Overview
- Lost Weekend was released on Aug. 14 as a 16-track solo album and has drawn broadly positive reviews from major outlets.
- Swift praised the record on her Instagram Stories on Aug. 17, writing that she “hasn’t been able to stop listening” and calling it “an absolute triumph in every way.”
- Bridgers wrote the album during a period of personal loss and centers much of the record on the 2023 death of her father, including a voicemail from him on one track.
- The record expands Bridgers’ sound with longtime producers Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska plus contributions from Jack Antonoff, Alex G, Bo Burnham and boygenius members, while some guest credits are listed opaquely and have prompted speculation.
- Bridgers launched the album with phone-free planetarium and late-night listening events and will begin a phones-free arena tour in Indianapolis in September, a rollout designed to emphasize shared, undistracted listening and likely to broaden her audience after Swift’s endorsement.