Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers is a Pasadena singer-songwriter whose intimate solo records sit alongside her work in boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center.
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Overview
- From
- Pasadena, California
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and record producer
- Solo debut
- Stranger in the Alps (2017)
- Breakout
- Punisher (2020), followed by four 2021 Grammy nominations
- Bands
- boygenius; Better Oblivion Community Center
Mini bio
How it started.
Phoebe grew up in Pasadena, learning songs on piano and on a guitar given to her at 11. She studied music at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, then spent a year playing around Los Angeles after graduation. Her 2015 “Killer” single and a 2016 tour with Julien Baker helped introduce her music to a wider audience.
Finding her voice.
Her 2017 debut Stranger in the Alps brought together “Motion Sickness,” “Funeral” and “Scott Street.” Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska helped produce the record. Punisher followed in 2020, with “Kyoto” and the sweeping closer “I Know the End,” and earned her four Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist.
Making things together.
With Conor Oberst, she released the Better Oblivion Community Center album in 2019. With Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, she writes, sings and produces as boygenius. Their 2023 album the record led to three Grammy wins in 2024; her SZA collaboration “Ghost in the Machine” brought a fourth.
Building beyond her own records.
She launched Saddest Factory in 2020 to release other artists’ music. Following a trademark dispute, its releases moved under Dead Oceans in 2026. That year also brought her third solo album, Lost Weekend, and a return to touring.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Lost WeekendSolo artist
- 2026On VideoWriter and performer, Primetime soundtrack
- 2023the recordVocals, co-writer and producer, boygenius
- 2022Ghost in the MachineFeatured artist with SZA
- 2020PunisherSolo artist
- 2019Better Oblivion Community CenterDuo member and co-producer with Conor Oberst
- 2017Stranger in the AlpsSolo artist
Awards
- Grammy Award · Best Alternative Music Album2024 · the record, with boygenius
- Grammy Award · Best Rock Performance2024 · “Not Strong Enough,” with boygenius
- Grammy Award · Best Rock Song2024 · “Not Strong Enough,” co-written with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus
- Grammy Award · Best Pop Duo/Group Performance2024 · “Ghost in the Machine,” with SZA
Quotes
I just always knew it was what I was going to do.Phoebe Bridgers, The FADER
In a 2018 cover interview, she reflected on growing up with music and knowing she wanted to make it her life.
Trivia
- Her first guitar was a gift from a family friend she called “Uncle Dave.”
- Her younger brother Jackson was named after Jackson Browne.
- Carla Azar of Autolux introduced her to Elliott Smith’s music.
- “Smoke Signals” and “Motion Sickness” were written in an Idaho cabin and were the last songs written for Stranger in the Alps.
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