Tucker Zimmerman Works With Big Thief on New 4AD Album Dance of Love

Big Thief are the producers of Dance of Love, a new album from the 83-year-old singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman. Leading the LP is “Burial at Sea,” which arrives with a video by Adrianne Lenker’s younger brother, Noah. Adrianne Lenker also sings backup on the track. Check it out below; scroll down for Zimmerman’s upcoming tour dates, including a performance as part of Pitchfork Music Festival London.

Big Thief served as Zimmerman’s backing band on Dance of Love. “It was an extreme honor to make a record with one of the greatest songwriters of all time,” they said in a press statement. “We believe in this music with all of our hearts, and we hope it brings you joy.”

Zimmerman, a Californian-born artist now based in Belgium, released his first studio album, Ten Songs by Tucker Zimmerman, in 1969. He shared music steadily in the 1970s and early 1980s, but his musical output slowed as he focused on writing poetry and fiction. He returned to recording in the 21st century.

Dance of Love:

01 Old Folks From Farmersville [ft. Big Thief, Iji and Twain]
02 Idiot’s Maze [ft. Big Thief, Iji and Twain]
03 Lorelei [ft. Big Thief]
04 The Season [ft. Big Thief, Iji and Twain]
05 Burial at Sea [ft. Big Thief, Iji and Twain]
06 They Don’t Say It (But It’s True) [ft. Big Thief]
07 Leave It On The Porch Outside [ft. Big Thief, Iji and Twain]
08 The Ram-A-Lama-Ding-Dong Song [ft. Big Thief, Iji and Twain]
09 Don’t Go Crazy (Go in Peace) [ft. Iji and Twain]
10 Nobody Knows [ft. Big Thief]

Tucker Zimmerman:

11-03 Manchester, England- Deaf Institute
11-05 London, England – The Lexington (Pitchfork Music Festival London)
11-08 Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who?

Pitchfork Music Festival London 2024