Following a spell of relative quiet, Phoebe Bridgers has reentered the fray with a full-on media blitz. Her acclaimed record Lost Weekend finally made its appearance just last month. She’s currently touring arenas under the no-phones rule that hounded her pre-release secret shows, and this weekend she even lands on screens worldwide, making her bona fide feature-film debut opposite Robert Pattinson in Lance Oppenheim’s eagerly awaited film Primetime. With Primetime opening today, Bridgers’ track for the soundtrack has dropped as well.
The Bridgers contribution to the Primetime soundtrack—already a contender in the Best Original Song conversation—is titled “On Video.” It was cut with the same team she recruited for Lost Weekend, suggesting it could originate from those album sessions. Bridgers co-wrote the piece with Jack Antonoff and Christian Lee Hutson, and she also co-produced it alongside Antonoff, Ethan Gruska, and Marshall Vore. Antonoff, Gruska, and Vore all contribute a breadth of instruments, as does Alex G, who sits in on additional production. Other players on the track include Hutson, Caroline Shaw, Benny Bock, CJ Camerieri, Will Maclellan, and Godflesh’s Justin K. Broadrick, who recently signaled another Bridgers collaboration in the wings. I’m guessing this is it!
“On Video” unfolds with a soft, hushed cadence before swelling into a distorted, guitar-forward chorus. Although the title hints at thematic ties to Primetime, Bridgers isn’t singing about Dateline NBC or anything of that sort. She debuted the song live in Chicago last week, but because of the no-phones policy, you had to be in the room to hear it. It’s a solid track—check it out below.
On Thursday night, Bridgers kicked off a three-night run at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Right after she finished “On Video,” she invited her boygenius bandmates onstage, and together they performed two songs, “Not Strong Enough” and “Cool About It.” It marked Bridgers’ first performance with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus since Grammy weekend in 2024. If you scour the web, you’ll find a few split-second clips from the set, but I’ll refrain from embedding them here—honoring the no-phones rule adds to the moment.
When the trio joined, Bridgers reportedly shouted, “Surprise, bitch!” Though it may not have felt like a surprise to everyone, given the earlier appearance by Baker and Dacus in the same venue—sitting in “CeLIBrity Row” for the New York Liberty game.
A few hours before Bridgers’ show last night, Dacus and Baker were spotted at a protest outside the UN General Assembly, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the assembly. Dozens of diplomats also walked out as he took the podium. Outside, hundreds of demonstrators clogged the street next to the UN, and police detained roughly 100 people, including Hannah Einbinder, Susan Sarandon, and Caleb Hearon. Baker and Dacus, however, were not detained.
And in lighter Bridgers news, it seems the artist has added some new ink to her collection.
With Justin K. Broadrick contributing to “On Video,” it’s only fitting that Godflesh’s second-to-last release, Decay, also lands today. Take a listen below.
“On Video” is now out via A24 Music, while Decay is out through Relapse. I’m eagerly awaiting the moment Primetime arrives in theaters.
