Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Punisher’: Album Review

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Chris Willman Music WriterNo one can accuse Willie Nelson of not acting his age… which, at 87, is an impressive feat. Throughout a recent string of albums, he’s been remarkably willing to devote much or most of the content to reflections on aging, which include looking back on regrets (or the lack of them — he did name a recent record after Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” after all) and sweeter memories, or even ahead, to the reunion of lovers beyond the grave.

A.D. Amorosi From his long braids, dusky baritone and cocksure cackle to an all-around Brooklyn swagger that came through on every track, rapper Pop Smoke had the sort of pointed signatures that made him unique and immensely sellable.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn Friday, Boygenius — consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus — and Father John Misty are both dropping benefit releases exclusively on Bandcamp, which — for the fourth time since the coronavirus pandemic set in — is waiving its sales fee for the day, meaning that all proceeds go to the artist, and in the case of these two releases, the charities to which the artists are donating their proceeds.Boygenius will make three demos from their 2018

Arlo Parks has shared a stunning cover of Phoebe Bridgers‘ ‘Moon Song’ as part of her “lo fi lounge” video series, in which she performs both covers and original songs from her home.

Phoebe Bridgers has mastered to perfection – along with her two solo records ‘Punisher’ and ‘Stranger in the Alps’ and her collaborations boygenius (with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus) and Better Oblivion Community Center (with Conor Oberst), she has released a shedload of great covers.Read more: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”The very best thing about virtually any cover by Phoebe Bridgers is her effortless knack for taking on any song, no matter how

Holly Humberstone has spent the past few months opening up to herself. So far, the 20 year-old singer-songwriter’s year has been spent churning out moody electropop vignettes of adolescence with lyrics that are as self-reflective as they are universal.

Billboard's Emerging Artists chart (dated July 4) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to her new LP, Punisher.

Phoebe Bridgers has shared a proper studio recording of her cover of John Prine‘s ‘Summer’s End’, which she first performed soon after the country singer’s death in April.The recording was broadcast on SiriusXM last week for the station’s SiriusXMU Sessions series.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSince 2002, the Stereogum website has been a vital chronicler of the alternative music universe, with an expert and enthusiastic take that has played a huge role in the rise of countless artists of the indie-rock ilk and beyond, ranging from Billie Eilish and Vampire Weekend to Drake.

Jeff Vasishta Listening to CeeLo Green’s new album, “CeeLo Green Is … Thomas Callaway,” is like getting into a time machine and heading to 1968 — not the ’68 of Motown or Stax but that of Elvis, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash and Dusty Springfield.

Zack Ruskin Perhaps Haim wanted to be sure we’d really listen this time. Over the course of two records, the three Haim sisters — Danielle, Este, and Alana — have mainly been written about as a unit.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs one might guess from their name — which is pronounced “krungbin” and means “engine fly” in Thai — Houston-based trio Khruangbin is not intentionally aimed at the pop market. With stated influences like East Asian surf-rock, psychedelia, West African and, of course, Thai music, the group’s sound pits Mark Speer’s deceptively complex yet warm and approachable guitar work over the steady pulse of bassist Laura Lee Ochoa and drummer Donald Johnson.

Phoebe Bridgers, who collaborated with The 1975 on their recent record ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’, has said that hating the band is “sexist”.Bridgers contributed vocals to the track ‘Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America’, which she describes as “a duet, but the people in the duet don’t want to fuck each other.

Phoebe Bridgers was the musical guest on The Late Late Show With James Corden last night (June 23) – watch her perform on the show below.Bridgers hosted a solo version of Corden’s famous Carpool Karaoke segment, singing along to her recent single ‘I See You’ while driving around a car park.Before the performance of the track, Bridgers spoke to Corden about her decision to bring forward the release of new album ‘Punisher’ by a day.

Chris Willman Music WriterJamie Bridgers spent enough time nurturing her daughter and nudging her toward the career she has now — which is, for lack of a better term, rock star — that it make sense she’d pay as close attention as any Phoebe Bridgers fan would to the finer points of her sophomore album, “Punisher,” which came out Friday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe annals of contemporary music are rife with legendary unreleased albums: the Beach Boys’ “Smile,” The Who’s “Rock Is Dead,” Marvin Gaye’s “Love Man,” David Bowie’s soundtrack for “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” several from Prince, Bruce Springsteen and perhaps most of all, Neil Young.

Brian Mansfield Carrie Underwood aside, country radio has embraced former “American Idol” contestants only reluctantly, as if they were averse to sharing the credit for launching an act. A few have managed to last, though: Underwood’s an arena headliner and a radio mainstay for 15 years now, and Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, who finished 1-2 on “Idol” in 2011, also seem to have won over programmers.Gabby Barrett can go on that list, too.