So Punch Brothers released the rest of their Tony Rice tribute album, anyone else had a listen? I'd be interested to see what you think. Not one for the purists I imagine, I really like it myself.
We can discuss the Punch Brothers' newest release Hell on Church Street in this thread. What are your favorite songs? What stands out so far? How do you think this new release fits in with the rest of the band's discography? Leave all of your thoughts below!
Part of the press release is available below.
>Punch Brothers’ album Hell on Church Street is out now on Nonesuch Records. The album is the band’s reimagining of, and homage to, the late bluegrass great Tony Rice’s landmark solo album Church Street Blues. The record features a collection of songs by Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Bill Monroe, and others. An in-the-studio video of the band playing the album track “Pride of Man,” written by Hamilton Camp, may be seen below. Punch Brothers are now touring the US in support of the album, heading the California in the week ahead, followed by stops across the country, including Chicago, New York, and Boston; see below for details and ticket links or visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
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>Recorded at Nashville’s Blackbird Studio in November 2020, during a time of great uncertainty, Hell on Church Street was intended as both its own work of art and a gift to Rice, who died that Christmas. Punch Brothers said of Tony Rice and Church Street Blues: “No record (or musician) has had a greater impact on us, and we felt compelled to cover it in its entirety, with the objective of interacting with it in the same spirit of respect-fueled adventure that Tony brought to each of its pre-existing songs.”
