Nonesuch to Release Punch Brothers' Five-Track EP "The Wireless," Produced by T Bone Burnett, November 20

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Punch Brothers' five-song EP The Wireless is due from Nonesuch Records on November 20, 2015. The tracks were recorded during sessions for the band's T Bone Burnett–produced album The Phosphorescent Blues, and four of the tracks were included on the vinyl edition of the album. The Wireless comprises four original compositions, including a song with words by Gabriel Kahane entitled "Sleek White Baby," plus a cover of Elliott Smith's "Clementine." Pre-order to download "Sleek White Baby" now. A behind-the-scenes video from that song's recording, with a cameo from the band's friend actor/musician Ed Helms, can be seen here.

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Punch Brothers' five-song EP The Wireless is due from Nonesuch Records on November 20, 2015. The tracks were recorded during sessions for the band's T Bone Burnett–produced album The Phosphorescent Blues, which was released earlier this year to critical acclaim, and four of the tracks were included on the vinyl edition of the album. The Chicago Tribune called the album "a typical genre-busting melange of avant-roots music that fuses jazz instrumental chops and acoustic earthiness, Beach Boys harmonies and Debussy string dances, slinky acoustic rock songs and blues laments." The Wireless comprises four original compositions, including a song with words by Gabriel Kahane entitled "Sleek White Baby," plus a cover of Elliott Smith's "Clementine." Pre-orders of The Wireless are available on iTunes and in the Punch Brothers shop and in the Nonesuch Store with an instant download of "Sleek White Baby." A behind-the-scenes video from that song's recording, with a cameo from the band's friend actor/musician Ed Helms, can be seen here. Punch Brothers continue their US tour in December. See below for all of the currently scheduled dates or visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

After working with Burnett numerous times, Punch Brothers decided to join forces with the multiple Grammy Award–winning producer for their new record. In the summer of 2014, the band and Burnett spent a month at Hollywood's Ocean Way Recording laying down the songs that guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjo player Noam Pikelny, mandolinist and lead singer Chris Thile, and fiddler Gabe Witcher had written during several writing "retreats" the previous winter and spring.

Thile explains one of the ways the music on The Phosphorescent Blues reflects the band's view of modern life: "We often go to bars after shows or writing sessions, to be around other people for a little while. And I'd see people just like me on their phones, telling people they wish they were there, texting people who really are there. Then a song would come on that somebody likes and then they see that someone else does too and maybe they both sing it together and that moment is spiritual, some shared experience, and they are interacting in the flesh, with their fellow man. And that's communion. Many of the songs on this record dive into that: how do we cultivate beautiful, three-dimensional experiences with our fellow man in this day and age?"

Shortly before the sessions began, Thile and Witcher met with Burnett and discovered the producer had the very same things on his mind. In fact, he'd just given a commencement address at the University of Southern California on the subject of technology and human interaction. Witcher remembers, "Thile and I looked at each and said, 'This is unbelievable. It's exactly what we are writing about.' So this was a perfect, serendipitous union."

Punch Brothers was formed in 2006 by Thile. Its first Nonesuch record, Punch, was released in 2008 and combined elements of the band's many musical interests: indie rock, folk, jazz, bluegrass, classical, etc. In 2009 they began a residency at NYC's Living Room, trying out new songs and ultimately spawning the Grammy-nominated Antifogmatic. In 2012 the band released Who's Feeling Young Now? of which Rolling Stone said, "The acoustic framework dazzles—wild virtuosity used for more than just virtuosity."

PUNCH BROTHERS ON TOUR

Dec1 Overture Hall* Madison, WI
Dec 2 Rialto Square Theatre* Joliet, IL
Dec 3 State Theatre* Minneapolis, MN
Dec 4 The Pageant* St. Louis, MO
Dec 6 State Theatre* Ithaca, NY
Dec 7 State Theatre* New Brunswick, NJ
Dec 9 Santander Performing Arts Center* Reading, PA
Dec 10 Troy Savings Bank Music Hall* Troy, NY
Dec 11 Grand Opera House* Wilmington, DE
Dec 12 The Capitol Theatre* Port Chester, NY
Dec 14 Bearsville Theater* Woodstock, NY
Dec 16 Paramount Theater** Charlottesville, VA
Dec 17 Carolina Theatre** Durham, NC
Dec 18 Bijou Theatre** Knoxville, TN
Dec 19 Bijou Theatre** Knoxville, TN
     

* w/special guest Gabriel Kahane
** w/special guest Anaïs Mitchell

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  • Wednesday, October 28, 2015
    Nonesuch to Release Punch Brothers' Five-Track EP "The Wireless," Produced by T Bone Burnett, November 20

    Punch Brothers' five-song EP The Wireless is due from Nonesuch Records on November 20, 2015. The tracks were recorded during sessions for the band's T Bone Burnett–produced album The Phosphorescent Blues, which was released earlier this year to critical acclaim, and four of the tracks were included on the vinyl edition of the album. The Chicago Tribune called the album "a typical genre-busting melange of avant-roots music that fuses jazz instrumental chops and acoustic earthiness, Beach Boys harmonies and Debussy string dances, slinky acoustic rock songs and blues laments." The Wireless comprises four original compositions, including a song with words by Gabriel Kahane entitled "Sleek White Baby," plus a cover of Elliott Smith's "Clementine." Pre-orders of The Wireless are available on iTunes and in the Punch Brothers shop and in the Nonesuch Store with an instant download of "Sleek White Baby." A behind-the-scenes video from that song's recording, with a cameo from the band's friend actor/musician Ed Helms, can be seen here. Punch Brothers continue their US tour in December. See below for all of the currently scheduled dates or visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    After working with Burnett numerous times, Punch Brothers decided to join forces with the multiple Grammy Award–winning producer for their new record. In the summer of 2014, the band and Burnett spent a month at Hollywood's Ocean Way Recording laying down the songs that guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjo player Noam Pikelny, mandolinist and lead singer Chris Thile, and fiddler Gabe Witcher had written during several writing "retreats" the previous winter and spring.

    Thile explains one of the ways the music on The Phosphorescent Blues reflects the band's view of modern life: "We often go to bars after shows or writing sessions, to be around other people for a little while. And I'd see people just like me on their phones, telling people they wish they were there, texting people who really are there. Then a song would come on that somebody likes and then they see that someone else does too and maybe they both sing it together and that moment is spiritual, some shared experience, and they are interacting in the flesh, with their fellow man. And that's communion. Many of the songs on this record dive into that: how do we cultivate beautiful, three-dimensional experiences with our fellow man in this day and age?"

    Shortly before the sessions began, Thile and Witcher met with Burnett and discovered the producer had the very same things on his mind. In fact, he'd just given a commencement address at the University of Southern California on the subject of technology and human interaction. Witcher remembers, "Thile and I looked at each and said, 'This is unbelievable. It's exactly what we are writing about.' So this was a perfect, serendipitous union."

    Punch Brothers was formed in 2006 by Thile. Its first Nonesuch record, Punch, was released in 2008 and combined elements of the band's many musical interests: indie rock, folk, jazz, bluegrass, classical, etc. In 2009 they began a residency at NYC's Living Room, trying out new songs and ultimately spawning the Grammy-nominated Antifogmatic. In 2012 the band released Who's Feeling Young Now? of which Rolling Stone said, "The acoustic framework dazzles—wild virtuosity used for more than just virtuosity."

    PUNCH BROTHERS ON TOUR

    Dec1 Overture Hall* Madison, WI
    Dec 2 Rialto Square Theatre* Joliet, IL
    Dec 3 State Theatre* Minneapolis, MN
    Dec 4 The Pageant* St. Louis, MO
    Dec 6 State Theatre* Ithaca, NY
    Dec 7 State Theatre* New Brunswick, NJ
    Dec 9 Santander Performing Arts Center* Reading, PA
    Dec 10 Troy Savings Bank Music Hall* Troy, NY
    Dec 11 Grand Opera House* Wilmington, DE
    Dec 12 The Capitol Theatre* Port Chester, NY
    Dec 14 Bearsville Theater* Woodstock, NY
    Dec 16 Paramount Theater** Charlottesville, VA
    Dec 17 Carolina Theatre** Durham, NC
    Dec 18 Bijou Theatre** Knoxville, TN
    Dec 19 Bijou Theatre** Knoxville, TN
         

    * w/special guest Gabriel Kahane
    ** w/special guest Anaïs Mitchell

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