Phoebe Bridgers Plays Eight Unreleased Songs at Phones-Free Madison Square Garden Show
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Hattie Lindert
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Phoebe Bridgers performed a surprise pop-up show at Madison Square Garden, playing eight unreleased songs to a sold-out crowd. The concert was a phones-free event, encouraging attendees to be present and engaged without devices. The show featured 1970s kitsch aesthetics and new material from the artist known for her introspective songwriting about memory, loss, and personal history.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledThis song is about the past. But that's every song.
In her songs, collective and personal history are both alive and instructive—a pathway to understanding who you are, and who it is you're becoming.
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