Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger In The Alps
Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the first album from Phoebe Bridgers, Stranger In The Alps. First of all, who is Phoebe Bridgers? If you've been around the indie scene for the past 4 years, then you've definetly at least heard her name. She is a singer-songwriter from 'Murica, best known for he gentle voice and diverse lyrical topic. This was her first studio album, but she released an EP in 2015. Anyway, let's get on to the review.
We start with Smoke Signals, and right off the bat, we find gentle guitar strumming welcoming us into this album. Now, usually, my main focus would be the instrumentation, but here I cannot get lost in Phoebe's soft vocals. We also find a violin that works incredibly well with the echoey guitar plucks. One of the most beautiful openers to an album I have ever heard so far.
Moving on, we pick up the pace with Motion Sickness, with a much groovier feel compared to the mellow opener. Here we find Phoebe stepping up the vocal game with more versatility working wonderfully with the instrumental on here.
Next we have Funeral, another mellow song, with some more violins and some of her darker lyrics as well. Not much else to say here.
Demi Moore is one of her dreamier songs, thanks to the plucks and strings that occupy most of the instrumental here. Phoebe's vocals work so well with these kinds of sounds.
Scott Street brings back the happy vibes, with some nice and smooth guitar strums, and more violins. Another amazing song.
Killer is a much darker song, with barely any guitar, and more pianos and strings, alongside guest vocals.
Georgia is a much different song compared to everything else on the record so far, with more rock than folk, however, it sounds a bit to overblown. If you have read other reviews from me, you'll see that I don't like overblown music.
Chelsea brings more of what we have already heard on the record, but that doesn't bother us at all, 'cause we love what we heard on this album.
Would You Rather brings back guest vocals and the classic airy strings.
You Missed My Heart is a nice closer, being mainly piano driven and featuring choir oohs, creating a very serene atmosphere.
But that wasn't quite the closer, as the album ends with a 30 second reprise of the opener, thus making the record go full circle.
So, what do I think of this album? It's absolutely wonderful. Whilst not perfect, with some room for improvement, this is one of the best debut records I have ever heard!
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