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The arrival of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePunisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e cements\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhoebe Bridgers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas one of the most clever, tender and prolific songwriters of our\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridgers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the rare artist with enough humour to deconstruct her own meteoric rise. Repeatedly praised by publications like The New Yorker, The New York Times, GQ, Pitchfork, The Fader, The Los Angeles Times and countless others,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridgers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eherself is more interested in discussing topics on Twitter. Deadpanning meditations on the humiliating process of being a person, she presents a sweetly funny flipside to the strikingly sad songs she writes. Fittingly,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePunisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis fascinated with and driven by that kind of impossible tension. Whether it’s writing tweets or songs,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridgers’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esingular talent lies in bringing fierce curiosity to slimy and painful things, interrogating them until they yield up answers that are beautiful and absurd, or faithfully reporting the reality that, sometimes, they are\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eneither.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridgers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epulls together a formidable crew of guests, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Christian Lee Hutson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConor Oberst; Nathaniel Walcott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBright Eyes), Nick Zinner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYeah Yeah Yeahs\u003c\/strong\u003e),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJenny Lee Lindberg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarpaint),\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlake Mills\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Keltner\u003c\/strong\u003e; and her longtime bandmates\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarshall Vore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(drums),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarrison Whitford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(guitar),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily Retsas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(bass) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick White\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(keys). The album was mixed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Mogis,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho also mixed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStranger In The Alps.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. DVD Menu\u003cbr\u003e2. Garden Song\u003cbr\u003e3. Kyoto\u003cbr\u003e4. Punisher\u003cbr\u003e5. Halloween\u003cbr\u003e6. Chinese Satellite\u003cbr\u003e7. Moon Song\u003cbr\u003e8. Savior Complex\u003cbr\u003e9. ICU\u003cbr\u003e10. 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