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Phoebe Bridgers has said she's a huge Elliott Smith fan—the name Punisher is a reference to an overzealous admirer, and the title track is about her love of the late singer-songwriter. You can hear his influence all over the album: the heartbreaking pathways of "Savior Complex"; the melody that drops down when you expect ascension on "Moon Song." But while Smith's lyrics could be clever, Bridgers' wordplay is unique. "The doctor put her hands over my liver/ She told me my resentment's getting smaller," she sings on "Garden Song." Not that she needs to hide behind jokes: "I've been running around in circles, pretending to be myself/Why would somebody do this on purpose when they could do something else?" she asks on "Chinese Satellite," the quiet instruments of the verses eventually erupting as if to shadow her feelings. There are other shadows at play, too: a male harmony haunting her light-as-air vocals on "Garden Song" and the otherwise ethereal "Halloween," and the specter of her father—she's spoken of his substance-abuse issues—darkening the lyrics of "Kyoto" even as Mellotron and amiable '90s drums provide aural sunshine. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz
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Tony Berg, Producer - Rob Moose, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Ethan Gruska, Producer - Phoebe Bridgers, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher
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Tony Berg, Producer - Rob Moose, Arranger - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Vore, Author - Phoebe Bridgers, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Lee Hutson, Author, AssociatedPerformer - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Corn Fox Publishing, MusicPublisher - Pizza Money Music, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Tony Berg, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, AssociatedPerformer - Nathaniel Walcott, AssociatedPerformer - Morgan Nagler, Author - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Lee Lindberg, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Vore, Author, AssociatedPerformer - Phoebe Bridgers, Author, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Lorge, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Whitford, AssociatedPerformer - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Pizza Money Music, MusicPublisher - Goldmeyn Music, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Tony Berg, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Conor Oberst, Author - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Vore, Author, AssociatedPerformer - Phoebe Bridgers, Producer, MainArtist - Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders, MusicPublisher - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Pizza Money Music, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Sebastian Steinberg, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Berg, Producer - Blake Mills, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, Arranger - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Conor Oberst, Author - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Phoebe Bridgers, Producer, MainArtist - Christian Lee Hutson, Author, AssociatedPerformer - Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders, MusicPublisher - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Corn Fox Publishing, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Tony Berg, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, Arranger - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Conor Oberst, Author - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Vore, Author, AssociatedPerformer - Phoebe Bridgers, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Whitford, AssociatedPerformer - Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders, MusicPublisher - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Pizza Money Music, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Tony Berg, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, Arranger - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Vore, AssociatedPerformer - Phoebe Bridgers, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Whitford, AssociatedPerformer - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Sebastian Steinberg, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Berg, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Blake Mills, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Conor Oberst, Author - Ethan Gruska, Producer - Phoebe Bridgers, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Lee Hutson, Author, AssociatedPerformer - Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders, MusicPublisher - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Corn Fox Publishing, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Tony Berg, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, Arranger - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Lee Lindberg, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Vore, Author, AssociatedPerformer - Phoebe Bridgers, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas White, Author - Anna Butterss, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Whitford, AssociatedPerformer - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Pizza Money Music, MusicPublisher - Sliondelion, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Sebastian Steinberg, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Berg, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sara Watkins, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, Arranger - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Phoebe Bridgers, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Lee Hutson, Author - Harrison Whitford, AssociatedPerformer - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Corn Fox Publishing, MusicPublisher
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Tony Berg, Producer - Rob Moose, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nick White, AssociatedPerformer - Conor Oberst, Author - Ethan Gruska, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Zinner, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Lee Lindberg, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Vore, Author, AssociatedPerformer - Phoebe Bridgers, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Lee Hutson, Author - Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders, MusicPublisher - Whatever Mom Music, MusicPublisher - Corn Fox Publishing, MusicPublisher - Pizza Money Music, MusicPublisher - Emily Retsas, AssociatedPerformer
2020 Dead Oceans 2020 Dead Oceans
Album review
Phoebe Bridgers has said she's a huge Elliott Smith fan—the name Punisher is a reference to an overzealous admirer, and the title track is about her love of the late singer-songwriter. You can hear his influence all over the album: the heartbreaking pathways of "Savior Complex"; the melody that drops down when you expect ascension on "Moon Song." But while Smith's lyrics could be clever, Bridgers' wordplay is unique. "The doctor put her hands over my liver/ She told me my resentment's getting smaller," she sings on "Garden Song." Not that she needs to hide behind jokes: "I've been running around in circles, pretending to be myself/Why would somebody do this on purpose when they could do something else?" she asks on "Chinese Satellite," the quiet instruments of the verses eventually erupting as if to shadow her feelings. There are other shadows at play, too: a male harmony haunting her light-as-air vocals on "Garden Song" and the otherwise ethereal "Halloween," and the specter of her father—she's spoken of his substance-abuse issues—darkening the lyrics of "Kyoto" even as Mellotron and amiable '90s drums provide aural sunshine. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:37
- Main artists: Phoebe Bridgers
- Composer: Phoebe Bridgers
- Label: Dead Oceans
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
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