Description
At the heart of this remarkable quintet's debut is ex Nickelcreek composer-singer-mandolin player Chris Thile’s most formidable work yet, “The Blind Leaving the Blind”, a long-form, four-movement piece that combines the rigor of classical composition, the improvisatory excitement of jazz and the gather-round-the-mic intimacy of a traditional bluegrass session.
The four tracks that bookend “The Blind Leaving the Blind” were co-written by Thile and his band mates, with each musician contributing ideas and riffs to these shorter pieces. Though each track stands on its own, the adventurous, shape-shifting arrangements and Thile's forthright lyrics often reference the sound and subject matter of The Blind Leaving the Blind.
Product Details
- Artist
- Punch Brothers
- Original year of release
- 2008
- Label / Studio
- NONESUCH
- Year of release
- 2008
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Run Time (minutes)
- 56
- Cast & Crew
- Punch Brothers (Music Performer)
- Steven Epstein (Producer)
- Don Goodrick (Sound Engineer)
- Hyomin Kang (Sound Engineer)
- Richard (Sound Engineer)
Press Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- "PUNCH's speedy elegance and emotional depths counterbalance sheer instrumental craft and dazzle. Mojo (Publisher) (p.108)
3 stars out of 5 -- "Thile is the Hendrix of the mandolin....On PUNCH, the 26-year-old is swinging wildly at totems like marriage, God -- even the audience. And with a much more stately instrument. Paste (magazine)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Punch Bowl
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The Blind Leaving the Blind MVT 1
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The Blind Leaving the Blind MVT 2
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The Blind Leaving the Blind MVT 3
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The Blind Leaving the Blind MVT 4
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Sometimes
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Nothing, Then
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It'll Happen
