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The Punch Brothers
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Track Listing
- Punch Bowl
- The Blind Leaving the Blind Mvt 1
- The Blind Leaving the Blind Mvt 2
- The Blind Leaving the Blind Mvt 3
- The Blind Leaving the Blind Mvt 4
- Sometimes
- "Nothing, Then"
- It'll Happen
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #7275 in Music
- Model: 00075597998283
- Released on: 2008-02-25
- Number of discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Dimensions: .24 pounds
- Running time: 56 minutes
Editorial Reviews
Daily Telegraph, February 28, 2008
"...The virtuoso sophistication of the Punch Brothers is redefining a traditional genre,.." - Ivan Hewett
The Word Magazine, 2007
'Can anyone, anywhere, play anything any better than Chris Thile plays the mandolin? (Clue: they can't.)
Songlines magazine, April/May 2008 (issue #51)
Anyone who's witnessed Chris Thile at work on the mandolin knows that his brand of avant-bluegrass has often veered dangerously close to some of the excesses of jazz and even - dare we say it? - prog. Inevitably, anyone with his jaw-dropping ability would never be content to endlessly trot out reels. But is Punch, centred around a four-part, 32-minute mood-piece about his failed marriage (`The Blind Leaving The Blind') a step too far? Thankfully the answer is a resounding no.
Punch Brothers are a five-piece, with Thile joined by old friends on fiddle (Gabe Witcher), banjo (Noam Pikelny), bass (Greg Garrison) and guitar (Chris Eldridge). Each player is every inch the match of Thile. The 26-year-old has talked about how Punch is not just a document of a divorce but a loss of innocence. And playfully discordant opener, `Punch Bowl' sets the scene. There's a bitter heart to this album. `The Blind...' is largely instrumental, yet its intricate changes of pace divide episodic verses that drip with both knotty metaphor and confessional wisdom. Despite references to late night drinking and sorrow, you're left with an undeniable feeling of the resilience of the spirit, finding salvation through the healing power of music. This is therapy, but of the kind that you feel privileged to witness. No longer can we just marvel at Thile's precociousness. With Punch he's a fully matured artist. And if he can turn such a low point into something so beautiful then goodness knows where he'll be in ten years time. For now Punch is his masterpiece.
Chris Jones
