Big Thief "Vampire Empire / Born For Loving You" 7" 2026-07-31 'A Very Lonely Solstice' captures

'A Very Lonely Solstice' captures a poignant moment in time

” In just a few months following the release of 1

”—and even when his bandmates rap with less objective gravity

Slickly produced by James Paul Wisner and featuring the namemaking singles "Checkmarks

The project tackles issues like depression

Big Thief "Vampire Empire / Born For Loving You" 7" 2026-07-31 'A Very Lonely Solstice' capturesBig Thief present new single, Vampire Empire, off their forthcoming Vampire Empire Born For Loving You 7 out on 20 October. This year, the song took on a life of its own after a performance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and has become a live fan favorite. Recorded and produced by Dom Monks at Guissona, Spains Teatre de cal Eril Studio during a recent tour, Vampire Empire speaks to the beautiful complexity of gender identity and breaking