In Capacitys eleven songs, Lenker introduces us to many different women. Even at the threshold of this house of mirrors, the opening track, “Pretty Things”, she sings: These things that lonely ones do / Baby that’s what Im here for / Ill take care and make all your wishes come true / If you want to / Do you want to? / Dont take me for a fool / Theres a woman inside of me / Theres one inside of you too

Lenkers characters are often spooked and then soothed in a remarkably short amount of time, regenerating back into a state where they can once again be vulnerable. The band breathes with this swell, gasping in synchrony, hyperventilating with volume, and then suddenly the crisis passes and the band exhales with mutual relief. NPR Musics Bob Boilen finds an enduring quality in Capacitys songs: “Big Thiefs quiet power propels songs of the flesh and soul. These are timeless songs, memorable and momentous.