Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher (June 19, 2020) Album • Page 44

I think the end of I Know the End is just Phoebe being a silly goose and having some fun to be honest.

 

Any idea who features on Graceland Too, if anyone?

I’ve got Lucy down, and seems it’s Julien, too?

 

The ending of this album is the greatest thing to happen in my life.

 

Lucy Dacus for sure. Some people said Julien Baker too though I don’t hear her.

 

I feel like she is literally just being silly by doing some heavy breathing & making some apocalyptic sounds lol

 

Yeah it sounds like she’s whisper screaming and laughing

 

I hear this video every time I get to that part in I Know the End

 

Wow this album's fantastic. Glad I listened to it once, but now waiting til Friday or my vinyl to arrive at least!

 

Lol I used to do this when I was like 16 listening to Tool

Might have to do it again with this album, 16 years later

 

The closing of I Know the End seemed like her messing around and doing a “and the crowd goes wild”/roar of the crowd type thing.

 

Maybe a hot take, but I think Kyoto might be the worst song on here

 

I’d dig a full album of songs like Kyoto and icu

 

That's certainly a hot take.

 

really trynna give it some breathing room today. i listened to this way too much yesterday.

 

honestly, honestly, i might agree. that's how good this album is. and Kyoto is not a bad song by any means.

my initial thought when listening was 'wow the pre-release tracks are among the weakest on the album' and thats really really fucking saying something.

 

Yeah I'd agree. I actually find the end of Kyoto a bit annoying.

*ducks for cover*

 

I love the “ghost my friends” lyric in the final song. It’s so simple it’s maddening lol

 

"Chinese Satellite" sounds like something written in a dream. She's so good at making you feel like you aren't crazy for feeling lonely, sad, and in your own head sometimes.

 

been trying to pinpoint what makes her such a unique songwriter and IMO the best encapsulation is:
“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.”

she’s gotten so good at combining poetic imagery with blunt-force honesty that makes you laugh in a “that’s so relatable but i can’t believe she said it like that” way.

 

Like it’s good, quite good but I think a lot of the other stuff on here is a lot more interesting.

 

“Hear so many stories of you at the bar”

I just love how she says bar in Punisher.. I’m not sure why.. it’s such a little thing but I love it.

 

well said.. very much agree

 

Great interview. Apparently "Garden Song" is an acoustic guitar figure that she sampled through an iPad and then used to make the song?

PHOEBE BRIDGERS | THE COVER INTERVIEW | THE FORTY-FIVE

 

My fiancé, who is very much not a music person the way we are, on first listen to “Chinese satellite” just unprompted said “god damn she is one of the best songwriters of our generation.” :’)