Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Phoebe Bridger's sophomore release, Punisher. After producing and featuring on other artists works and creating an all-girls rock band, she finally released here second album in 2020. I enjoyed her debut a lot, so let's see how this holds up compared to her first record.

DVD Menu is a short, but echoey song that features violins, filtered guitar plucks and other strings. A surprisingly moody opener.

Then we have Garden Song with normal vocals, but heavily filtered guitar strumming. That is until we reach chorus, as the guitar sounds much clearer, and a guest vocalist brings in bass to the vocals.

Kyoto is much more rock influenced song, with a very catchy horn tune.

The title track is a very moody song with strings and more filtered guitar strums.

Halloween may be another quiet song, but it has a bit more of a groove compared to the other softer songs.

Chinese Satellite is a more rock influenced song, but it's much gloomier, but at the same time groovy. The strings sound beautiful, the vocals are much more in your face compared to the other songs. This is probably my favourite song from the album.

Moon Song returns to the quiet, with more gentle guitar strums.

Saviour Complex, once again a moody song, with beautiful strings to complement the guitar.

ICU brings back the groove, with a bit more of a slow rock sound.

Graceland Too is middle ground between groovy and cry all night. The strings and vocals work so beautifully together.

I Know The End, rightfully, ends the album with a bang. Horns, vocal harmonies, more rock, echoes, they all create an apocalyptic sound, never before seen in Phoebe's catalogue.

This album is an amazing collection of tracks. The strings, the vocals, they all sound SO BEAUTIFUL. An absolute must listen. Amazing record.

Favourite tracks: All
Score: 10/10

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