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Phoebe Bridgers Releases “Lost Weekend” After Six Years

8/5/2026

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Phoebe Bridgers released Lost Weekend, her first solo album in six years.
The album blends ambient interludes, vocoder-heavy minimalism, country and synthetic drums, with Jack Antonoff on synths.
Its lyrics explore Bridgers’s self-imposed disappearance, grief over her late father and the breakup with actor Paul Mescal.
Bridgers, who won the most Grammy awards in 2024, previously sang on tracks by Taylor Swift, Lorde and Paul McCartney.

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Story summary

Phoebe Bridgers released Lost Weekend, her first solo album in six years.
The album blends ambient interludes, vocoder-heavy minimalism, country and synthetic drums, with Jack Antonoff on synths.
Its lyrics explore Bridgers’s self-imposed disappearance, grief over her late father and the breakup with actor Paul Mescal.
Bridgers, who won the most Grammy awards in 2024, previously sang on tracks by Taylor Swift, Lorde and Paul McCartney.