Punisher
by Phoebe Bridgers
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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 435 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 395 out of 435
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 435
  3. Negative: 25 out of 435
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  1. Lajaleaa
    Oct 20, 2020
    6
    ( 69/100 )

    Phoebe Bridgers es una cantante de Los Angeles, California que presenta su segundo álbum después de tres años. Yo la escuché el año pasado con Better Oblivion Community Center en donde no pude rescatar nada precisamente emocionante y con "Punisher" por alguna razón tampoco logro hacerlo. El Indie Folk que se explora en este álbum se arrastra demasiado y la producción, a cargo    ( 69/100 )

    Phoebe Bridgers es una cantante de Los Angeles, California que presenta su segundo álbum después de tres años. Yo la escuché el año pasado con Better Oblivion Community Center en donde no pude rescatar nada precisamente emocionante y con "Punisher" por alguna razón tampoco logro hacerlo. El Indie Folk que se explora en este álbum se arrastra demasiado y la producción, a cargo de Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska y ella misma, anula cualquier sensibilidad musical potencial con una ecualización que hace de cada canción algo demasiado Pop. Sí, las letras tienen su propia poética, pero el romance en ellas no muestra una madurez superior o diferente a muchas otras artistas cantando sobre crecer y el dolor de la incertidumbre. La música es aburrida, lenta y muy dispersa. "Punisher" simplemente no conceptualiza bien su trayectoria y comparte un Pop Folk demasiado pasajero e invisible que, para cuando escribo esto, ya fue sustituido.
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    Phoebe Bridgers is a singer from Los Angeles, California, that presents her second album after three years. I listened to her last year with Better Oblivion Community Center where I could not rescue nothing precisely exciting, and with "Punisher", for some reason, I still don't. The Indie-Folk explored in this album drags too much, and the production, by Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska, and herself, cancel any potential musical sensibility with an equalization that makes of each song something too Pop. Yes, the lyrics have their own poetic, but the romance in them doesn't show a superior or different maturity than many other artists singing about growing up and the pain of uncertainty. The music is boring, slow, and very dispersed. "Punisher" simply doesn't conceptualize well its own trajectory and shares a Pop-Folk too passenger and invisible that, for the moment I write this, it's already replaced.    … Expand
  2. jaysimjunk
    Aug 23, 2020
    4
    I know I am the only one, but this album just seems so underwhelming to me. Everyone talks about the emotional, incredible lyrics but they feels so contrived and even cringey to me in some places. I want to like this album! I just can't find the mindblowing talent everyone is hyping.
  3. flavz
    Nov 29, 2020
    6
    It was good but very boring. The lyrics didn’t entertained. The only song I can rescue is Kyoto and maybe two more. I’m excited to hear her next work, she definitely has what it takes but is not quite there yet. Add some spice in it!
  4. Introverted97
    Nov 29, 2020
    6
    Remarkable songwriting — lovely imagery, ear-grabbing diction, evocative. However, the songs quickly start to resemble each other sonically and vocally. After “Kyoto”, I found myself getting lost in the sameness of Phoebe’s underwhelming vocal performances. I can understand the album’s appeal, but it simply lacks presence. Once again, excellent songwriting though.

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Sputnikmusic
    Sep 21, 2020
    100
    Punisher is a product of the times, but it’s also one that could have only been made by Phoebe Bridgers. She’s the only artist I can think of who has the ambition and elegance to tackle two crumbling worlds at the same time: the one in her mind, and the one outside her doorstep. It's an album characterized by its finality; a series of lasts in a time where preparing for the end is starting to feel less and less absurd.
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  2. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Jun 24, 2020
    90
    What I think makes this album stand out just a bit more, edgier and whatnot, from her debut three years ago in Stranger in the Alps is there's a fearlessness to embrace the mainstream aesthetic just a bit more. Not something like Lana del Rey's style or that kind of thing, but a more contemporary, alternative and dare I say poppy sound.
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  3. Glide Magazine
    Jun 22, 2020
    80
    Punisher is a worthy follow-up to Bridgers’ impressive debut, building upon her distinctive style of storytelling while adding a bit more flavor. Though mostly soft and measured, the poetic imagery and occasional bursts of dynamism keep the album from ever getting dull.
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