Adrianne Lenker Unveils The Tender New Song ‘Once A Bunch,’ Which She Recorded During The ‘Bright Future’ Sessions

Adrianne Lenker seems to like keeping busy, as aside from her Big Thief duties, she also released a solo album, Bright Future , earlier this year. Fans in Japan got an extra treat on that front, as the country’s CD release of the album featured a bonus track called “Once A Bunch.” Now, Lenker has made the tune more widely available and given it a proper release. A 7-inch vinyl edition of the tune is also set to be released this fall via independent record stores.

This comes at a pivotal time for Big Thief. In July, the group announced that they and founding member Max Oleartchik had parted ways , explaining the reasoning for the shift as “interpersonal reasons with mutual respect in our hearts.” Weeks later, the band gave their first post-Oleartchik performance at Portland’s Project Pabst festival, and there was a lot of change: They played ten new songs and they performed with two new band members , a drummer and a bassist introduced as “Justin.”

Listen to “Once A Bunch” above and check out Lenker’s upcoming tour dates below.

Adrianne Lenker’s 2024 Tour Dates

11/11 — Northampton, MA @ Academy Of Music Theatre ^
11/12 — Boston, MA @ Boch Center Shubert Theatre ^
11/13 — Boston, MA @ Boch Center Shubert Theatre ^
11/15 — Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia ^
11/16 — Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre ^
11/18 — Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre ^
11/19 — Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre ^
11/21 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern ^
11/22 — Durham, NC @ Page Auditorium ^
11/23 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem ^
11/25 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
11/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^

^ with Suzanne Vallie