Since most albums are not even an hour these days, it's easy to look at the relatively long 81 minutes of Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, and ask, "why?". Big Thief answers that question with their best and most diverse collection of songs. There is no clear connecting thread among these songs. The album plays like a suspiciously incredible jukebox full of folk, americana, and country-tinged music. The twang of "Spud Infinity," wherein Andrianne Lenker sings as if she always operates in country-adjacent music, shows an endearingly playful side of the band. The country of Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You reaches its apex in the sweeping melodies and fiddling of "Red Moon," a very vibrant song with a notable moment of unbridled joy ("That's my grandma!").
