Punisher

by Phoebe Bridgers

Punisher cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 June 2020
  • Label: Dead Oceans
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:37
  • Community rating: 4.09/5 from 55 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Punisher' advances Phoebe Bridgers' emo-folk sound by integrating her arpeggiated guitar with looping synths and atmospheric strings for a richer, more complex soundscape. Produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska, the album resulted from a collaborative process at Sound City studios and features Bridgers' signature double-tracked vocals, a tribute to Elliott Smith. The critically acclaimed songwriting is noted for its open, specific lyricism and sardonic humor, exploring themes of missed connections, depression, and the tension between one's inner and outer self.

Genres

Descriptors: confessional, literary, witty, candid, quiet, folk, acoustic, lo-fi, melodic

Tracklist

  1. DVD Menu (01:09)
  2. Garden Song (03:39)
  3. Kyoto (03:04)
  4. Punisher (03:09)
  5. Halloween (04:31)
  6. Chinese Satellite (03:37)
  7. Moon Song (04:37)
  8. Savior Complex (04:01)
  9. ICU (03:10)
  10. Graceland Too (03:56)
  11. I Know The End (05:44)

Credits

  • Phoebe Bridgers - lead vocals, baritone electric guitar, "rubber bridgers" guitar, electric guitar, fader performance, nylon guitar, hi strung guitar, producer
  • Marshall Vore - drums, percussion, vocals
  • Harrison Whitford - 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar [hi strung]
  • Julien Baker - vocals
  • Tony Berg - electric guitar, autoharp, syndrum, mellotron, bandura, banjo, producer
  • Anna Butterss - bass
  • Lucy Dacus - vocals
  • Lukas Frank - vocals
  • Ethan Gruska - acoustic guitar, producer
  • Christian Lee Hutson - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar [electric], emotional and lyrical support
  • Jim Keltner - drums
  • Jenny Lee Lindberg - bass
  • Joseph Lorge - electric guitar, engineer
  • Blake Mills - electric guitar, drum, clarinet, baritone guitar [electric]
  • Rob Moose - arranged by [strings], strings
  • Conor Oberst - emotional and lyrical support
  • Emily Retsas - bass
  • Nate Walcott - arranged by [horns], horns
  • Nick Zinner - electric guitar
  • Will Maclellan - engineer

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