Stranger in the Alps
Stranger in the Alps is the debut studio album by American musician Phoebe Bridgers, released by Dead Oceans on September 22, 2017. Background. "Stranger in the Alps" was produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska. Bridgers recorded the album in between tours over 2016 at Berg's studio in Brentwood, Los Angeles. The album's title is a reference to the edited-for-TV version of the film "The Big Lebowski", which changed Walter Sobchak's (John Goodman) line "Do you see what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass?" to "Do you see  what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?" Bridgers signed a recording contract with Dead Oceans in June 2017, and the album was scheduled for release on September 22. Critical reception. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, "Stranger in the Alps" received an average score of 82, based on 16 reviews; indicating universal acclaim. Josh Modell of "The A.V. Club" gave the album a perfect score, saying, ""Stranger In The Alps" alchemizes sorrow into redemptive beauty. It's never about wallowing, but about slowly moving through it. That difference , played out over some incredible, wise-beyond-her-years songwriting, makes it one of the best albums of the year." Personnel. Credits adapted from liner notes. Musicians Production Artwork