A Euronews Culture darling is coming out of her hiatus to delight us with promises of fresh emotion-stirring music.
American singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has announced the upcoming release of ‘Lost Weekend’, her first solo studio album in six years - and one of our most anticipated releases of the year.
Bridgers’ third record is scheduled for release on 14 August through the Dead Oceans independent label. It should include 16 tracks, with a first single coming out tomorrow at 1am CET.
The artist revealed the eerie album cover by Swedish photographer Olof Grind in an Instagram post that sparked fervent reactions.
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“Jesus annouces the release of the bible,” one user commented. “Lemme up my medication in advance,” another said, a reference to the singer’s notoriously melancholic and tear-duct-punishing music.
While Bridgers’ announcement cements her solo comeback, she has graced us with plenty of collaborative projects and live music since her acclaimed sophomore album ‘Punisher’ (2020) and its subsequent Covid-era tour.
The singer featured on Taylor Swift’s 2021 re-recorded album ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ with the song ‘Nothing New’, and opened on several US dates of the superstar’s Eras Tour.
Bridgers also joined forces with her Boygenius bandmates Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus. The band released their debut album ‘The Record’ in March 2023 followed by an EP, titled ‘The Rest’, in October of the same year.
‘The Record’ was named Best Alternative Music Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards and Boygenius received two more prizes for single ‘Not Strong Enough,’ while Bridgers also took home a trophy for her collaboration ‘Ghost in the Machine’ with R&B singer SZA.
'The Record' also made our Best Albums of 2023 list, in which we said: "The supergroup delivered an addictive and achingly intimate ode to collaboration, and listening to the album makes you feel like you’re privy to a mic-sharing session between three mates who genuinely enjoy their creative time together."
Bridgers announced a break after the Grammys and remained mostly out of sight for the following two years.
She re-entered the cultural conversation recently with a series of low-key shows across the United States, which culminated in a surprise phone-free concert at Madison Square Garden on 4 June.
Ticket prices for the New York City show ranged from $1 to $20, with profits going to an organisation working to free people from immigration detention centres.
Tickets were distributed through a lottery and avoided usual platforms like Ticketmaster, which have come under fire in recent years for using dynamic pricing, leading to skyrocketing fees.
Bridgers will return to the stage one month after the release of her new album for The Lost Tour across the US and northern Europe from September to December 2026.
The phoneless tour will feature musicians Alex G, Isaac Wood and Anaïs as opening acts and most of its 45 dates are already sold out.
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