Nonesuch Releases Punch Brothers’ T Bone Burnett–Produced "The Phosphorescent Blues" January 27; Download Two Tracks with Pre-Order

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Nonesuch releases Punch Brothers’ T Bone Burnett–produced The Phosphorescent Blues on January 27, 2015; vinyl follows on February 24 with four additional tracks not available elsewhere. In celebration, the band embarks on a 23-city North American tour on February 20. The Phosphorescent Blues is available to pre-order with instant downloads of the album tracks “I Blew It Off” and “Julep,” which you can preview here.

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Nonesuch releases Punch BrothersT Bone Burnett–produced The Phosphorescent Blues on January 27, 2015. In celebration of the album, the band embarks on a 23-city North American tour, kicking off at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on February 20 and continuing through mid-April; details below. (Chris Thile will also be special guest host of A Prairie Home Companion, sitting in for Garrison Keillor, on February 7, at which Punch Brothers perform, and February 14.) The Phosphorescent Blues is available to pre-order with instant downloads of the album tracks “I Blew It Off” and “Julep” at iTunes, as well as at punchbrothers.com, and in the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders also include a download of the complete album available starting release day. The vinyl release, due February 24, includes four additional tracks not available elsewhere.

After working with Burnett numerous times—most recently on the soundtrack for the Joel and Ethan Coen film Inside Llewyn Davis and the related Town Hall/Showtime concert Another Day, Another Time—Punch Brothers decided to join forces with the multiple Grammy Award–winning producer for their new record. Last summer, 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” last 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 Chris 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 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Feb 7 Fitzgerald Theater* St. Paul, MN
Feb 14 Fitzgerald Theater** St. Paul, MN
Feb 20 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Feb 21 9:30 Club (tickets on sale 12/4) Washington, DC
Feb 24 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville, NC
Feb 26 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Feb 27 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
Feb 28 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
Mar 1 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Mar 4 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
Mar 5 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
Mar 6 House of Blues Boston, MA
Mar 7 State Theatre Portland, ME
Mar 25 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, BC
Mar 26 The Moore Theatre Seattle, WA
Mar 27 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Mar 28 Harrah's Tahoe Stateline, NV
Apr 1 The North Park Theatre San Diego, CA
Apr 2 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Apr 3 The Filmore San Francisco, CA
Apr 6 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
Apr 7 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Apr 9 ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin, TX
Apr 10 House of Blues Houston, TX
Apr 11 House of Blues Dallas, TX
Apr 13 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
Apr 14 Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ
     

*Chris Thile guest hosts A Prairie Home Companion with Punch Brothers as musical guests
**Chris Thile guest hosts A Prairie Home Companion

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    Nonesuch Releases Punch Brothers’ T Bone Burnett–Produced "The Phosphorescent Blues" January 27; Download Two Tracks with Pre-Order

    Nonesuch releases Punch BrothersT Bone Burnett–produced The Phosphorescent Blues on January 27, 2015. In celebration of the album, the band embarks on a 23-city North American tour, kicking off at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on February 20 and continuing through mid-April; details below. (Chris Thile will also be special guest host of A Prairie Home Companion, sitting in for Garrison Keillor, on February 7, at which Punch Brothers perform, and February 14.) The Phosphorescent Blues is available to pre-order with instant downloads of the album tracks “I Blew It Off” and “Julep” at iTunes, as well as at punchbrothers.com, and in the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders also include a download of the complete album available starting release day. The vinyl release, due February 24, includes four additional tracks not available elsewhere.

    After working with Burnett numerous times—most recently on the soundtrack for the Joel and Ethan Coen film Inside Llewyn Davis and the related Town Hall/Showtime concert Another Day, Another Time—Punch Brothers decided to join forces with the multiple Grammy Award–winning producer for their new record. Last summer, 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” last 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 Chris 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 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

    Feb 7 Fitzgerald Theater* St. Paul, MN
    Feb 14 Fitzgerald Theater** St. Paul, MN
    Feb 20 9:30 Club Washington, DC
    Feb 21 9:30 Club (tickets on sale 12/4) Washington, DC
    Feb 24 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville, NC
    Feb 26 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
    Feb 27 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
    Feb 28 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
    Mar 1 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
    Mar 4 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
    Mar 5 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
    Mar 6 House of Blues Boston, MA
    Mar 7 State Theatre Portland, ME
    Mar 25 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, BC
    Mar 26 The Moore Theatre Seattle, WA
    Mar 27 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
    Mar 28 Harrah's Tahoe Stateline, NV
    Apr 1 The North Park Theatre San Diego, CA
    Apr 2 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
    Apr 3 The Filmore San Francisco, CA
    Apr 6 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
    Apr 7 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
    Apr 9 ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin, TX
    Apr 10 House of Blues Houston, TX
    Apr 11 House of Blues Dallas, TX
    Apr 13 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
    Apr 14 Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ
         

    *Chris Thile guest hosts A Prairie Home Companion with Punch Brothers as musical guests
    **Chris Thile guest hosts A Prairie Home Companion

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