Before Big Thief’s reigning folk rock status, risen to the point where fans could barely wait five months for “Vampire Empire” after last year’s impactful Colbert performance, there was Buck and Anne. The band’s Buck Meek and Adrianne Lenker toured and recorded for years as a duo, during which Wimberley-born singer-guitarist Meek connected lead singer Lenker to the Kerrville Folk Festival scene. Rooted locally via past solo releases on Keeled Scales, Meek signs to 4AD for new singles “Cuero Dudes” and “Beauty Opens Doors” – the second of which was written during a songwriting workshop taught by fellow Texas storyteller Lomelda.– Rachel Rascoe