PHOEBE BRIDGERS - what's the deal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yl_T4O7-d8

I have been super remiss in not listening to her sooner

https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/19c8d4ca-d020-4a00-ad95-80dd3e29951c.jpg

that should be

https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/19c8d4ca-d020-4a00-ad95-80dd3e29951c.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDGWhJmnack

Oh that’s beautiful

World Tour just announced! I'm gonna try and get to some of these dates.

And be sure to catch the “Phoebe Bridgers’ World,Tour”!

Starts on May 26 with a livestream performance from her kitchen and runs until June 6 with a show from her bed. 🥳

I'm going to EVERY SINGLE DATE!!!😎 pic.twitter.com/DipsatjfzC

— Dead Oceans (@DeadOceans) May 19, 2020

Something about her voice gets me every time.

Kyoto is one of my favorite songs ever recorded, i believe

I don't know how but I'm taller
It must be something in the water

Kyoto is one of my favorite songs ever recorded, i believe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvDO8v0GdFE

This thread title always makes me think of some 80s Seinfeld type comedian..."I mean... What's the DEAL with Phoebe Bridgers?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsJYmf_G5d0

that sloppy jane song is great.

Sweet Relief, the benefit organization/concert series started by Victoria Williams in early 90s, for musicians lacking adequate medical coverage, has a May 28 livestream incl. Bridgers, more info here:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4p5x/were-hosting-a-livestream-with-finneas-phoebe-bridgers-and-more?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=curated_vice_daily_1023202

^
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPMJd6QlkBE

that sloppy jane song is great.

It is. I love Sloppy Jane (put on one of the best live shows I've seen in the last 5 years), and I knew Phoebe had been in the band briefly but had never seen evidence of it.

Absolutely floored to read Amanda Petrusich’s profile of Bridgers and learn she was the singer in that super annoying Apple commercial covering The Pixies’ Gigantic. God I used to rip on that ad mercilessly, can’t believe its star turned out to be one of the best new songwriters of the past few years.

today is Kyoto day for me. on repeat. what a song.

I liked the profile too. Grand Central Oyster Bar -- now that's a place!

There are no words in the English language
I could scream to drown you out

does phoebe actually believe in chemtrails this is important

And now she produced this lovely record:
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/christian-lee-hutson-beginners/

so this record is very good - the new one. one or two songs feel a bit slight right now, but perhaps they'll grow.

it would be unfair to expect her to deliver another Alps/"Motion Sickness" but damn is she close w/ Punisher/"Kyoto"

YSI? 😉

I wish. :) Can't risk it, tho.

Let's just meet back here next Thursday night at midnight, cool?

Can’t wait!

Can’t hardly wait.

As much as I love "Kyoto" and "Garden Song," finding this oddly insubstantial on first listens.

Punisher
Halloween
Moon Song
Savior Complex

these kinda blur together a bit ... similar vibes, tempos, etc. "insubstantial" feels fair.

but after several listens, Punisher and Moon Song, especially, started popping out for me.

the only one i still feel pretty uninterested in is Halloween.

not sure about this one on first listen either, feels akin to the 2nd Julien Baker album. of course some ppl loved that one

'Punisher' is one of my favourite tracks so far. 'Chinese Satellite' too. I'm really loving the album after a couple of spins.

tried listening to the leak (a vinyl rip) but it sounded fairly flat to me so i think i'll wait for the official release

this is on streaming rn btw

kyoto is almost as good as motion sickness. i'll bet this one is great after a few listens, even if it doesn't make a perfect first impression.

on first listen it's pretty immediately better than stranger imo

she's a fucking great lyricist

i love "halloween" but i hate conor and wish he'd go away

"chinese satellite" has absolutely ruined my life, i'd say she outdid "motion sickness" there

was listening without paying much attention to the lyrics, and it’s washing over me. im clearly doing it wrong and will save it for a time i can pay better attention.

kyoto is still a kick in the ass tho, what an excellent song.

if you're a work of art
i'm standing too close
i can see the brush strokes

i hate your mom
i hate it when she opens her mouth
it's amazing to me how much you can say when you don't know what you're talking about

"i see you" is.... the best song

just got to chinese satellite, another great one. major echoes of the last couple albums by the national, especially in the way the drums and the strings interact. the chorus melody is super strong, feels like it could fit easily into a heroine's torch song in a disney movie.

i find it hard to get to the end of the record because i have to listen to "i see you" at least three times in a row before progressing

arrangement reminds me of neon bible (underrated)

That chord change 30 seconds or so before the end of Savior Complex!

that part where it briefly turns into 'what a wonderful world'?

Brad you should go back to stranger too

But yeah a few days on this album and even some of the less conspicuous tracks like Moon Song are revealing their richness. Helps to hear it in good sound quality.

i have gone back to stranger! it's a good record. this one's great

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/phoebe-bridgers-frank-anxious-music

Good interview here