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| Released | June 9, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Producer | Andrew Sarlo | |||
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Capacity is the second studio album by the American band Big Thief, released through Saddle Creek Records on June 9, 2017. [5]
Capacity was recorded in a farmhouse that the band was house-sitting. With the owner out of town, the band was able to record uninterrupted for a month. The album was recorded on analog recording equipment. [6]
The album's cover artwork features a photograph of vocalist Adrianne Lenker's uncle holding her as a newborn. [7]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.0/10 [8] |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| The A.V. Club | B [11] |
| Consequence of Sound | B [12] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [13] |
| Mojo | [14] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [15] |
| The Skinny | [16] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [3] |
| Vice | B+ [17] |
Capacity received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 15 reviews. [9]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alternative | The Alternative's Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 10 | [18] |
| BrooklynVegan | BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 13 | [19] |
| Flood Magazine | The Best Albums of 2017 | 1 | [20] |
| NPR | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 3 | [21] |
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 23 | [22] |
| Rough Trade | Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2017 | 4 | [23] |
| The Skinny | The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 12 | [24] |
| Spin | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 2 | [25] |
| Vinyl Me, Please | The Best Albums of 2017 | 8 | [26] |
All tracks are written by Adrianne Lenker, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Pretty Things" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Shark Smile" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Capacity" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Watering" (Adrianne Lenker, Zoë Lenker) | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Coma" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Great White Shark" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Mythological Beauty" | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Objects" | 2:43 |
| 9. | "Haley" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Mary" | 5:30 |
| 11. | "Black Diamonds" | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 41:40 | |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [27]
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