Punch (album)

Not to be confused with Punches (album).

2008 studio album by Punch Brothers

Punch

Studio album by

Punch Brothers

Released| February 26, 2008
Recorded| 2007
Genre| Progressive bluegrass
Length| 56:37
Label| Nonesuch
Producer| Steven Epstein
Punch Brothers chronology
| How to Grow a Woman from the Ground
(2006)  | Punch
(2008)  | Antifogmatic
(2010)

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Album artwork beneath outer sleeve
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Burlington Free Press| (feature)[2]
CanadaEast| (positive)[3]
Chicago Tribune| (feature)[4]
Daily Gazette| (feature)[5]
Denver Westword| (mixed)[6]
The Guardian| [7]
Time Out New York| [8]

Punch is the debut album by Punch Brothers. It was released by Nonesuch Records on February 26, 2008.

The centerpiece of the album is mandolinist Chris Thile's ambitious four movement suite, "The Blind Leaving the Blind". Thile says the piece was written in part to deal with his divorce of 2004. It was composed over the course of a year and a half using Finale composition software. About 30% of the composition involves some improvisation, "like a jazz lead sheet or a written out fiddle tune". Chris Thile has said that his goal was "to fuse the formal disciplines of jazz or classical composition with the vibrancy of bluegrass or folk music song writing".[9] The remainder of the album was co-written by the entire band.[10]

This album, like the group's previous effort How to Grow a Woman from the Ground, was recorded live, with only minimal use of multi-track.[11]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Punch Bowl"| Punch Brothers| 3:34
2.| "The Blind Leaving the Blind: First Movement"| Chris Thile| 12:13
3.| "The Blind Leaving the Blind: Second Movement"| Thile| 9:21
4.| "The Blind Leaving the Blind: Third Movement"| Thile| 11:58
5.| "The Blind Leaving the Blind: Fourth Movement"| Thile| 8:38
6.| "Sometimes"| Punch Brothers| 4:45
7.| "Nothing, Then"| Punch Brothers| 3:02
8.| "It’ll Happen"| Punch Brothers| 3:06

Nonesuch online download Bonus TrackNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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9.| "Bailey"| Punch Brothers| 2:07

iTunes exclusive Bonus TrackNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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9.| "I Know You Know"| Punch Brothers| 3:32

## Personnel

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* Producer: Steven Epstein
* Engineer: Richard King
* Assistant engineers: Hyomin Kang, Don Goodrick
* Mixing: Steven Epstein, Richard King
* Mastering: Steven Epstein, Richard King
* Cover photography: Autumn de Wilde
* Wardrobe: Shirley Kurata
* Studio photography: John Peets
* Design: Loren Witcher
* Executive producer: Robert Hurwitz

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Burlington Free Press review[permanent dead link‍]
3. ^ CanadaEast review
4. ^ Chicago Tribune review
5. ^ Daily Gazette review
6. ^ Denver Westword review
7. ^ The Guardian review
8. ^ Time Out New York review
9. ^ The Bluegrass Blog » Interview: Chris Thile & Chris Eldridge: bluegrass music news Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ The Bluegrass Blog » Interview: Chris Thile & Chris Eldridge Part 2: bluegrass music news Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
11. ^ The Bluegrass Blog » Interview: Chris Thile & Chris Eldridge Part 3: bluegrass music news Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Punch Brothers official website

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Punch Brothers

* Chris Thile
* Gabe Witcher
* Noam Pikelny
* Chris Eldridge
* Paul Kowert

* Bryan Sutton
* Greg Garrison

Albums|

* How to Grow a Woman from the Ground
* Punch
* Antifogmatic
* Who's Feeling Young Now?
* The Phosphorescent Blues
* All Ashore
* Hell on Church Street

Singles|

* "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"

Related articles|

* Nickel Creek
* Leftover Salmon
* How to Grow a Band

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* t
* e

Chris Thile

Solo Albums:|

* Leading Off (1994)
* Stealing Second (1997)
* Not All Who Wander Are Lost (2001)
* Deceiver (2004)
* How to Grow a Woman from the Ground (2006)
* Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1 (2013)
* Thanks for Listening (2017)

Nickel Creek:|

* Little Cowpoke (1993)
* Here to There (1997)
* Nickel Creek (2000)
* This Side (2002)
* Why Should the Fire Die? (2005)
* Reasons Why: The Very Best (2006)
* A Dotted Line (2014)

Punch Brothers:|

* Punch (2008)
* Antifogmatic (2010)
* Who's Feeling Young Now? (2012)
* The Phosphorescent Blues (2015)
* All Ashore (2018)

The Goat Rodeo Sessions:|

* The Goat Rodeo Sessions (2011)
* Not Our First Goat Rodeo (2020)

Chris Thile & Mike Marshall:|

* Into the Cauldron (2003)
* Live: Duets (2006)

Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer:|

* Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile (2008)
* Bass & Mandolin (2014)

Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau:|

* Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau (2017)

Related articles:|

* Nickel Creek
* Punch Brothers
* Mutual Admiration Society
* A Prairie Home Companion

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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