Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers' fourth release and second solo album, is concerned with heartbreak. To say she writes about heartbreak is to undersell her blue wisdom, to say she writes about pain erases all the strange joy her music emanates.
After announcing their comeback earlier this year and releasing a series of new songs, Bright Eyes have finally shared the details of their first album since 2011's The People's Key.
This isn’t just a sonically daring swing of a rock album, it’s a very human document of being at your worst when you should be on top—an absurdist guide to the intersection of self-destruction and self-belief.