PHOEBE BRIDGERS - what's the deal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DSO-w_AxgQ

phomplaberst is not my thing

it's a pretty fun record so far! only the opening track has really struck that quintessential phoebe bridgers note of emotional desolation though

“Service Road” on the Better Oblivion record, the one about Oberst’s brother’s death, is haunting and amazing. Bridgers’ backup vocals are great.

was planning on ignoring this cause i've been out on oberst for a while and bridgers' 2017 album didn't stick with me, but wow is "dylan thomas" a good song.

this is my favorite oberst related project for a while

Whole album's a treat tbh

"Dylan Thomas" and "Service Road" I hope show up in next year's track list.

So is the title Stranger In The Alps a reference to The Big Lebowski?

it has to be, right?

One would assume so, yes

Yeah, it has to be.

About 6 months ago, Mark Wheat, a DJ on our local public indie station (89.3 - "The Current") played Phoebe's "Stranger in the Alps" track "Motion Sickness" immediately before Kenny Rogers & The First Edition's "Just Dropped In", then simply followed it with another song, adding no context or reference. It was one of those rad "I see what you did there!" moments that remind me of just why I care so much about this whole music whathaveyou. The station seems to love rewarding fellow music nerds, as another Current DJ, Mary Lucia, plays Hüsker Dü tracks primarily from the era of their (actual or kayfabe-laden?) rivalry with the Replacements (Paul Westerberg happens to be her brother).

Sorry, I'm dense ... what did they do there?

"big lebowski" references

sorry/thx, i knew Stranger in the Alps but not Just Dropped In. (seen Lebowski once long ago and hated it.)

i think motion sickness might be a "great" song, not just a good one. i was a bit disappointed to learn it was about ryan adams--i didn't want the narrative to be so specific--but even with that, it doesn't lose any of its impact.

it's better than great. it's brilliant, a bona fide classic, an all-timer...

"Dylan Thomas" and "Service Road" I hope show up in next year's track list.

― a Stalin Stale Ale for me, please (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:01 AM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm, just hit replay on "Dylan Thomas." I like this album.

I'm coming around on some songs. It still really annoys me when Conor's voice comes in on the first track. The lyric is one person's story, and it doesn't really make sense for this other voice to come in with octave unison. Phoebe's double tracked voice and the guitars would have been stronger for the song. I like Conor's voice as a lead, but it's not really capable of serving another role.

really

feel like I made a deal w/ satan to make my copy of Raising Sand much cooler, but he took all of the harmonies away as payment.

'Service Road' sure is good, though

no i agree there's too much oberst on this album

So is the title Stranger In The Alps a reference to The Big Lebowski?

― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, February 18, 2019 8:17 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it has to be, right?

― we're far from the challops now (voodoo chili), Monday, February 18, 2019 10:49 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

One would assume so, yes

― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, February 19, 2019 4:47 AM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, she's confirmed this in interviews.

her ep of the Song Exploder podcast is pretty cool

"Dylan Thomas" is my favorite song today; Most likely for the rest of the week.

i thought there was a boygenius thread ... no?

i don't know why i posted that. i know how to search.

so ... uh ...

Phoebe is great!

sorry all.

this version is killer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KgK0_a574s

I checked out her solo LP after all the hubbub. It totally lives up to the hype. Fabulous atmosphere, impressive depth, looking forward to her next one. The Boygenius EP is great as well. The album with Conor Oberst, not so much.

I'm just not as enthused by the collaborative stuff as I am by her solo album. Have a side-projectiness to them that I find off putting.

man, Me & My Dog is an all-time jam

yeah i watch this version quite often
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T5zc36sAIE

yeah. PB hitting that big note at the end is ... good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u8rIx65QgA

so good. who's doing the deep background harmonies?

damn this is excellent. at the very least keeps up her streak of one very great song per album.

boooo voodoo

hey, this is a good sign that the new album could be the one with multiple very great songs.

haha, great opening shot

so good. who's doing the deep background harmonies?

from here: https://www.stereogum.com/2074637/phoebe-bridgers-garden-song/video

I was just thinking about my hometown, and I was thinking about reoccurring nightmares I have on tour. So on “Garden Song,” my tour manager sings with me. He’s 6-foot-7. He’s a Dutch man named Jeroen. I realized he had the voice of an angel when he was singing Mitski with me in the van and he was two octaves below me, and I was like, “You sound like a Dutch Matt Berninger from the National.”

oh cool, thanks!

Great song!

Cant wait to listen to this when i get home

one great song per album, gtfoh

album length great songs per album

love the video too, very pumped

yah i love every song on Stranger at this point.

This sounds better with each listen. I’m sleep deprived and on a train at the moment so that sound of looping backwards guitars (?) is blending with everything around me and it’s beautiful.

Excellent new song, love the spooky double-tracked vocal vibe she's working with. No info on the sophomore lp?