{"id":71064,"date":"2026-08-23T14:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/big-thief-debut-new-triple-album-horsepower-live-in-nashville\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T14:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:17:37","slug":"big-thief-debut-new-triple-album-horsepower-live-in-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/big-thief-debut-new-triple-album-horsepower-live-in-nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Thief Debut New Triple Album, Horsepower, Live in Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Last night, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/33536-big-thief\/\">Big Thief<\/a> debuted their next album at Nashville\u2019s Ryman Auditorium. Titled <em>Horsepower<\/em>, it\u2019s a triple album and features <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/4600-lucinda-williams\/\">Lucinda Williams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/4572-gillian-welch\/\">Gillian Welch<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/iris-dement\/\">Iris DeMent<\/a>, all of whom joined the trio onstage. Photo and video was prohibited at the private show, but you can check out a set list from the evening below.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing the record, Adrienne Lenker joked: \u201cIf you had some hopes of hearing some of the songs you might know\u2014those can also be discarded.\u201d Although the band didn\u2019t perform <em>Horsepower<\/em> in sequence, they did play the 29-song album in full. Many of the tracks across the set list have been kicking around the group or Lenker\u2019s live sets for years. Two of the songs\u2014\u201cCarry,\u201d and \u201cSpace and Time\u201d\u2014the band debuted back in May during a <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/watch-big-thief-debut-three-songs-in-an-irish-field\/\">session in a field<\/a> for Belgium\u2019s Radio 1.<\/p>\n<p>Big Thief released their most recent album (and first as a trio), <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/big-thief-double-infinity\/\"><em>Double Infinity<\/em><\/a>, in 2025. Next month, they\u2019ll kick off another leg of touring behind the record, which will take them around North America before a final show at Denver\u2019s Red Rocks on October 6.<\/p>\n<p>Read Emma Madden\u2019s interview <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/big-thief-interview-double-infinity-politics-love\/\">Big Thief on Love, Politics, and Staying Together<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Big Thief at the Ryman Auditorium Set List 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Horsepower<br \/>Baby Honey Sweetheart Darlin&#8217;<br \/>Wait a While<br \/>Space and Time<br \/>21<br \/>Casual Touch<br \/>Muscle Memory<br \/>Highway<br \/>Stay<br \/>Carry<br \/>Sadness as a Gift<br \/>True Love<br \/>Where Will We Go<br \/>Beautiful World<br \/>Faker<br \/>Loneliest Boy<br \/>Happiness<br \/>Oldest<br \/>Bright Future<br \/>Beautiful Powerful<br \/>Avalanche, Hurricane<br \/>Snail<br \/>Spatchcock Chickenshit Bingo<br \/>Trade Tomorrow<br \/>6-7-8-9 She&#8217;s Fine<br \/>These Are the Days<br \/>No Matter What<br \/>Born For Loving You<br \/>Gift Pleasure Joy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/story\/big-thief-debut-new-triple-album-horsepower-live-in-nashville\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, Big Thief debuted their next album at Nashville\u2019s Ryman Auditorium. 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