Masterpiece (Big Thief album)

Masterpiece is the debut studio album by the American band Big Thief, released through Saddle Creek Records on May 27, 2016.

Recording
Masterpiece was recorded from July 1–July 12, 2015, on Lake Champlain in Essex, New York.

Cover artwork
The album's cover features a photograph of Lenker's mother as a child, playing with a toy dinosaur.

Critical reception
Masterpiece received positive reviews 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 79, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 14 reviews.

Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.


 * Adrianne Lenker – guitar, vocals
 * Buck Meek – lead guitar, vocals
 * Max Oleartchik – bass
 * Jason Burger – drums
 * Andrew Sarlo – production, mixing, inner panel photos
 * James Krivchenia – engineering, additional production
 * Sarah Register – mastering
 * Jadon Ulrich – album design
 * Matteo Spaccarelli – "I like a truck"