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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
Studio album by Big Thief
Released	June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Studio	Outlier Inn Recording (Woodridge, New York) Figure 8 Recording (Brooklyn) Lethe Lounge (New York City) Black Lodge Recording (Brooklyn)[lower-alpha 1]
Genre	Indie rock[1] folk rock[2] indie folk[3] Americana[4]
Length	41:40
Label	Saddle Creek
Producer	Andrew Sarlo
Big Thief chronology
Masterpiece (2016) Capacity (2017) U.F.O.F. (2019)
Singles from Capacity
"Mythological Beauty" Released: April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) "Shark Smile" Released: May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[6]
Metacritic	81/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
The A.V. Club	B[9]
Consequence of Sound	B[10]
Exclaim!	9/10[11]
Mojo	[12]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[2]
Rolling Stone	[13]
The Skinny	[14]
Uncut	8/10[3]
Vice	B+[15]

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.[7]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref
The Alternative	The Alternative's Top 50 Albums of 2017	10	[16]
BrooklynVegan	BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017	13	[17]
Flood Magazine	The Best Albums of 2017	1	[18]
NPR	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	3	[19]
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	23	[20]
Rough Trade	Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2017	4	[21]
The Skinny	The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017	12	[22]
Spin	50 Best Albums of 2017	2	[23]
Vinyl Me, Please	The Best Albums of 2017	8	[24]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[25]

Big Thief

• Adrianne Lenker – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4–7, 9), electric guitar (2–8, 11), background vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 11), choir (3), French press (3), mouth trumpet (7), claps (8), ARP synthesizer (9)
• Buck Meek – electric guitar (2–4, 6–9, 11), choir (3), background vocals (5, 6, 8, 9), claps (8)
• Max Oleartchik – upright bass (1, 3), bass (2, 4–9, 11), choir (3)
• James Krivchenia – drums (2–9, 11), percussion (2–9), choir (3), Casio SK-1 (5), bells (6), howls (6), acoustic guitar (6), claps (8, 9), lap harp (8), background vocals (9), organ (10)

Additional musicians

• Andrew Sarlo – piano (1), choir (3), mouth trumpet (7)
• Unknown – stairs (1)
• Zoë Lenker – background vocals (4, 7, 8)
• Mat Davidson – background vocals (5, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (8), pump organ (8, 10), piano (10)
• Erin Birgy – howls (6)
• Michael Sachs – bass clarinet (10)

Technical personnel

• Andrew Sarlo – production (all tracks), engineering (all tracks), mixing (all tracks)
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Josh Druckman – engineering [basics] (8)

Artwork

• Josh Goleman – band photo

Notes

References

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