Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher - FULL ALBUM REACTION! (first time hearing)

[@elderflower2133]

“Well this is quite emotional for a Tuesday afternoon!” *Moon Song starts playing* Me: oh boy. buckle up.

[@nathanneudecker6516]

Moon Song is so devastatingly beautiful. Definitely favorite song on the album (which is crazy because I love them all).

[@dylankukard945]

I know the end both induces and helps me with panic attacks.

[@winterfire89]

I timed it so that the scream ended right as the clock hit midnight on new years and I was like oh this would be fun and appropriate. 2020 was really really awful for me as it was for a lot of people but let me tell you that I wasn't prepared for the weird breakdown/catharsis I experienced that listen. It broke me. I sobbed and shook for a whole hour.

[@alipareedanse12]

@@winterfire89 2020 was such an awful year but honestly that would have been the perfect end to it. I love Phoebe so much, I know the end is so amazing, it breaks my heart that I can’t list it as my favourite off the album because a masterpiece called Chinese Satellite exists

[@Jaseyrae213]

Feel that for sure

[@GarethKitchenerMusic]

Kyoto seems like such a fun indie song about being a bored tourist at first. As with all Phoebe tracks, you dig deeper, and see the relationship of her and her Father emerge in front of you, and it just devastates.

[@wavy6617]

I feel like it only really hit me when I listened to the more stripped back version on the Copycat Killer EP. The lyrics just stood out a bit more without as much production and now I appreciate the original song so much more.

[@jennamacdonald4596]

as someone with a scorpio distant dad, kyoto kicked my ass when i heard it

[@lukedoingthings983]

Yeah kyoto was the one song that i sometimes skipped until i realllly listened to it

[@caseymyles7202]

I realize it is kinda off topic but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released movies online ?

[@kaysonrandy9361]

@Casey Myles Flixportal :P

[@coldcookie]

Thanks for telling the story regarding Elliott Smith, Jon. It felt really emotional...

[@Krustenkaese92]

Honestly, this album dragged me through 2020. I have never listened to an album this many times in such a short time and it gets better each time. Amazing. And there is no better theme song to 2020 than "I Know The End" Check out her first album as well. Also incredibly good. I will say it's not as good as Punisher. She has really come into her own in every respect on Punisher, but her talent was already undeniable on Strangers In The Alps. She's also part of two bands: Boygenius with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. They released an EP in 2018 and it's also incredible. And she's in Better Oblivion Community Center with Connor Oberst. They released an album in 2019, which I also thought was quite good.

[@1thenatural1]

And now you can let Julien Baker lift you through 2021

[@lotusluv]

thank you for the recommendation

[@thoithoithoudam767]

Same

[@benjaminkoskinen5835]

Wow. I totally did the same. 2020 was pretty hard. This album is just crazy emotional.

[@ariteuwsen6382]

She is also a part of

[@theboomerx4906]

TIMESTAMPS 0:36 - DVD Menu 1:00 - Garden Song 1:56 - Kyoto 3:39 - Punisher 6:12 - Halloween 8:09 - Chinese Satellite 11:18 - Moon Song 14:41 - Saviour Complex 16:58 - ICU 19:42 - Graceland Too 21:02 - I Know The End We all love your videos Jon, especially on this album. Thank you for helping us all be happy. :)

[@_Nagarjunshet]

Legend

[@prayfortruth]

Thx

[@RosaliaFacts]

Thanks!

[@davilopes5925]

Legend x2

[@tedmackie559]

Thx

[@user-st6ui7oy1p]

Watching someone hear "I Know The End" for the first time was phenomenal 👏👏

[@Iknowthee_end]

FR!, I WATCH EVERY PUNISHER REACTION VIDEO HERE ON KZbin JUST TO SEE THEIR REACTION TO THE FINAL TRACK 😭

[@espeon2488]

@@Iknowthee_end Low key been doing the exact same for one hour 😅

[@ImrdIstt.SH.]

I'm really glad you were so affected by Chinese Satellite. As far as I can tell that's a song of hers that goes pretty unnoticed compared to many of her others. I think it's her best song and one of the most beautiful and meaningful songs I've ever heard in my life

[@stefanerossiter5966]

I know Weyes Blood is not mainstream, but her album Titanic Rising is a fucking masterpiece! I hope you get a chance to listen ❤

[@matthewmckeon4503]

oh god yes! One of my favorite albums!!

[@halfaxa6846]

YES

[@simonevalent]

YES PLEASE

[@Mark.mp3]

PLEASE JON, THIS WAS THE BEST ALBUM OF 2019 🙌🏼

[@TsiniWeeny]

Agreed! Fucking Covid cancelled the gig last summer 🥲

[@alextromagnetic]

Phoebe was my most played artist on Spotify in 2020. I was in her top 1% of listeners. Take from that what you will. And that was my reaction to first hearing Chinese Satellite and I Know The End too. I first listened to it on the bus to work and I was just sat their quietly crying. Phoebe's music means so much to me, she knows how to get to my emotional core like no other artist.

[@juliettemarks2690]

if you like phoebe, i think you'd really like Mitski! she hasn't released music in a while but she's absolutely unparalleled when it comes to poetic lyrics and her songs are devastating in a really beautiful way

[@MalarikFilms]

I second this. Theyre both my favs

[@raphaelcoronel4834]

didn't expect to cry again while watching this, Jon. you don't hold back in these. i hoping this album wins a grammy

[@supernormal1143]

you're exactly right about the album. I was really underwhelmed the first time I heard it but I gave it a few more times and it ended up being my most listened to album last year. The subtleties and understatedness of this album are what makes it last so long and be so relistenable.

[@iainrobb2076]

I'd agree with that. Aside from just a few songs, it underwhelmed me too. I've heard it twice now and think it's excellent. It reminds me a bit of ambient music in the sense that it's not so much about individual moments than subtle changes here and there and overall effect. Good lyrics too, which surprised me, given the naivety of her online political proclamations. Haven't heard her debut yet, so can't tell if this represents a maturation in direction.

[@Jaseyrae213]

It’s like you find another layer in music or lyrics with every listen

[@thomasjacob8599]

Omg react to Stranger In The Alps if you have time ilysm for doing this

[@vijayta3117]

yesss. phoebe bridgers is underrated and deserves more recognition. looking forward to more of her reactions

[@tigersteffi]

She’s nominated for 4 Grammys

[@TsiniWeeny]

Under rated might be a bit of a stretch? She was featured on most best album lists of last year + has been nominated for a few Grammys.. lol.

[@kelb6073]

She's basically taylor swift..everybody knows her and she's mentioned in pitchfork every week lol

[@connorj53]

Ya underrated in 2016-17 maybe

[@coopercarr9407]

That story you told while listening to Punisher was quite beautiful Jon. Thanks for sharing

[@NirmalaHembram]

FInally Jon FINALLY! I have been waiting for this moment forever!

[@davi9433]

the fact that she wrote ICU about her drummer that she dated years ago makes me laugh everytime i hear

[@caseym5651]

LETS GO! This and After Hours were my two favs from 2020

[@MV-lc4bw]

For me my top3 is after Hours,the New Abnormal and Punisher

[@maliquecampbell4010]

same!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@reecewheeler2041]

Same here

[@astradewoodvale159]

Mine was Folklore, Punisher, and Fetch the bolt cutters

[@MV-lc4bw]

@@astradewoodvale159 cool,good albums.

[@farhannr28]

Do heaven to a tortured mind by Yves Tumor, or at least just the track Kerosene. i only listened to that song for like a month but it had living deep in my head already and im sure youre gonna love it

[@maurasilva9924]

Yeeeeeess such a great artist. Kerosene is dope

[@jackwebster5361]

my life would be complete if heaven to a tortured mind gets a reaction

[@mememan3799]

Jon I just want to thank you for introducing me to Elliot Smith a few years ago when you mentioned it on Rock Reacts. Either Or and the rest of his music means so much to me and I wouldn't have found it without you so thank you for that.

[@allenbell1427]

The last song always gives me crazy goosebumps when I hear it. Also the buzzing bass in Punisher is next level if you have a speaker system with good bass to it

[@lars167]

one of the best albums i've ever heard. seriously. every song is so meticulously crafted, each line with purpose and detail, it's beautiful. glad you enjoyed it man.

[@kittyadey9855]

I’ve never clicked so fast in my lifeeee

[@Grant_Ferstat]

I'm a 57 year old guy who plays and primarily listens to Alt-Country/Americana music but this was my favourite album of 2020. I saw you get choked up several times as the songs unveiled themselves and knew how you felt.

[@annalebrun3435]

Since you love Elliot Smith, there's an allusion to the opening of Say Yes in the 2nd chorus in Kyoto which is so beautiful. It totally changed the way I understood that lyric I love it. Go back and give it a listen with that in mind!

[@Tiles76663]

What is it?

[@harry-ol2kf]

@@Tiles76663 I’m in love with the world through the eyes of a girl who’s still around the morning after, I wanted to see the world through your eyes until it happened and I changed my mind, maybe she tried living like the girl from the elliot song (or living like someone she idolised) until she finally got that life and ended up hating it

[@annalebrun3435]

@@Tiles76663 yah what @hazzasabi said, I see it as her becoming disillusioned with love as she understands it and waking up to see that her worldview is really distorted.

[@mal992]

this was by far the best review/reaction i’ve heard on this album and made me realize some of the beautiful lyrics and metaphors i’ve missed out on. i’m so glad you enjoyed her work, thank you for covering this

[@IsdudeMe]

She did a cover of If We Make It Through December by Merle Haggard that had me in tears the first time I heard it, she’s special

[@wavy6617]

I love how you manage to combine a visceral emotional reaction with good lyrical analysis. I really appreciate how fully you dedicate yourself to experiencing the music. I love this album and feel you did it justice!.

[@andrewdonaldson8369]

Chinese Satellite is a fucking masterpiece. Take the best song you can find by Joni and it's just as good.

[@smarroy]

I love Phoebe, and that's my favorite song of hers, I think it's a masterpiece, Ibut...calm down a little, lol.

[@bernhardkrickl3567]

I'm with you there. Punisher (the album) has grown on me so much I think it is as good as Joni's Blue album.

[@zuikrios]

YES. YES. YES. i was waiting for this. got emotional seeing you getting emotional, as always. this is one, if not the best album of 2020. phoebe is a genius

[@enyasversion]

i'm so glad you finally listened to this album, it's absolutely amazing!!

[@liamlynch9602]

Absolutely loved this man You get it Watching this made me feel like I was listening to the album for the first time again Gave me butterflies

[@kylew1761]

Within 3 seconds of hearing my beloved Phoebe, my whole body is goose bumped, and my eye tear ducts start getting ready to flow. I love her so much.

[@FernStone]

I reacted to this album not long ago , and had to see your reaction , as I love your reactions! yes its not one that would get you a big reaction ,, most the songs anyway ! however watching your genuine , authentic , emotional reaction was beautiful and just right for this album !!! I only know 1 Elliot Smith song that a friend showed me and you have made me want to listen to more of him now so thanks for that !

[@lovetheghost1816]

Didn't expect to see you commenting on here but I certainly hope Jon sees this ! Hope you enjoy listening to Elliott Smith x

[@ugIyusername]

OMG QUEEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

[@FernStone]

@@ugIyusername Hahahah

[@FernStone]

@@lovetheghost1816 Just seen this sorry !!!

[@lovetheghost1816]

@@FernStone No problems! Loved your thoughtful reaction to Punisher, would love your lyrical analyses on Elliott Smith's projects !!

[@daniellaquintano3172]

I just cried for 20 minutes straight.

[@tomvitanza9187]

This album is a masterpiece from top to bottom.

[@sighn0m0re]

cryin with you, pal!!! this record destroyed me and put me back together again

[@istvan7301]

Hope You will react to her first album Stranger in the Alps!

[@taylor11111]

Is Jon ready for I Know the End?

[@taylor11111]

Moon Song into Savior Complex is such a one two punch. I hope her and Conner and good now cause ouch. Esp Moon Song I just 😢

[@Tiles76663]

**Conor

[@eclectic-kitty]

He sings on another song on the album and apparently helped her scream on the last song, so I think they're good

[@henryskinner2173]

Album of the year.

[@emlea555]

Ahhh I'm so glad you reacted to this!!! Punisher was definitely my number 1 album of 2020. I feel like I uncover/realize something new every time I listen to it. I would definitely suggest some of the live performances she's done during quarantine. Her tiny desk concert is just fantastic!!

[@babashart8574]

Omg I was waiting for you to react to this. Definitely one of the best albums I've ever heard. Her first album "stranger in the alps" is also just as good if not even better. Both of her albums are just masterpieces

[@ashleysvntos]

damn i ain’t never cried from a reaction video before

[@somberjoe]

Love this! Stranger in the Alps next!! 🖤✨

[@stellamackenziedemberger1609]

You album review is so beautiful and in depth. I haven’t seen someone dissect the songs so well upon first listen - it feels like most people skip over some of the important lyrics and metaphors (understandably they are quite complex) but you really resonate with their intention and it’s great to watch.

[@TheSuperaj23]

The way you said it where lyrically and musically, this album is so complex but still easy and heartwarming to listen to is an incredible accomplishment. Shoutout Phoebe!

[@Melkac]

I hope this means he will be listening to Charli xcx’s How I’m Feeling Now someday...

[@bigdog6927]

charli >>>>>>

[@Melkac]

@@bigdog6927 both are good 🥴💅

[@АнтонГ-ы6й]

This album dosen't deserve any listen

[@Melkac]

@@АнтонГ-ы6й Shut up

[@АнтонГ-ы6й]

@@Melkac no, its really really bad album

[@phEscuta]

OH MY GOD IS THIS EVEN REAL?

[@tompilkington3828]

watching you just completely lose yourself in I Know The End brought a tear to my eye. That is such an amazing song!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kwesiab8314]

I listen to Moon Song & I Know the end everyday!

[@flhxalexx]

I loved this video so much, i love to see you connect to the songs i love seeing you explain what it means to you and Phoebe is such a poet she has such a way with words, i loved this 💜

[@felisheh]

We need FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS

[@exigmx]

yeah we’re BEGGING

[@cneufe]

Yooooo 😳

[@GarGuy]

I was just about to say that

[@cadenceroy6686]

yesss

[@nicolec4586]

Loved hearing your reactions to Chinese Satellite and Moon Song. My favorite songs off the album ❤

[@scrltt6372]

Punisher didn't hit me on first listen as much as Stranger In The Alps did first time round, so I sat with for a while and it's another masterpiece. Just a fucking shame we haven't been able to get out to gigs and hear this live. Please react to her debut if you get the chance, you won't regret it ✌🏻

[@JP3GP1NE]

JON PLEASE REACT TO CARRIE & LOWELL BY SUFJAN STEVENS

[@benjadamon]

That would be amazing.

[@harryhartney8610]

Yeah fuck

[@lizzienorton5154]

+

[@noahtyler9958]

please

[@treycullen503]

YES

[@harry-ol2kf]

phoebe bridgers features on a beautiful 1975 track from their newest album, I really recommend, even if not to react to, just an amazing song :)

[@coldcookie]

YAYY!!!! Punisher, After Hours and Circles were the three albums which kept me going on an emotional journey in 2020

[@jimbates6116]

No f*cking way, I’ve been waiting for this🥳

[@genesisosuna]

I've been waiting for this! Love this album so much

[@austinbarrientos5642]

I'm convinced Graceland Too is about Julien Baker. Maybe not entirely, because Julien doesn't do drugs anymore, but like come on

[@jacktaylor7264]

Yeah it absolutely is. She sings harmony on this track. I have a close friend who got to know her through the music scene in Memphis and it sounds pretty much to a T how he described her

[@BrokenGodEnt]

Pretty sure that's confirmed right? I remember hearing that it's about a night Phoebe and Julien took ecstasy together.

[@nykir1417]

Is there any chance you could do an ‘albums revisited’ series? I loved your reaction to this but I am now really intrigued to see your thoughts once you have spent time with it, and this isn’t the only album that I have thought that. 💜💜

[@fabiansanchez10000]

Favorite songs are probably Moon Song and Chinese Satellites! Glad to see your reaction to this JD!

[@Tomtheestallion]

This is definitely one of my favorite reviews you've done

[@Miziskandar]

i was just searching for the album reaction and i saw yours today! exactly what i’ve been looking for! my number 1 album last year!

[@Lukedoingwhatever]

You made me like the entire album even more im so happy about this review. Garden song and I know the end have been on loop for months

[@PAINTuRED]

Mate, check out the “Fake Plastic Trees” cover her and Arlo Parks did for BBC Radio 1... It's so perfect

[@lil_rotini]

this album gets better and better every single time i listen to it got dam phoebe

[@OurFantasyLife]

I don't really know much about the backstories behind a lot of the songs, so I took Punisher completely at face value, which I try to do with most albums. Taken on its face, Punisher is one of the best albums I've ever listened to, and one of the few in recent memory that I could sit and listen to from start to finish without my attention drifting or getting bored of the tracks. It's fantastic. I'd put it on par with Joni Mitchell's "Hejira".

[@abiireyes7503]

This album was the most emotional experience I’ve ever been through. It hits where it hurts.

[@amandaliptakova9374]

I’d also recommend watching some of Phoebe’s music videos as well. They definitely shed a bit of a light on the meaning to some of her songs, especially the ones off the new album.

[@zuikrios]

set my heart on fire immediately by perfume genius is mesmerizing, i think you'll love it

[@georgekennedy9088]

literally listened to this album again in full over the weekend, so this vid was a pleasant surprise

[@eleanor6681]

I absolutely love I Know The End. I timed the screams to be playing when midnight hit on New Years 😂 This album definitely got me through 2020

[@servonatron]

Total agreement on Chinese Satellite (and the rest, but esp. that one) - Thanks!

[@sullivan8686]

Even just hearing it secondary in this video, the song Punisher still gives me the emotional tingles through my body. The chorus of that song is like sinking into a soft, deep pocket surrounded by love.

[@Aliejha]

THANK YOU

[@sweetadeline133]

When I saw this on my feed, I thought to myself, "I wonder if he is an Elliott Smith fan?" I totally empathized with you the whole time watching this. - X.O., a fan!

[@miscellaneousbroadcasting8389]

I've been waiting for this...

[@heroinasytumbas3346]

I've been waiting for this!! And what you said about the lyricism is spot on. I hope you can react to her debut album Stranger in the Alps if you have the time

[@sophielou2929]

Saviour complex is one of my favourite songs of all time at this point. Maybe because I feel I have a sort of saviour complex but omg it's so beautiful

[@Zach-lc6bs]

the brushstrokes and i hate your mom lines are actually connected through the metaphor of the artwork imagery. implying this person is just like their mom

[@sophiarojas1659]

wait can u explain more in depth i don’t rlly get it

[@Zach-lc6bs]

@@sophiarojas1659 seeing the brushstrokes = seeing what made the piece the way that it is. this person's brushstrokes include their mom whom phoebe hates.

[@jackmoloney7008]

Just patiently waiting for Jon to hear the ending of i know the end. Great album

[@marielivingston6471]

watching you react to her made me feel like i was listening to this album for the first time again

[@senoj_97]

So glad you reacted to this, definitely my favourite album of 2020. Would love a reaction to her first album which is just as good imo

[@Brad02K]

You need to react to Charli XCX - How I’m Feeling Now! Favourite project of 2020

[@sarahcat1130]

i've been requesting this album for so long idk what to comment now

[@brennapeters9895]

This video showed up on my recommended and wow. Thank you for filming this! Your reaction is the exact reaction I want all of my friends to have when I show them this album lol so thank you for the validation??

[@maxsilbert]

Feel exactly the same way lol

[@mckamy4711]

I'd love to see you react to Aurora! her music is very unique and spiritually moving

[@zachstruebing5826]

Bless you for reacting to this. So cathartic

[@sofiazas3010]

i recommend her first album stranger in the alps, i love both

[@isabelle6029]

I honestly feel like you’re gonna like Lucy Dacus album even more. She’s so underrated. She’s more rock.

[@lisathildeus5520]

Wow what a lovely reaction. One of my favorite album recent years ❤️ it’s magic to me

[@edwinglenn]

I love her Elliott influence. Ben Folds has a song called “Late” that’s about Elliott Smith. It gets me every time.

[@Grace17524]

I've been ugly crying to all her songs since they came out 😭 great review. 16:29 ngl that made me lmaf lol

[@Amperland]

😂

[@johnpangarakis396]

This was my favorite album last year. I’m pleasantly surprised to see you reacting to it

[@coltonvenner3011]

Every musician wishes everyone would listen as intently as you do here! Love it.

[@AllegedlyDani]

I just bought this album on vinyl. Such a good record

[@miaumiawmia]

Bro I swear this and HIFN by Charli XCX were my top 3 aoty