Punisher

What a sound

was worried when ordering as some people had said their record came warped, but every song played perfectly!

if you don’t like this album, can you even hear? in fact can you see or hear? because this album had enough content lyrically to cure both the blind and deaf, cancer, climate change and global hunger. phoebes crisp and delicate vocals are sharp as wire, and could cut like a knife. it’s heartbreakingly brutal with its simplicity. she’s sick and twisted for this.

Similar to her first album it hooks on the first chord and keeps you right through. Before you know it you've played the album 5 times and your still dying for the 6th!Joking aside, this has a slightly more upbeat overall feel and yet retains all of the raw power the first album delivered. Genuinely my favourite artist for this style of music, and has been for several years now!

When the best Albums of the Year are listed in various locations there are always a handful that come bubbling to near the top of most listings including one or two that have completely passed me by. This album is one that I had missed, and it features highly in many critics reviews very favorably, so I was tempted into buying it.It is the 2nd album by Phoebe Bridgers, a young singer songwriter who is based in California. The songs are complex, the lyrics are sometimes rather opaque, and the general feel is of someone who is troubled and unsettled. The production is quite elaborate, including strings and horns on some tracks. with some high profile guests including Jim Keltner on drums and Conor Oberst on vocals appearing on selected tracks. It is not an immediate poppy record, but rather complex, and one that definitely takes time to assimilate.Having listened to it half a dozen times, I am still getting to grips with what is on offer, but it is slowly growing on me. The artwork within the CD booklet consist of black pencil sketches to accompany the lyrics of each song with some detailed fantasy and macabre images, as dense and strange as some of the music. It is tuneful, but not with singalong hooks, and generally rather downbeat and a bit melancholy. The lyrics make for intriguing reading, a complex individual mixing day to day events with a fantasy world. Her voice does tend to hold your attention, sometimes a bit whispy and out of kilter, other times more direct. Some of the songs are more folky in places, but at other times the full on arrangement rock out, and the album builds up to end in a complex crescendo with everything thrown into the mix.I am still making up my mind on this one, there is lots to get to grips with. She is obviously a talented individual who has created a fascinating album that is strange, distinctively her own sound and work, but rather complex and elaborate. A lot of promise is shown, but my overall feeling is she is trying a bit too hard to be different Maybe stripping things back to simpler basics might reveal more and be just as enjoyable and more enlightening than the rather dense arrangement employed here.It will be fascinating to hear what she comes up with next.

10/10

The album arrived in perfect condition. A beautiful collection of indie/folk songs with a really cool packaging & album booklet. There was a delay in my order but nothing too major to lower my rating.

Just missed out on my album of the year slot but she has plenty left to give. Great record.

My daughter loves her got this album and is so happy

phoebe is such an amazing artist this was one of the first albums i got when i got a record player

The music is not for everyone, but if you like music like this, i would definitely recommend this album. The quality is great (The hole in the middle was a bit small for my record player though) Definitely recommend! Great Album 👍

ottimo axquisto

En un año tan complicado como fue el 2020, quizás «Punisher» sea una de las pocas alegrías que nos llevamos en general. Phoebe Bridgers ya había anticipado que posee un gran talento como compositora y como vocalista, pero es en este disco en el que mejor lo explotó hasta el momento. Posee una cualidades entre grotescas y surrealistas, entre optimistas y oscuras; siempre a medio camino entre lo feliz y lo ignoto. Esa es la grandeza de Bridgers, lo que la hace diferente tanto a nivel musical como estético: nunca sabes por dónde te va a salir. Junto con sus compañeras en Boygenius, Lucy Dacus y la inmensa Julien Baker (2021 será su año, veréis), el talento musical con más brillo del momento.