My girlfriend made me leave 100 gecs early to go to Pheobe’s set at Forecastle and now I just have to say wow… I know the end has to be my current favorite song now after hearing it for the first time LIVE
I love that Elliott Smith's album is on display in the background while listening to this album, since she wrote the title track as an ode to him. Adds a layer of depth to this video. Really awesome.
I love how you guys mix it up and do artists like Phoebe, Charli, The Strokes, etc even though these videos unfortunately probably won't get as many views as a rap/hip-hop album would. I hope as you guys keep doing that as you continue to grow
In terms of emotional intensity and painting pictures with lyrics and just in terms of greatness I think this album matches Joni Mitchell's "Blue". So, if you haven't heard that one, do yourself a favor :)
"Graceland Too" has a subtly powerful opener. "No longer a danger to herself or others / She made up her mind and laced up her shoes." Behavioral health hospitals and the like often disallow any materials that could be used for harm, including traditional shoelaces and even drawstrings for hoodies. This is a fine example of Phoebe framing a whole narrative with a couple of select details. Realizing this recast the whole song for me and made it completely new. Note also that Phoebe's skeleton black sweatpants (merch) don't have a drawstring as many others do. The solidarity with those suffering from mental illness really gets me. Phenomenal music and artist.
I love that song, especially if you listen to it after Julien Baker's Favor and Lucy Dacus' Please Stay. They all feature as the backing vocalists on each other's tracks (like a mini boygenius reunion) and kind of tell a coherent story.
this is exactly what i needed rn. long day at school doing coursework and now watching my favourite channel right now listening to my favourite album. much love to you two
I was thinking this too. The image of a dad laughing at Phoebe’s lyrics made me emotional because they are funny in such a dad way, I wish my dad would pay attention to something like this.
Yeah, me too. I cried my eyes out to Moon Song more than a few times that year. It felt like we were having a conversation about our pain when I listened to it. It became my favorite album ever and the inspiration for my first tattoo.
So excited to see him reacting to an album like this! I also see Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens in the background, would be great to see him listen to that for the first time as well👀
Also the other people harmonizing with her in “Graceland Too” are Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker!! They all are in a band called Boygenius and yes it’s amazing.
would really love to hear his thoughts on mitski (especially “be the cowboy”), lorde’s “melodrama”, bon iver “for emma, forever ago” and taylor swift’s “folklore”
You really threw in the whole sad girl genre in there (also I feel like Puberty 2 or Bury me at makeout creek would be better for mitski introduction I think)
Heavy on Folklore, feels like what "did you know there's a tunnel under ocean blvd" was for Lana. I would also love to see Evermore. Her lyricism and storytelling only get better and better, and I think it's a shame that her most popular "radio" songs don't really embody that in the same way.
I love your comments on the vividness of Phoebe's imagery. Her lyrics are a great demonstration of how specificity in detail can paradoxically make lyrics feel more universal.
fun fact ab graceland too: the harmonies are sung by lucy dacus and julien baker, who along with phoebe make up the group project 'boygenius'! they've got an album together as well that would be awesome to see yall do, it's impeccable. (the song itself is written about julien baker's struggle with addiction, which is really heartwarming but also makes the track a lot more emotional.)
I love the Boygenius EP and the songs featuring each other as background vocals from all of their most recent albums. I feel like Julien's Favor is about her struggles, Lucy's Please Stay about being a friend who wants to help and Graceland Too is about her getting better.
if you both like the descriptive songwriting and haven’t already listened, sun kil moon (or mark kozelek) is great for this, especially ‘bens my friend’, phoebe actually has a cover of a mark kozelek song on her first album with ‘you missed my heart’, great example of the descriptive songwriting in that track too:)
One of my personal 10’s. I was introduced to Elliot Smith early in my life by my dad, and I immediately became attached to Phoebe’s music, as it shares a ton of obvious influence (which she wears on her sleeve in this album) of Elliot Smith. “Punisher” in the definition this album uses is an obsessive fan, which is how Phoebe relates herself to Elliot on this album.
I must have listened to this album about i think 20-30 times now, and everytime it gets a tiny bit better, its unlike any other album in that aspect, usually i listen to an album about 3 or 4 times for it to fully grow on me and it never gets any better than that, but this album for some goddamn reason keeps getting better and better, i dont understand why, but i absolutely love it.
“i’d stand on a corner embarrassed with a picket sign if it meant i could see you when i die” is one of the most tragically romantic lines i’ve heard in a long time
Pheobe Bridgers is just such an incredible storyteller and I love that you can see such a diverse group of people really FEEL her music. There aren't any artists like her and I love that you guys reacted to this 🤍
Love this album. I would also love to see you react to 22, a million, The Suburbs, Carrie & Lowell, and any The National album (Sleep well beast??), which is perfect for a dad hahhaha.
Man, the turnaround from Halloween to Chinese Satellite is the hardest part of listening to the album, I’m so glad that y’all caught the vibe. The center of the album is very downbeat, but very worth it to get through. The ending is amazing. That voice is inescapable. The main takeaway from the album is that it’s a giant reference to her other recordings from the past 4 years. Halloween and Punisher are reflections of her collaboration with Conor and her Bright Eyes influence, and Graceland 2 is a reference to Boygenius. But I Know the End is a culmination of all of her previous work, and a new direction for her. Stunning album.
I kind of Wish Conner told his Dad how the title track "Punisher" is about her musical Idol Elliot Smith (especially because one of his albums is in the background), so glad you fellas covered this album, I absolutely love it!
I’ve been a huge fan of ur channel since u guys reacted to Kendrick’s masterpiece. I’m usually not to keen on reaction channels because they seem kinda fake most of the time but I can tell that u guys just absolutely love and appreciate music and that makes the reactions just so authentic. Absolutely love the open mindedness on the channel, me and my dad also connect a lot through our shared love of music but he would never appreciate or even recognize the artistry behind Rodeo for example lol Well anyway I would like to ask a few questions concerning ur future projects if I may. For once I am a huge fan of mac miller and wanted to ask if there is any chance I guys will be doing swimming and circles in the future? I feel like those are his most musically mature albums and I’m sure it would be an emotional ride letting ur dad experience those albums with is witnessing. Also i absolutely love the unconventional art of James Blake, any chance u will be covering him?
My favorite girl. I love her so much, her music has changed my life. I discovered her last summer via a friend and I'm so grateful. She's incredible. Stranger in the alps means a lot to me cause it was the first album I heard and instantly fell in love. Punisher is just amazing. I got the cd for Christmas and I'm just so in love
this is my first time with these videos that it really feels like im listening for the first time again. i cry to this album weekly but this made me feel so vulnerable again. thanks guys
I’m gonna comment every video please requesting either melodrama by Lorde or Magdalene by fka twigs until it happens 😂 love y’all …. But seriously - please 🥺🙏
I hope one day you can react to The Suburbs by Arcade Fire! It would be amazing to see your insights into the lyrics and the whole ambient and portrait the album paints.
please react to a mitski album! retired from sad, new career in business and puberty 2 are personal favorites. all of her albums are gorgeous, both her and phoebe are really bold with their writing and dont pull any punches
@@ameliac3337 Hmph, my detailed reply seems to have deleted. Suspect the Spotify profile link tagged the blacklist. Summed down, yes, I don't curate playlists anymore though.
@@ameliac3337 My apologies for late replies; I have notifications turned off. But the month's top played artists for me (in no particular order) are: Self Esteem, Poppy, Earl Sweatshirt, Mastodon, Yard Act, FKA Twigs, Lil Nas X, Iron Maiden, Villagers, and Snail Mail. A little bit of everything.
Breathlessly waiting to see how your dad will react to "and I will wait for the next time you want me like a dog with a bird at your door" because I just want to watch people hearing that line for the first time for the rest of my life
Love your Videos. You Guys introduced me to music that is not hip hop. I am a huge kanye Fan and love youre reactions but these non hip hop records are so good! I recommend weyes blood - Titanic rising, beautiful Album. Greetings from Germany
Thanks for all these great videos! Yours has quickly become one of my absolute favourite channels. I thought I'd include a few artists I would absolutely love to see you guys react to: FKA Twigs Massive Attack Gorillaz Little Simz James Blake Slowthai It would really make my day :)
Usually the albums you guys listen to are ones that aren't my personal favorites, but ones that I still know of/respect for their impact on music. This one, though, is close to my heart, so very excited to watch!
oh my god i never expected you guys to react to someone like phoebe bridgers 😭 i fell in love with her as an artist in the middle of last year. but im so happy to end my night watching this :)
Absolutely beautiful album! from beginning to end it's pure magic. It would be great to see your reaction to Fetch the bolt cutters by Fiona Apple which I see in the background
if he liked that album (who wouldnt) you should show him the Boygenius EP (phoebe with Julien baker and Lucy dacus who did harmony on "Graceland Too") also any Julien Baker album, turn out the lights is my favorite. similar type of music with a different incredible voice
More tender records like this... Love to see dad's reaction to these. Also - props to having the Elliot Smith record on display. The track, Punisher, is about him. Also - may I suggest "i'm wide awake, it's morning" by Bright Eyes? Dad already likes his voice...
i listened to this album with my grandma and my girlfriend, who had shown me the album, and by i know the end my mostly orchestral/lyric-focused grandma was jamming the fuck out, everyone was giggling by the end of the song just because of how massive and loud it was lol
If you want unbelievable lyrics that paint a picture and great guitar composition that Kevin would appreciate, you need to do “Southeastern” by Jason Isbell. Great video as always!
Great listen guys! I found it funny to see Sufjan Steven's album in the background.. it's somehow a great fit with Phoebe Bridgers. For some reason I felt the album is a super slick Enya meets Sufjan Stevens' lyrical melancholia haha. By the way, curious to know what you guys think of Nurture by Porter Robinson. I found myself really surprised since it wouldn't be my first genre of choice but turned out being quite a magical voyage in a kinda glitched out emo-anime world
