^ 'Phoebe Bridgers announces debut album, 'Stranger in the Alps' '.

^ 'Stranger in the Alps - Phoebe Bridgers'.

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard) Ĭertifications Certifications for Stranger in the Alps Region Marshall Vore – drums, percussion, vocalsĬharts Chart performance for Stranger in the Alps Chart (2017–2022).Ethan Gruska – keyboards, piano, drums, percussion, drum programming, guitar, bass, baritone guitar, bandura, jet engine, 'that incessant toe tapping'.Phoebe Bridgers – vocals, guitar, banjo.Bridgers' voice has a breezy, conversational flutter sounds best when she double-tracks it in layers of light falsetto', rating the album 7.0/10. That difference, played out over some incredible, wise-beyond-her-years songwriting, makes it one of the best albums of the year.' Writing for Pitchfork, Sam Sodomsky said that the album is 'a collection of songs about intimacy, documenting how our relationships affect the way we view ourselves and interact with others.

It's never about wallowing, but about slowly moving through it. Club gave the album a perfect score, saying, ' Stranger In The Alps alchemizes sorrow into redemptive beauty. Stranger in the Alps received acclaim from critics review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a weighted average score of 82/100 based on 16 critic reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The album received a limited edition 5th anniversary galaxy colored vinyl pressing on September 22, 2022. īridgers signed a recording contract with Dead Oceans in June 2017, and the album was scheduled for release on September 22. The album's title is a reference to the edited-for-TV version of the film The Big Lebowski, which changed Walter Sobchak's ( John Goodman) line 'Do you see what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass?' to 'Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?' Bridgers opted to use the phrase because she found it to be 'kind of poetic on accident'. Bridgers recorded the album in between tours over 2016 at Berg's studio in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Stranger in the Alps was produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska. Stranger in the Alps is the debut studio album by American musician Phoebe Bridgers, released by Dead Oceans on September 22, 2017.

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