Phoebe Bridgers’ highly anticipated third solo album, Lost Weekend (released via Dead Oceans), has taken the music world by storm, scoring a massive 91/100 critical consensus on Album of the Year.

But does the record actually live up to the astronomical hype, or is it a classic case of critical groupthink?

In this episode of the NTTR Podcast, we run the album through the rigorous NTTR-Pop evaluation grid to see how it truly holds up for active listeners.

While the record is undoubtedly a sonically ambitious step forward from her previous work, we explain why the strict trade-offs of our criteria landed this record at a final score of 67/100.

We dissect the album’s brilliant highlights, the devastating emotional weight of her lyrics surrounding grief and her father's passing, and the specific pacing issues that make this 16-track, 52-minute album a challenging front-to-back listen.

What did you think of the album? Let us know your score in the comments below! 👇

• Artist: Phoebe Bridgers
• Album: Lost Weekend (Released August 14, 2026)
• Runtime: ~52 minutes (16 tracks)
• Producers: Phoebe Bridgers, Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska, Jack Antonoff, Alex G
• Key Collaborators: Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, Alex G, Blake Mills, Conor Oberst, Christian Lee Hutson, Bo Burnham, Caroline Shaw, Rob Moose

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