Phoebe Bridgers is about to release her second solo album, ‘Punisher’, a record filled with contradictions – violence and tenderness, romance and fear – and with a sound more brazen and forthright than that of her previous work. For it to be as physically present as possible over a virtual interview feels like a pretty literal metaphor for Bridgers’ simultaneously belligerent and heartbreaking work and life over the past few years. This black cat is perhaps a sign of luck (or a lack thereof), a symbol of lethal energy. ![]() Superstition is woven throughout Bridgers’ music: dreams, ghosts, the apocalypse and astrology. ![]() ![]() “Oh no! The kitty is killing something,” she says. She’s talking to NME on a video call from her home in lockdown, and her attention wavers for just a second. A black cat is wandering around Los Angeles, and it’s currently right behind Phoebe Bridgers’ computer screen.
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