Big Thief have announced that bassist Max Oleartchik is leaving the band. “Our love for each other is infinite and we are so grateful for everything we have shared over these many years together since the beginning of our journey as a band,” the group wrote. “We wouldn't be who we are without Max.”
The band continued, “This change was made for interpersonal reasons with mutual respect in our hearts. It's a big change for us and the four of us ask for your trust, respect and care as we grow into the next chapter of our lives.” Find Big Thief's full statement below.
Max Oleartchik, son of Israeli musician Alon Oleartchik, was born and raised in Tel Aviv. He met one of his potential bandmates, Buck Meek, as a teenager at a summer program at Berklee College of Music. The two reconnected as adults in Brooklyn, and Oleartchik joined Meek and Adrianne Lenker on Big Thief in 2015. Oleartchik went on to play on all five of the band's studio albums: Masterpiece (2016), Capacity (2017), UFOF (2019), Two hands (2019) and Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You (2022).
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