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![]() Punisher has rarely been performed live due to the circumstances of this past year, and thus it lives in this liminal space, echoing in and out of people’s lives. ![]() Her hinting-at-'metal' ending to the album ended up being a welcomed 30-second outlet to scream. I think for many, it felt like a gift - I mean, literally nobody put out a quarantine-themed album faster than Phoebe Bridgers. Punisher, written and recorded before quarantine, is (to my understanding, based on my own listening as well as interviews from Bridgers) about finding solace in literal and figurative apocalyptic situations, and that said, the album hit listeners hard in a time when they needed it. ![]() This past year, Bridgers became a household name. Thus, like her music, Bridgers has crept slowly into a spotlight that has turned into an intense heat. Her tours have also been wildly successful, including her run with Oberst as Better Oblivion Community Center, and all of her work has met critical acclaim. It shouldn’t go without stating that Bridgers often works with incredible producers Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska, as well as collaborators Conor Oberst, and Marshall Vore, who are major players in her creative endeavors, not to mention her supergroup, boygenius, with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus. Videos across Bridgers’ Instagram give us a glimpse into the production process - such as her recording through a megaphone for her track ‘ICU’ or recording a male chorus for the closing track ‘I Know The End.’ She played with samples, uncommon recording techniques, and you can find a clever use of strings in almost every track. The most noticeable change between albums, however, is that Alps’ production is much sparser than Punisher’s. I always thought of Bridgers’ music as chaotic mundanity, reaching a sense of universality via intensely specific lyrics about painful memories or existential ideas. Her world-building that led to Punisher started with Alps - the types of relationships she explores, the themes she covers - what she wants and what she’s lost, as well as the way she arranges her songs and develops instrumentation for them. As shown throughout, when you listen to her music, you know she’s not bullshitting you, either. The album had a dull sadness that she asked us listeners to sit in while she held our hands. Her debut LP, Stranger in the Alps, was a folk album at heart, and the songs highlighted Bridgers’ quick witted, haunting voice and impactful, vulnerable lyricism. Otherwise what am I doing.By the time her breakout single “Motion Sickness” launched in 2017, Bridgers was already on the map, helping her make a name for herself as an exceptional new Los Angeles songwriter. I really only want to say things that might help people or musicians in some way. Life sucks in general it takes at least a month to change it. If you go in with the right attitude and they are right got you. ![]() Some therapists are useless some will transform your life in two months. Depending where you are and whom you are seeing it’s worth it. Go to a mental health professional if you can afford it. I got off topic but maybe I’m right on topic. Unfortunately most health plans are terrible when it comes to mental health. Seriously therapists are good for the most part. Trauma is the dreaded miasma that sticks to us all til we confront it with a professional. I Heard the first verse looked and saw a ghost on the Spotify page. Phoebe bridgers assaulted me in a state park. Sometimes an artist hits you in the age of headphones. There are no words in the English languageĪnd while you're bleeding on your back in the glassĪnd sorry that it all went down like it didĪnd why do you sing with an English accentĪnd you, you were in a band when I was born Was hoping you would let it go and you did
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