On Feb. 11, 2022, Big Thief is releasing their new album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You via 4AD. In anticipation of the upcoming album, the band recently shared one of its tracks titled “Time Escaping,” a whimsically chaotic piece that is both nostalgic in its childlike qualities and unmistakably modern in its production. 

“One of the things that bonds us together as a band is pure magic,” Adrianne Lenker said in a press release. “I think we all have the same guide and none of us have ever spoken what it is because we couldn’t name it, but somehow, we are all going for the same thing, and when we hit it… we all know it’s it, but none of us to this day, or maybe ever, will be able to articulate in words what the ‘it’ is.”

The song release follows the group sharing “Certainty,” “Little Things” and “Sparrow,” all of which will also be featured on the forthcoming album. According to Stereogum, the double album was recorded in four sessions at four different studios, one each in upstate New York, Topanga Canyon, the Rocky Mountains and Tuscon, Arizona. 

In addition to releasing this album this winter, Big Thief is going on a tour across Europe and North America. The tour kicks off on Jan. 31, 2022, in Lille, France, and the European leg ends on March 4 in London. The North American leg picks up on April 12 in Ithaca, NY, and ends on May 15 in Pioneertown, CA. 

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You Tracklist

1. Change
2. Time Escaping
3. Spud Infinity
4. Certainty
5. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
6. Sparrow
7. Little Things
8. Heavy Bend
9. Flower of Blood
10. Blurred View
11a Red Moon
12. Dried Roses
13. No Reason
14. Wake Me up to Drive
15. Promise Is a Pendulum
16. 12,000 Lines
17. Simulation Swarm
18. Love Love Love
19. The Only Place
20. Blue Lightning