The Phosphorescent Blues
| The Phosphorescent Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 27, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Progressive bluegrass | |||
| Length | 46:47 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
| Punch Brothers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Music |  [2] |
The Phosphorescent Blues is the fourth studio album by the American group Punch Brothers, released on January 27, 2015. The band announced the release of the album's first single, "I Blew It Off", on November 17, 2014, On December 4, 2014, the group announced the album's name and release date, along with the second single, "Julep".[3] Julep was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the 2016 Grammy Awards.[4] The album's cover is from the René Magritte painting "The Lovers" (1928).[5]
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Familiarity" | 10:23 |
| 2. | "Julep" | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Passepied (Claude Debussy)" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "I Blew It Off" | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Magnet" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "My Oh My" | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Boll Weevil" | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Prélude (Alexander Scriabin)" | 0:58 |
| 9. | "Forgotten" | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Between 1st and A" | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Little Lights" | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Sleek White Baby" | |
| 13. | "Clementine" | |
| 14. | "The Hops of Guldenberg" | |
| 15. | "The Wireless" |
Personnel[]
- Chris Thile – lead vocals, bouzouki, mandola, mandolin
- Noam Pikelny – banjo
- Chris Eldridge – acoustic guitar
- Paul Kowert – bass
- Gabe Witcher – fiddle
- Jay Bellerose – drums
- T Bone Burnett – electric guitars on "I Blew It Off," "Magnet," and "Little Lights"
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Murphy, Lukas. "Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues". The Music. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ http://www.punchbrothers.com/news/the-phosphorescent-blues-pre-order-now/
- ^ "2016 Grammy Awards Nominees Announced". The Boot. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ "MoMA: The Lovers". Retrieved 2017-01-12.
Categories:
- 2015 albums
- Albums produced by T Bone Burnett
- Nonesuch Records albums
- Punch Brothers albums