James Krivchenia, known for playing drums with Big Thief, is dropping a new solo album that’s quite different from the usual.
Teaming up with Sam Wilkes on electric bass and Joshua Abrams, who plays all sorts of instruments including the double bass, James is bringing us Performing Belief. You can check out their track “Probably Wizards” below. The album comes out May 2 through Planet Mu and mixes sounds from all over the place—like synthesizers and drum machines—to create something unique. This follows his 2022 release Blood Karaoke, which was made using YouTube clips.
If you’re in Brooklyn on June 17, head to Elsewhere to catch James performing his new music live at Zone One.
Fans think it’s cool when artists try new things like this.
You might also want to read about Big Thief’s latest album from last year called Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You.
The tracks on Performing Belief:
01 “Undesigned” by James
02 “Judge the Seeds” by James, Sam & Joshua
03 “Probably Wizards” by James & Sam
04 “Sympathetic Magic” by James, Sam & Joshua
05 “Bracelets for Unicorns” by James, Sam & Joshua
06 “Filling in the Swamp” by James, Sam & Joshua
07 “The Wounded Place” by James & Sam
08 “Metaphorical Leakage” by James & Sam
