Noah Kahan on Phoebe Bridgers’ Return: ‘I Can’t Wait for Whatever She Does Next’

By Angie Martoccio

Angie Martoccio

Phoebe Bridgers returned to the stage on Friday for her first solo performance in three years. Held at the Liberty, a small club in Roswell, New Mexico, the singer-songwriter debuted four new songs — presumably from her new album, which fans have dubbed “PB3.“

Bridgers has kept a low profile since wrapping her tour with boygenius — her supergroup with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker — and announcing their hiatus in February 2024. There’s been an overwhelming amount of excitement for her return, and that includes from fellow songwriter Noah Kahan. On X, when a fan asked Kahan if he was “sat” for Bridgers’ new era, he replied, “I am leaving an imprint in my chair that will be studied by paleontologists for hundreds of years.”

Kahan has been open about his appreciation for Bridgers’ music, particularly around the release of her 2020 now-classic breakthrough Punisher. When speaking with Rolling Stone for his June 2026 cover story, he discussed how the album influenced his own songwriting — specifically Bridgers’ brilliant knack for specificity.

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