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Published 16:05 IST, November 11th 2020

Phoebe Bridgers announces new EP ‘Copycat Killer’, shares orchestral version of ‘Kyoto’

The rising star Phoebe Bridgers has announced a new EP titled Copycat Killer that features four new more orchestral recordings of songs from her album Punisher

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Phoebe Bridgers is an American Indie musician from Los Angeles, California. Well known for her performance as a solo singer and songwriter, she is also popular for being a part of musical groups namely Boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center. The rising star Phoebe Bridgers has announced a new EP titled Copycat Killer that features four new more orchestral recordings of songs from her critically praised album Punisher, which came out earlier this year. Phoebe has also shared a new video for the Copycat Killer version of her hit song Kyoto. Copycat Killer is due to be released on November 20 via Dead Oceans.

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Listen to Kyoto by Phoebe Bridgers Copycat Killer version below - 

Her songs are recorded with Rob Moose. The Grammy Award-winning arranger, and string player has arranged and recorded strings for artists such as Bon Iver, Paul Simon, Alabama Shakes, John Legend, Taylor Swift, The Killers, Moses Sumney, FKA twigs, HAIM, and more. The EP will firstly be exclusively available through Rough Trade on vinyl. Punisher has just come out at number 2 on Rough Trade Record Stores' new Albums of the Year list.

Phoebe Bridgers is on one of the two covers of their current print issue. Punisher includes Garden Song, and Kyoto, which were both number 1 on Songs of the Week list. I See You, was another one of the Songs of the Week, as well as I Know the End. Bridgers recently collaborated with Bright Eyes for their new song Miracle Of Life. She has also begun with her record label, Saddest Factory, which will operate in partnership with Dead Oceans.

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Phoebe Bridgers made her debut with the studio album named Stranger in the Alps (2017), followed by Punisher (2020) which received widespread critical acclaim. At the beginning of her career, she played guitar and sang lead vocals in Einstein's Dirty Secret, and played bass in Sloppy Jane. Bridgers' career soared when she met American singer-songwriter, Ryan Adams, through mutual collaborator Harrison Whitford. Adams produced Phoebe's major-label debut 7 inches, Killer, and released it on his record label, PAX AM. At this time the two began a romantic relationship. In 2016, Phoebe Bridgers also supported Julien Baker on her 2016 East Coast tour.

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Updated 16:05 IST, November 11th 2020