I felt it immediately.

  • @johaman4750
    @johaman4750 3 роки тому +9

    Her voice is like crystal; it's unbelievably beautiful.✨

  • @homosexualpanic
    @homosexualpanic 3 роки тому +7

    I usually get impatient with the interview parts of this sort of thing, often skipping to the music; I'm glad I gave this one a chance though. I found the way Adrianne talks about her experiences and music in this interview really refreshing and her music is wonderful.

  • @diondredunigan5282
    @diondredunigan5282 2 роки тому +10

    okay but that dream sequence... i will never look at zombie girl the same way lol

  • @sydneyward3417
    @sydneyward3417 3 роки тому +4

    I love how she sounds effortless and brilliant at the same time

  • @brendaberezan983
    @brendaberezan983 Рік тому +2

    Thank you DJ Morgan for this beautiful interview with Adrianne. She's an incredible songwriter and soul.

  • @77bruto77
    @77bruto77 3 роки тому +3

    Adrianne seems is a magical prodigious and wonderful artist.
    her sensibility and her concept of beauty are something praiseworthy

  • @zoeshelton4423
    @zoeshelton4423 3 роки тому +2

    I've always liked Adrianne Lenker but I didn't listen to this album for awhile. I finally started listening a month ago while quarantining in a new country. All alone for two weeks, just me and this album. It felt like a warm hug. Or being half awake on a warm, summer day.

  • @Miezekatzeblau
    @Miezekatzeblau 3 роки тому +9

    That dream explaination of hers will haunt me till the rest of my days

  • @joan6020
    @joan6020 3 роки тому +16

    This is interview is incredible. It's so clear the depth behind the lyrics.

  • @abbyt9797
    @abbyt9797 2 місяці тому

    it was such a treat to hear her explain the dreams that influenced zombie girl - felt like I was listening to my friend on ft

  • @tomwilkinson4448
    @tomwilkinson4448 3 місяці тому +1

    That anything performance cripples me over and over

  • @nigelstanway491
    @nigelstanway491 3 роки тому +3

    So much appreciation of Adrianne for making songs and instrumentals, its a beautiful collection that I really love for both records. Please don't ever stop doing what you do Adrianne! I'll be there the next time your in the UK touring

  • @AD-fx2qd
    @AD-fx2qd 3 роки тому +6

    Beautiful music. I will admit, never took the time to get into Big Thief, but picked up this solo album after hearing the opening track once, and was really taken with everything about it♥

  • @mwinstonkd
    @mwinstonkd 3 роки тому +5

    KEXP FOR LIFE!! I'M GOING TO WRITE THOS IN ALL CAPS JUST TO GET MY POINT THROUGH. WATCHING THESE VIDEOS HAVE KEPT ME GOING THROUGH THESE TOUGH TIMES AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK! THESE AWESOME ARTISTS HAVE BROUGHT MY WIFE AMD I GREAT JOY THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES. PLEASE KEEP UP THE HARD WORK.
    P.S I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING ACCEPT LAURA LOVE HERE, SHE IS A 100% NEEDED ON THE AT HOME. I KNOW Y'ALL KNOW WHO SHE IS!

  • @gawshalmighty
    @gawshalmighty 3 роки тому +4

    Respect to DJ Morgan for efforts at hosting. Way to not half-ass or fanboy this.

  • @carmencelesteu
    @carmencelesteu 3 роки тому +4

    Omg cried the entire way through

  • @kpdelaney6460
    @kpdelaney6460 8 місяців тому +1

    Oh my goodness! The story behind zombie girl is crazy! I love the way she described it. Great story teller, and very scary experience wow
    also it's so cool that her grandmother made the water colored album art for those. I love water color painting, especially more minimal ones and landscapes and faces. I should learn that

  • @tommywalzer9051
    @tommywalzer9051 3 роки тому +3

    This interview is a trip. Adrianne is so insightful.

  • @alexia5763
    @alexia5763 3 роки тому +2

    omg i didn't realize there was this with the interview!!!!! I wrote a comment on just the performance video wishing there was this and I'M BEYOND STOKED!! TY KEXP AND ADRIANNE!

  • @jasmijnkemp2790
    @jasmijnkemp2790 3 роки тому +6

    yessss i've been waiting for this one

  • @chlimbe1253
    @chlimbe1253 3 роки тому +2

    Best 56 minutes in 2021 so far.

  • @Muhdah1972
    @Muhdah1972 3 роки тому +4

    I enjoyed the music and the interview part. She's a talented musician and I know her band by name only. She's really good and I like her strong bond with her family, and love that she's going to hang out with her grandparents.

    • @allyson--
      @allyson-- 2 роки тому

      Yeah, they must all be as lovely as her. Being surrounded by open-hearted people surely powers her art. When I'm with my family it's isolating. I suppose that can also fuel artistry too but not as warm

  • @spencerst.dennis1339
    @spencerst.dennis1339 2 роки тому +3

    In an era where 3 min songs about WAP dominate the airwaves She is truly a unique and exceptional songwriter and performer. Call me old school but I like when my music is written and performed by a musician.

    • @sorchalona
      @sorchalona Рік тому +1

      wap is a good song, very different kind of song that’s all

  • @strumbadstroller7350
    @strumbadstroller7350 3 роки тому +17

    It must be exhausting to have such a creative & curious mind. Mine is nowhere near as adventurous or questioning as Adrianne's, but I find her musings extraordinary & absorbing. There are very few people who can hold my attention as she does & the music that she creates is just breathtaking...literally.

  • @kassandraayalasongs
    @kassandraayalasongs 3 роки тому +2

    Such a lovely singer-songwriter 🤍🤘🏻🙏🏻

  • @floriansczesny
    @floriansczesny 3 роки тому +8

    🕊🖤🌿 thank you.

  • @darcykvlogs9522
    @darcykvlogs9522 3 роки тому +1

    Great interview. Thank u so much. Also, I love Adrianne's soul 💛💚❤️ she's so beautiful.

  • @ruanlslima
    @ruanlslima 3 роки тому +1

    Love it! The entire conversation felt so warm and kind! Thank you so so much

  • @no_torrs
    @no_torrs 3 роки тому +1

    These songs are so beautiful.

  • @tylera.williams6037
    @tylera.williams6037 3 роки тому +20

    Me shouting at my computer: "CONVENT! IT'S A CONVENT!"

  • @EvesRevenge
    @EvesRevenge Рік тому

    Yessss you did describe analog properly...excellent...thank you so much for your gift of music. Love.

  • @brawndope125
    @brawndope125 3 роки тому +1

    Love the way she described where the music comes from

  • @powerofpronoia4417
    @powerofpronoia4417 3 роки тому +14

    Alan Watts called it "the wisdom of uncertainty" on the emptiness

  • @davidlund7929
    @davidlund7929 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Adrianne!

  • @MrAll300
    @MrAll300 3 роки тому +3

    puh i must stop the video ....amazing ...all around the interview ...the host the musician ...perfect for my tast. ..or lovely for my heart

  • @sweetpeabee4983
    @sweetpeabee4983 3 роки тому +1

    Omg yesss I love Adrianne's work. This is gonna be good. Thank you!

  • @shawwww
    @shawwww 3 роки тому +3

    i am so happy ty ty 💿🖤

  • @troy8420
    @troy8420 3 роки тому +1

    Just wanna say Morgan is so awesome and sweet, she seems like a really genuine and positive person

  • @shittysunglasses
    @shittysunglasses 7 місяців тому

    So authentic. So amazing.

  • @gaheezy
    @gaheezy 3 роки тому

    her voice is amazing so soft and warm

  • @flyingcheff
    @flyingcheff 3 роки тому

    Hi Morgan! I love your refrigerator coverings!! And blown away by the fabulous Adrianne, so happy to be introduced to her music and person. Thanks for this great KEXP session.

  • @glenneil3569
    @glenneil3569 3 роки тому +1

    awesome, artist, living the life.

  • @joed7185
    @joed7185 3 роки тому +14

    Forget Phoebe Bridges, Adrienne Lenker is the best indie solo female act out there. Her guitar skills are the best and her voice is great.

    • @superclaireify
      @superclaireify 3 роки тому +11

      let’s celebrate both!

    • @Spiderboyish
      @Spiderboyish 3 роки тому +1

      why not both??

    • @joed7185
      @joed7185 3 роки тому

      You can

    • @joed7185
      @joed7185 3 роки тому +1

      Never really understood the hype around Bridgers. Her guitar playing is very elemental and seems that this hype is more industry pushed than anything. Plus her vocal delivery/dynamics is the absolute same. Lenker in the other hand actually knows how to play guitar, by doing multiple different tunings and can actually fingerpick! She studied at the prestigious Berkeley school of music.

    • @superclaireify
      @superclaireify 3 роки тому +3

      @@joed7185 maybe bridgers is more easily digestible but i actually don’t listen to much bridgers personally. i’m a huge fan of lenker and agree she’s a superb guitar player but it’s just not fair to pit women against each other. they make very different music. we can be a fan of one without having to put another down.

  • @jonathanboswell2336
    @jonathanboswell2336 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful

  • @song_monk
    @song_monk 3 роки тому +2

    You rock Adrianne 🙏

  • @nerolilaine9973
    @nerolilaine9973 3 роки тому

    What a lovely performance, lovely interview, lovely artist. 💗

  • @piaallonah4613
    @piaallonah4613 3 роки тому +1

    this interview was so pure and deep. truly one of the greatest musicians/lyricists in this lifetime. also pretty cool how she was able to meet up with old friends and meet new people throughout the past year. how she narrated those bits felt dreamy for some reason
    (reason being it's been a year since weve been in lockdown lol)

  • @amirani.otm2
    @amirani.otm2 Рік тому

    I knew it wasn't a coincidence that I was reading Earthsea and was drawn to Big Thief!! I can see it on the new album, which is fantastic. I'm so excited to see them in April!!!

  • @tosgra
    @tosgra 3 роки тому +1

    omg zombie girl gave me goosebumps 😵😍

  • @TWExotics
    @TWExotics 3 роки тому +1

    my god, what a lovely human

  • @tatianafoule6257
    @tatianafoule6257 3 роки тому +4

    In these times she looks perfect.

  • @hibidiville
    @hibidiville 3 роки тому

    Thank you DJ Morgan and Adrianne for the heartspace and the illuminating conversation. Best thing I've heard in a long while! We are becoming more conscious and it is always a good reminder to breathe into it again.

  • @Kcasadont
    @Kcasadont 2 роки тому

    Why have I watched this 3 times this week

  • @jacqueslarochelle2861
    @jacqueslarochelle2861 3 роки тому +1

    You're so beautiful Adrienne thank you!

  • @gigiyates8616
    @gigiyates8616 3 роки тому +1

    i love adrianne

  • @Lola-oy6ss
    @Lola-oy6ss 3 роки тому

    what an amazing interview

  • @adderon
    @adderon 6 місяців тому

    Hearing Norah Jones cover Big Thief is fucking chef's kiss

  • @carlosalbertogonzaleztovar49
    @carlosalbertogonzaleztovar49 3 роки тому +1

    she makes me feel empathy

  • @SaZooCaballero
    @SaZooCaballero 3 роки тому +5

    Adrianne has crazy smart eyes.

    • @maran363
      @maran363 3 роки тому +2

      Fractal freak

  • @Matt_Saucier
    @Matt_Saucier 3 роки тому +10

    Musician or philosopher? Wow

  • @nicolaserafini6590
    @nicolaserafini6590 3 роки тому

    Incredible.

  • @garyives1218
    @garyives1218 3 роки тому +2

    She enjoys nature. Hope she can get out and explore beautiful Sabino Canyon and Mt. Lemmon :)

  • @Blond0Sonic
    @Blond0Sonic 3 роки тому +7

    Timestamps for every song and part of the interview would be awesome!

    • @alexia5763
      @alexia5763 3 роки тому +1

      yeah where is that person ? haha

  • @dude392
    @dude392 3 роки тому +3

    why are we not talking about how scary that dream was

  • @jeremyboldon3209
    @jeremyboldon3209 3 роки тому +1

    I fucking love her!

  • @gloomyjo
    @gloomyjo 3 роки тому

    lovely

  • @omrielle
    @omrielle Рік тому

    Always think of her when I in Joshua Tree...and listen to her more for some reason...Courtney Barnett also

  • @wayneakins7850
    @wayneakins7850 3 роки тому +3

    Analog means ambience and resonance

    • @allyson--
      @allyson-- 2 роки тому

      I liked that part of the video. I never would've been able to detect that but seems like a special experience to listen to music that way. It makes me want to borrow someone's vinyl player (?). I am probably putting her recording efforts to poor use by only listening to her music through a blasted phone speaker lol

  • @jennamack2777
    @jennamack2777 3 роки тому +2

    half return kicks so much ass

  • @calebowolabi6761
    @calebowolabi6761 3 роки тому +2

    Her haircut is 🔥

  • @wanttogoplaces
    @wanttogoplaces 3 роки тому +3

    28:44 "don't look at darkness as negative" My friends are worried when I write dark fairy tales and create dark videos. But I feel like it inspires my creativity. Feel like it pushes me out of my own body.
    She is very inspiring.

  • @doctorzelda756
    @doctorzelda756 3 роки тому +1

    she reminds me of a female elliott smith. i love her gentle approach to life :))

  • @curtisli9771
    @curtisli9771 3 роки тому

    just wow.

  • @grahamfox4279
    @grahamfox4279 3 роки тому +2

    Great interview - played this album 100x. Not to slight Big Thief but this solo effort captures a spirit BT is missing sometimes.

    • @allyson--
      @allyson-- 2 роки тому

      Maybe they all must sacrifice a part of their whole self in order to collaborate cohesively. The trade off is a greater collective array of ability & personality.
      Compared to a solo act, she is shining at her brightest as a sun with no blocked rays or interference of any sort.

  • @antoine7040
    @antoine7040 3 роки тому +2

    there's a bit of Sun Kil Moon here and there. It is meant as a compliment, of course.

  • @graceoline
    @graceoline Рік тому

    Being from Oklahoma, I really resonated with that whole trailer park thing. Loved this 🎉

  • @LUISxxxBR
    @LUISxxxBR 3 роки тому +1

    her spreaking voice really reminds me of phil elverum's, anyone else get that? awsome video btw