Adrianne Lenker


Adrianne Elizabeth Lenker is an American musician from Indianapolis, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of Big Thief.

Early life

Lenker was born in Indianapolis and was raised in a Christian sect until the age of 6, but she primarily grew up in Minnesota. Her parents rented homes in Coon Rapids, Nisswa, and Bloomington, Minnesota before settling down in Plymouth, where she lived for 10 years. She spent a summer traveling throughout the midwest and living out of a blue Ford cargo van. Lenker wrote her first song at the age of 8, and at age 13, recorded her first album. Her other interests include studying Taekwondo, and she was the State Karate Champion three years in a row. She did not attend high school, but instead received her GED at the age of 16. She attended the Berklee College of Music on a scholarship provided by Susan Tedeschi of the Tedeschi Trucks Band.

Career

In 2006, when Lenker was 13, she released her first solo album titled Stages of the Sun. In 2014, she released her second solo album titled Hours Were the Birds. Lenker also released two EPs with future bandmate Buck Meek, a-sides and b-sides.
In 2015, Lenker formed the band Big Thief after meeting Meek the first day she moved to New York. Lenker released her third solo album, abysskiss, on October 5, 2018.

Personal life

As of 2019, Lenker is in a relationship with the artist Indigo Sparke. Previously, she was married to Big Thief co-founder Buck Meek.

Discography

With Big Thief

;Studio albums
;Live albums
;EPs