AlbumE · 2020
Punisher
Punisher is a 2020 indie rock album by Phoebe Bridgers. It runs 11 tracks across 41 minutes on Dead Oceans. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.2/5 from 199 ratings.
Indie Rock · Chamber Folk · Indie Folk
#27 in Best albums of 2020 · #44 in Best indie rock albums
Your rating
- 4.2 /5
- 199 ratings
- 89 /100
- 10 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 41 min
- Runtime
- 121 bpm
- Tempo
- A# minor
- Key
Ratings
199 ratings · avg 4.2
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Reviews
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- 2.5
I know that this is controversial but it is my honest opinion and feelings about the album. I feel like on this album, Phoebe does a great job capturing an emotion and feeling but for the first 3/4 of the album just keeps repeating that feeling and emotion over and over without much uniqueness or shift. For me personally, after the first couple songs it becomes a bit of a slog to get through. That’s not to say I hate it or don’t see why people like it. I don’t fully understand the obsession (maybe it’s something in the lyrics I’m missing) but I still think it’s a pretty quality album if not redundant. I do think that the opening 3 or so songs and the closing two are pretty praise-worthy. I love the last track and the more country track near the end. But like I said I feel like it gets too redundant and repetitive in the middle. If someone was to enlighten me, I would welcome it but, for now, this is where is stand.
18 people have played it start to finish
1 person is spinning it this week
Critics
10 publications
- The Daily Telegraph5/5
- AllMusic5/5
- NME5/5
- Consequence of SoundA−
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Pitchfork8.7/10
- The Line of Best Fit8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5
- Slant Magazine4/5
- The Independent4/5
- Metacriticaggregate90/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate8.4/10
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Punisher album cover
The Punisher cover was photographed by Olof Grind.
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- Olof Grind
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 41 min
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About
"Punisher" is the second studio album by American musician Phoebe Bridgers. It was released through Dead Oceans on June 18, 2020. The second full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter features contributions from Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Christian Lee Hutson, Jim Keltner, Warpint's Jenny Lee Lindberg, Blake Mills, Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes' Nathaniel Walcott, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner.
In brief
- Is Punisher good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Punisher 4.2/5 from 199 ratings.
- When was Punisher released?
- Punisher was released in 2020 on Dead Oceans.
- How many tracks are on Punisher?
- Punisher has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 41 minutes.
- What genre is Punisher?
- Punisher is catalogued under Indie Rock, Chamber Folk, Indie Folk.
- What BPM is Punisher?
- Punisher runs at a median tempo of 121 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Punisher?
- Listeners of Punisher also rate Midnights by Taylor Swift, Puberty 2 by Mitski, the record by boygenius.
- Who produced Punisher?
- Punisher was produced by Ethan Gruska, Phoebe Bridgers and Tony Berg. Ethan Gruska produced all of them.
Credits
- Produced by
- Mixed by
- Engineered by
- Joseph LorgeWill Maclellan
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