New Pernice Brothers Record

Agree with your #1, while #s 6 & 5 would be my 2 & 3 spots. “How to Live Alone” and “Baby in Two” are catalog highlights for me.

https://rogerlion.bandcamp.com/album/roger-lion Guessing this would slot in around 12?

https://joepernice.bandcamp.com/music - It could Be Magic and It Feels Good When I Stop would slot at the end for me.

Agree with your #1, while #s 6 & 5 would be my 2 & 3 spots. “How to Live Alone” and “Baby in Two” are catalog highlights for me.

https://rogerlion.bandcamp.com/album/roger-lion🕸 Guessing this would slot in around 12?

https://joepernice.bandcamp.com/music🕸 - It could Be Magic and It Feels Good When I Stop would slot at the end for me.

My top 5 is also a reflection of when I was deepest into him - probably 98-01. Adored Mass/Overcome. Chappaquiddick and Big Tobacco were new releases at the peak of my fandom. By the time of The World Won’t End and the string of PB albums in the early 00s, I loved them but had five other albums I’d already worn out, so it was hard for me to fully rate them above the others although I know a lot of folks do.

At some point early on I went back to the Early Year and felt like those two albums were an otherworldly revelation, thanks in no small part to the other songwriter who feels like a lost genius! (Truthfully I’ve never been 100% certain of which guy was the other primary songwriter, but I don’t think anyone in that band went on to other things… did they?) Even his one song on Massachusetts is a highlight on an album full of highlights. Anyway, those albums have such a unique feel and are a perfect late night/lights low/drinking alone soundtrack.

thanks for the recommendations!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p8fglFPGHo

I like when the choir backing vocals come in on this new Pernice Brothers song “The Purple Rain” , but am not wowed by Joe’s folky acoustic guitar and vocals on this ( on first listen. Maybe it will grow on me)

After some activity in this thread for a bit, the album actually came out and generated zilch in terms of commentary here.

It’s… okay. Something about his voice has changed in his later years. On the 90s/00s albums his voice was so beautifully smooth. Something about his tone is just slightly grating now, especially when he goes for higher notes.