Artist |
Punch Brothers |
Album Title: |
The Phosphorescent Blues |
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Primary Genre |
Folk, World, & Country |
Format |
CD |
Released |
01/27/2015 |
Label |
Nonesuch Records |
Catalog No |
546377-2 |
Bar Code No |
0 75597 95270 4 |
Packaging |
Cardboard Gatefold |
Tracks |
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Familiarity (10:23)
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2.
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Julep (5:27)
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Passepied (Debussy) (3:30)
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I Blew It Off (3:07)
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Magnet (3:14)
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My Oh My (4:19)
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Boll Weevil (2:36)
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8.
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Prelude (Scriabin) (0:58)
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9.
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Forgotten (4:17)
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10.
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Between 1st And A (4:15)
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11.
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Little Lights (4:42)
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Date Acquired |
03/03/2018 |
Personal Rating |
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Acquired from |
Richard Stark (Amazon) |
Purchase Price |
11.69 |
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Notes |
Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Chris Eldridge
Banjo, Harmony Vocals – Noam Pikelny
Bass, Harmony Vocals – Paul Kowert
Drums – Jay Bellerose
Engineer, Mixed By – Mike Piersante
Fiddle, Harmony Vocals – Gabe Witcher
Mandola, Bouzouki, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Chris Thile
Performer – Punch Brothers
Producer – T-Bone Burnett
Barcode (scanned): 075597952704
Barcode: 0 75597 95270 4
Mastering SID Code: M0S1
Matrix / Runout: 1 546377-2 04
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foobar2000 1.3.17 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-03-04 19:29:59
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Analyzed: Punch Brothers / The Phosphorescent Blues
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.15 dB -11.73 dB 10:23 01 - Familiarity
DR9 -0.23 dB -12.12 dB 5:26 02 - Julep
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.28 dB 3:30 03 - Passepied
DR7 -0.13 dB -10.41 dB 3:07 04 - I Blew It Off
DR6 -0.04 dB -7.94 dB 3:14 05 - Magnet
DR7 -0.17 dB -10.43 dB 4:19 06 - My Oh My
DR9 -0.26 dB -12.11 dB 2:36 07 - Boll Weevil
DR12 -4.30 dB -22.42 dB 0:58 08 - Prélude
DR9 -0.23 dB -13.95 dB 4:17 09 - Forgotten
DR8 -0.34 dB -12.00 dB 4:15 10 - Between 1st and A
DR7 -0.18 dB -11.60 dB 4:42 11 - Little Lights
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 742 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine :
Never ones to shy away from complexity, the Punch Brothers throw all caution to the wind on The Phosphorescent Blues. Aided by producer T-Bone Burnett -- that auteur of Americana acoustica, who previously worked with the band on his soundtrack for the Coen brothers' folkie saga Inside Llewyn Davis -- the Punch Brothers indulge themselves in impressionism on their fourth full-length, having the guts to open with a ten-minute suite that plays a bit like the fourth side of a double-vinyl from 1971. It also performs a nifty trick of sorting out the true believers. If "Familiarity" -- the coziness of the title feels like a knowing joke, as it certainly doesn't follow conventional contours -- grabs a listener's attention with its elliptical ebb and flow, chances are the rest of the record will play smoothly as it dips into Debussy and scrapes by Scriabin, taking longer to linger on sunshine harmonies lifted from the Beach Boys than it does to revive an old string stomp like "Boll Weevil." Backwoods and front-porch picking never were the Punch Brothers' thing, though. They're happily urban sophisticates, making leader Chris Thile's second group Nickel Creek appear to be purists, and the success of The Phosphorescent Blues lies in how they cheerfully embrace the well-manicured sophistication that comes with the territory where the air is rarefied. The Punch Brothers sound as comfortable nimbly skipping through classical pieces as they do creating oddly shaped bluegrass-prog -- and as they do creating sparkling pop miniatures like "Magnet" and "Between 1st and A." By both capturing and fusing these two sides, The Phosphorescent Blues stands as a defining record for an admittedly restless band.
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