Punch Brothers & Watchhouse - Mystery of Love (Sufjan Stevens Cover) 

Punch Brothers and Watchhouse should make a record together.

Oh my goodness. Two of my favorite bluegrass bands, making a cover of one of my favorite singers. I must have died and gone to Elysium.

As a huge fan of the film Call me By Your Name which is my favorite film and where Mystery of Love comes from written by Surfjan Stevens, as well as a fan of Watchhouse (also my favorite band), and I was beyond thrilled and utterly happy to see this song performed with you all. Big thanks to the Punch Brothers and Watchhouse for covering this beauty! It’s an incredible arrangement and I can’t get enough of it.

Oh good! I was worried the name change might stall Andrew and Emily's career. Touring with Chris, Sarah & Co. will surely prevent that! Fantastic news.

Two of my favorite mandolin players on one stage.

I would have killed to be here. My two favorite bands.

The way I ran to the interwebs to see when and where! Those shows will be ones to remember!! ❤️

I can't imagine many things more daunting than having to play mandolin alongside Chris Thile

Can’t wait to see you both AGAIN in 2022 in Oregon!!

I’ll be at American Acoustic on August 5th! AND I get to stop at Gryphon Stringed Instruments first, what a day!

I am always so happy to see new Punch Brothers content, and this cover was such a wonderful blend of the two bands! Hope to see you all perform at the Suwanee Roots Revival in October!

Wow ...i have never heard anyone do a Sufjan Stevens song before ... his music is so incredibly ephemeral ... it was well done !

punch brothers and sufjan stevens are two of my favourite bands, this arrangement is so good holy shit!! ill have to check out watchhouse too this was gorgeous

This is everything I love.

That was truly beautiful. Imagine hearing that and walking outside and looking up at that mountain.

So utterly gorgeous. So glad you were all able to reschedule the Toronto tour stop - can't wait to see you in December!!

Solid. Gorgeous adaptation.

My word - so fantastic. As expected of course!

My wife sent me the IG story on this and was so excited to find the whole thing here, we’ve seen you live several times please come to S Carolina again

Is it too soon to start referring to Chris as a National Treasure? Has anyone done more in the digital age to bring this music to the world?

Beautiful ❤

Beautiful rendition of this beautiful song- the upright bass and the fiddles sound especially great. Wish I could catch a show but maybe next time!

Did not know I needed this cover.

Mercy, I missed this era. Ball caps are so popular these days.

What a dream combination these two band are!

Oh hell yeah.

Just love you guys!!!!

Loving the Béla tuner! 🙂

You're killing me Smalls... PLEASE get some gigs in the southeast!!!!

YESSSSSSSSSS! EXCELLENT!!!!! BRAVO! MAGIC!

Phenomenal!

What a beautiful arrangement. Great job guys.

What a gorgeous performance, thank you!!

Beautiful ✨

Beautiful-- Thanks for sharing

Beautiful

Beauty...just beauty...

Great collaboration.

Outstanding cover.

My top two bands. 😭 I'm in heaven.

Wow what a wonderful version of this mystic song, it works so good that I forgot it wasn't a record! Smile all over my face, tremendous work!

Gorgeous.

Dream collab!

yeah this is incredible

God that was beautiful

Holy Rice Crispy Cereal! Ghat was gorgeous! Thank you for your musically linguistic souls! 💖💖💖 Sincerely, a faerie who wandered by… 🧚🏻‍♀️

So mind blown they are coming to my hometown in a couple weeks!

i am sobbing

Loved this. Liked the 🎵 song.

I wish Chris Thile was my best friend!!!!

exquisite

Great pairing! Love that you chose a Sufjan song too!

Will be seeing their show with Sarah in two weeks in Missoula, MT and it's only a six hour drive each way!

One time I saw punch brothers in Kansas City I think, and Chris was going off on a solo that was mind melting, and someone yells, "He's an Alien !", and Chris makes an alien impersonation while still playing the solo. It was hilarious 😂

this is an amazing version

PunchHouse™️©

I'd love to see the American Acoustic tour, but it doesn't stop anywhere in the Midwest! 😥

I'm so bitter about living in another country I wanna watch that show sooo bad😭😭😭

wow

Stay the course.

very nice, what could have been a cacophony of skilled musicians was instead perfect ebb and flow of restraint and harmonizing. I could hear each person clearly. smiled the entire song thank you

Thile is in the pocket. It's his super power.

Purdy!

😍

Beautiful. Can't help but notice how Chris' fingers seem to strecth almost the entire length of the fret board.

Seamless ! Why did it have to end???

fuck. im high and this took me back with him… 💔 but DAMN ITS GOOD SHIT MAN!!!! the BEST cover ever!

1:38 for those interested in just the music

We gonna talk about Chris in that black shirt? 🥵

the strings are arranged extremely well... to put it mildly.

Anyone figure out the mandolin tabs here?

1:37

Chris even sounds like Sufjan.

Andrew had to break out the Loar for this collab...

sup

"Feel my feet upon the ground. Heart of God, deliver me. " Does anyone else feel like you can't keep your feet on the ground? Wish I could figure it out.

Early

I didn't know Shia Labeouf played mandolin.

Beautiful