Scaling back from the expansive horizons of 2015's T-Bone Burnett-produced The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers may sound intimate on 2018's All Ashore, but they haven't lost their ambition.
All Ashore is designed as a song suite exploring the meaning of committed relationships within the social chaos of the 2010s -- a rich and resonant lyrical concept that the group pairs to sweet and sighing strings.
While Punch Brothers don't shy away from pushing at the boundaries of string music -- "The Angel of Doubt" contains vocal phrasing that borrows liberally from hip-hop -- they nevertheless sound relaxed and weathered throughout the record, directing attention to the songs themselves instead of the band's instrumental interplay.
Such restraint is a benefit, as the virtuosity isn't absent; it's just used as color, lending contours to these slyly sculpted songs and helping make this potentially weighty emotional subject seem as refreshing as a cool summer breeze.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All AshorePunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 07:05 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The Angel of DoubtPunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Three Dots and a DashPunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Just Look at This MessPunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | JumboPunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The GardenerPunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Jungle BirdPunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | It's All Part of the PlanPunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Like It's Going Out of StylePunch Brothers | Punch Brothers | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Eldridge | Guitar, Vocal Harmony |
| 2 | Paul Kowert | Bass, Vocal Harmony |
| 3 | Noam Pikelny | Banjo, Vocal Harmony |
| 4 | Punch Brothers | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 5 | Chris Thile | Mandolin, Vocal Harmony, Vocals |
| 6 | Gabe Witcher | Fiddle, Vocal Harmony |
| 7 | Jason Wormer | Engineer, Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |