The Phosphorescent Blues

The Phosphorescent Blues
Studio album by Punch Brothers
Released	January 27, 2015
Genre	Progressive bluegrass
Length	46:47
Label	Nonesuch Records
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Punch Brothers chronology
Who's Feeling Young Now? (2012) The Phosphorescent Blues (2015) The Wireless (2015)

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The Music

The Phosphorescent Blues is the fourth studio album by the American group Punch Brothers, released on January 27, 2015. The band announced the release of the album's first single, "I Blew It Off", on November 17, 2014. On December 4, 2014, the group announced the album's name and release date, along with the second single, "Julep". Julep was nominated for Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards. The album's cover is from the René Magritte painting The Lovers (1928).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Familiarity"		10:23
2.	"Julep"		5:26
3.	"Passepied"	Claude Debussy	3:30
4.	"I Blew It Off"		3:07
5.	"Magnet"		3:14
6.	"My Oh My"		4:19
7.	"Boll Weevil"		2:36
8.	"Prélude"	Alexander Scriabin	0:58
9.	"Forgotten"		4:17
10.	"Between 1st and A"		4:15
11.	"Little Lights"		4:42

Vinyl-exclusive

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Sleek White Baby"
13.	"Clementine"	Elliott Smith
14.	"The Hops of Guldenberg"		4:52
15.	"The Wireless"

Personnel

• Chris Thile – lead vocals, bouzouki, mandola, mandolin
• Noam Pikelny – banjo
• Chris Eldridge – acoustic guitar
• Paul Kowert – bass
• Gabe Witcher – fiddle
• Jay Bellerose – drums
• T Bone Burnett – electric guitars on "I Blew It Off", "Magnet" and "Little Lights"