Punisher

1. autumnkingdom

   Jun 18, 2020

   10

   i feel so strongly about this album that i decided to make an account just to review it. that alone should be enough to explain how absolutelyi feel so strongly about this album that i decided to make an account just to review it. that alone should be enough to explain how absolutely stunningly phenomenal this record is. it’s incredibly timely and although it feels very sad (much like its predecessor, stranger in the alps), it’s a different kind of sad. these aren’t originally my words, but i think it would be apt to articulate stranger in the alps as a “winter sadness” record, whereas punisher feels to me more like a “summer sadness” record. where stranger in the alps feels cold, this record feels hot.
   
   i also think every second of punisher feels just as rewarding as the highest highs of phoebe’s debut; she seems to have grown tremendously as a songwriter and it shows.
   
   my expectations for this record was very very high, and it still managed to blow me out of the water. probable album of the year, in my opinion.… Expand

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2. AboveAllMusic

   Jan 11, 2022

   10

   Albums of this caliber don’t come around often. There is a haunting depression with each song that pulls you in, then a moment of brilliance,Albums of this caliber don’t come around often. There is a haunting depression with each song that pulls you in, then a moment of brilliance, brought on by either an instrument or a change in Phoebe’s incredible voice. All of which keeps you wanting to connect with music even more. Stunning in it’s simplicity, and brilliant when it gets complicated.… Expand

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4. moon_cherry

   Jul 10, 2020

   10

   my friend made me listen to it. cried a lot. as an artist I can say it's a great work of art. would love to see more of it. personally Chinesemy friend made me listen to it. cried a lot. as an artist I can say it's a great work of art. would love to see more of it. personally Chinese Satellite was my favorite one. Pheobe, girl twinks love ur music!… Expand

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5. i94

   Jun 19, 2020

   10

   Listening to this album brings to mind the title of Dave Eggers' memoir: 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.' Phoebe Bridgers' secondListening to this album brings to mind the title of Dave Eggers' memoir: 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.' Phoebe Bridgers' second solo album is the culmination of everything she's done since 2017's 'Stranger in the Alps'—it's simultaneously heart wrenching and liberating, haunting and electrifying, highly personal yet a universally lovable. The greatest skill she possesses is making you laugh before punching you in the gut, forcing the air out of your lungs and tears out of your ducts. 'Punisher' is supernatural: alien spaceships dart across the sky, a lonely ghost floats around a haunted house, birds are mauled by innocent dogs who can't comprehend what they've done. I was born in 1998—"Gen Z", if you will. People in my age cohort have grown up in a world shaped by 9/11, endless wars, economic ruin, government corruption, and now a life-altering pandemic. We're not used to things going right; we're used to the cruel twists of fate that life has unsparingly thrown our direction. No one captures the normalization of this despair quite like the artist currently known as Phoebe F*cking Bridgers.… Expand

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6. Danielle22

   Jun 26, 2020

   9

   If emo-indie-folk is your thing then Phoebe is your goddess. Great album to put on and let play throughout the day.

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7. caoluz

   Jun 24, 2020

   9

   I wish I had heard this album when I was 24, because now at 26 I found out that I ran in vain. Listening to Punisher worked as an outburst,I wish I had heard this album when I was 24, because now at 26 I found out that I ran in vain. Listening to Punisher worked as an outburst, then as a advice, which I cannot put into practice in isolation.… Expand

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8. NormanAlee

   Dec 10, 2020

   0

   So sorry for album "Calligulla" from Lingua Ignota that evenmore tragic and delivers much more expressive and diverse vocal performances. ThisSo sorry for album "Calligulla" from Lingua Ignota that evenmore tragic and delivers much more expressive and diverse vocal performances. This album full of very predictable melodies, she sings the same in all songs, and the decent late 00s style arrangemets doesnt save the situation.… Expand

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