{
  "id": 12167061,
  "title": "Phoebe Bridgers (and Nine of Her Collaborators) Talk Injecting ‘Fresh Blood’ Into Her ‘Lost Weekend’ Album’s Sound",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/phoebe-bridgers-and-nine-of-her-collaborators-talk-injecting-fresh",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/phoebe-bridgers-lost-weekend-collaborators-oral-history-1236352042/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six years separated Phoebe Bridgers' second and third solo albums, but it was anything but idle downtime. Between her 2020 breakthrough, Punisher, and 2026's Lost Weekend, Bridgers collaborated with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker on The Record, her Grammy-nominated debut as boygenius. She toured as a solo artist and opener on numerous Eras Tour dates with Taylor Swift. Bridgers also launched Saddest Factory Records as a label imprint of her Dead Oceans label and filmed her acting debut in Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime. The demanding schedule saw her ending a high-profile relationship with actor Paul Mescal, losing her father, Tony Bridgers, and starting a new romance with comedian Bo Burnham.\n\nBridgers' experiences inspired the songs for Lost Weekend. While some concepts dated back to 2022, the recording process began in earnest in 2024. This time around, Bridgers expanded her recording locations beyond Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, to Electric Lady Studios in New York and Tamarind in Los Angeles. She enlisted the help of Jack Antonoff for the first time, alongside additional contributions from Alex G. These additional musicians helped her stretch her predominantly rock sound to encompass melodic styles like ambient electronic and driving country.\n\nBridgers shared her new material in May at a club in New Mexico, initiating a series of secret pop-up shows across the country. Upon announcing Lost Weekend's arrival in August, she hosted listening parties in planetariums worldwide. The critically acclaimed album, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, has positioned Bridgers as a frontrunner for the 2027 Grammy Awards. With nine collaborators, Bridgers explained the emotional, unusual, and expansive world of Lost Weekend.",
  "summary": "Here's a deep dive into how they made her expansive new album — which could well wind up a multicategory contender.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}