Unsung Adventures Of Punch Brothers CD + LP

Theseventh album Punch Brothers and its firstcomprisingall instrumental tunes as well as its first with fiddle player Brittany Haas, who joined the quintet in 2023 features eight new original compositions by the Grammywinning band as well as three traditional songs they arranged.The albums title is more than a play on words without lyrics to guide the listener, these are stories, impressions, and emotions communicated entirely with strings through melody, harmony, rhythm, and a literary sense of musical structure. For a band known for pushing acoustic music into unexpected places, going fully instrumental may be the most adventurous move they have made yet.The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothersis produced by the band and engineered by Joseph Lorge, who most recently received a Grammy Award for Best Engineered AlbumNonClassical for his work on Pino Palladino and Blake MillsThat Wasnt a Dream.Recorded at Guilford Sound Studio in Vermont last fall and winter, The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothersis an album of music without words. Thile, who founded the band in 2006, says, This music is the result of what feels to me like our deepest but also most joyful exploration of the American string band in the twenty years weve been making music together. Something about the dichotomy of all the water under the bridge plus a new, brilliant teammate in Brittany. We all felt like kids in a candy store so many possibilities and so much energy with which to pursue them, except with the kind of collective discipline and clarity of intent that only decades of collaboration affords.Regarding the first track, New Bike, Thile says, We discovered the first theme of New Bike during one of the first writing sessions for Unsung Adventures and it seemed thesisstatementy from the jump. Its downright euphoric to play and reminds me of being allowed to ride my new Diamondback Topanga mountain bike to the library for the first time when I was ten years old. We get that much of a thrill out of it and good Lord, when Britt takes off towards the end of the secondary gesture WHEEEEEEPunch Brothers, formed by Chris Thile in 2006, is known for pushing the boundaries of acoustic music. The band has garnered critical acclaim, including a Grammy for Best Folk Album for All Ashore2018. TheWashington Postapplauded them for taking bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart.Over the past two decades, Punch Brothers has become a pioneer in modern string music, with albums like Antifogmatic2010,Whos Feeling Young Now2012, andThe PhosphorescentBlues2015 showcasing the groups genredefying sound.Rolling Stonepraised their work as wild virtuosity used for more than just virtuosity, cementing their reputation as trailblazers in contemporary acoustic music. The bands most recent album,Hell on Church Street2021, is a reimagining of, and homage to, the late bluegrass great Tony Rices landmark solo albumChurch StreetBlues.Most recently, Punch Brothers have been focused on the bands musical variety show,The Energy Curfew Music Hour. Season One is available on all podcast platforms, with season two exclusively out on Audible. Season 1 was nominated for a Webby Award in the Podcast Features, Experimental amp Innovation category it also won Most Innovative Audio Experience, Best Live Podcast Recording, and Best Sound Design in the Listeners Choice category of the 2025 Signal Awards.