After a couple of collaborative projects, Phoebe Bridgers recorded her second solo album for a June 2020 release. Maybe those side hustles gave her a creative boost, because that album — Punisher — is her finest work to date.
On Punisher, Bridgers expands her sonic palette without straying too far from the acoustic melancholy of her debut. These songs are a bit more muscular and experimental, and a bit more hooky, without losing any of the emotional resonance.
New York Times music critic Lindsay Zoladz placed Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters in her #1 spot, but her second best album of 2020 belongs to another fiercely independent female indie artist: Phoebe Bridgers.
Bridgers broke out this year with her sophomore album, Punisher, earning Grammy nods for Best Alternative Album, Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Rong (the latter two for ‘Kyoto,’ today’s SOTD). The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter previously earned a cult following for her evocative, and deeply melancholy, folk rock.
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