The Phosphorescent Blues
Studio album by
Punch Brothers
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2015
GenreProgressive bluegrass
Length46:47
LabelNonesuch Records
ProducerT Bone Burnett
Punch Brothers chronology
Who's Feeling Young Now?
(2012) 		The Phosphorescent Blues
(2015) 		The Wireless
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Music[2]

The Phosphorescent Blues is the fourth studio album by the American group Punch Brothers, released on January 27, 2015. The band announced the release of the album's first single, "I Blew It Off", on November 17, 2014, On December 4, 2014, the group announced the album's name and release date, along with the second single, "Julep".[3] Julep was nominated for Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards.[4] The album's cover is from the René Magritte painting "The Lovers" (1928).[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Familiarity" 10:23
2."Julep" 5:26
3."Passepied"Claude Debussy3:30
4."I Blew It Off" 3:07
5."Magnet" 3:14
6."My Oh My" 4:19
7."Boll Weevil" 2:36
8."Prélude"Alexander Scriabin0:58
9."Forgotten" 4:17
10."Between 1st and A" 4:15
11."Little Lights" 4:42
Vinyl-exclusive
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Sleek White Baby"  
13."Clementine"Elliott Smith 
14."The Hops of Guldenberg" 4:52
15."The Wireless"  

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Murphy, Lukas. "Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues". The Music. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ "The Phosphorescent Blues – Pre-Order Now | Punch Brothers". www.punchbrothers.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09.
  4. ^ "2016 Grammy Awards Nominees Announced". The Boot. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  5. ^ "MoMA: The Lovers". Retrieved 2017-01-12.
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