Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Weekend (Black 2LP)

Facts Lost Weekend is Phoebe Bridgers' first album since her multiple GRAMMY-nominated second album, Punisher, was released at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Much was said about Bridgers' virtuosity, which felt wise for her age when her acclaimed debut, Stranger in the Alps, came out roughly a month after the artist's 23rd birthday. Punisher was seemingly universally hailed as a promise fulfilled: a smart, alluring, balanced yet thrilling, and ultimately highly memorable album from an artist whose meteoric career and songwriting talent had suddenly been matched by her touring-hardened band and their richer, bolder accompaniment. But anyone who puts on Lost Weekend can expect to discover something even more remarkable. Bridgers is at the peak of her career, a master who takes nothing more seriously than her craft, and on this new album, which is full of surprises from start to finish, she refines many of the themes that previously defined her work.