A-Punk

Music by Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson and Chris Baio / Lyrics by Ezra Koenig / Produced by Rostam Batmanglij

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  • A-Punk
  • 2-Punk
  • 3-Punk
  • A-Punk (w/ Nick from Orlando) feat. Nick from Orlando
  • A-Punk (Live in St. Augustine) feat. Nick from Orlando
  • Lyrics

    Johanna drove slowly into the city

    The Hudson River all filled with snow

    She spied the ring on His Honor’s finger

    Oh-oh-oh

    A thousand years in one piece of silver

    She took it from his lilywhite hand

    Showed no fear – she’d seen the thing

    In the Young Men’s Wing at Sloan-Kettering

    Look outside at the raincoats coming, say OH

    His Honor drove southward seeking exotica

    Down to the Pueblo huts of New Mexico

    Cut his teeth on turquoise harmonicas

    Oh-oh-oh

    I saw Johanna down in the subway

    She took an apartment in Washington Heights

    Half of the ring lies here with me

    But the other half’s at the bottom of the sea

    129 live recordings

    Jul

    30

    2024

    The Armory

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Jul

    20

    2024

    Dillon Amphitheater

    Dillon, Colorado, USA

    Jun

    22

    2024

    KettleHouse Amphitheater

    Bonner, Montana, USA

    Jun

    20

    2024

    Climate Pledge Arena

    Seattle, Washington, USA

    Jun

    19

    2024

    Hayden Homes Amphitheater

    Bend, Oregon, USA

    Jun

    15

    2024

    Greek Theatre Berkeley

    Berkeley, California, USA

    Jun

    12

    2024

    Hollywood Bowl

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Jun

    9

    2024

    Arizona Financial Theatre

    Phoenix, Arizona, USA

    Jun

    7

    2024

    The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

    Irving, Texas, USA

    May

    30

    2024

    Primavera Sound

    Barcelona, Spain

    May

    26

    2024

    Radio 1 Big Weekend

    Luton, England, UK

    Apr

    13

    2024

    Coachella

    Indio, California, USA

    Apr

    8

    2024

    Total Solar Eclipse

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Jul

    29

    2022

    Fuji Rock

    Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan

    Oct

    30

    2021

    Outside Lands Festival

    San Francisco, California, USA

    Mar

    7

    2020

    Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival

    Okeechobee, Florida, USA

    Feb

    1

    2020

    Bernie Caucus Concert

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

    Jan

    9

    2020

    Enmore Theatre

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Jan

    4

    2020

    Falls Festival

    Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

    Dec

    12

    2019

    The Ally Coalition 6th Annual Talent Show

    New York, New York, USA

    Nov

    25

    2019

    La Riviera

    Madrid, Spain

    Nov

    24

    2019

    Razzmatazz

    Barcelona, Spain

    Nov

    19

    2019

    AFAS Live

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Nov

    18

    2019

    Ancienne Belgique

    Brussels, Belgium

    Nov

    16

    2019

    Le Zénith

    Paris, France

    Nov

    8

    2019

    Victoria Warehouse

    Manchester, England, UK

    Oct

    21

    2019

    Teatro Metropolitan

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Oct

    18

    2019

    Festival Coordenada

    Guadalajara, Mexico

    Oct

    8

    2019

    Red Rocks Amphitheatre

    Morrison, Colorado, USA

    Oct

    3

    2019

    CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU

    San Diego, California, USA

    Sep

    22

    2019

    Downtown Las Vegas

    Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

    Sep

    15

    2019

    Music Midtown

    Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Sep

    6

    2019

    Madison Square Garden

    New York, New York, USA

    Sep

    4

    2019

    Mann Center for the Performing Arts

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Sep

    3

    2019

    Agganis Arena

    Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Aug

    29

    2019

    Merriweather Post Pavilion

    Columbia, Maryland, USA

    Aug

    24

    2019

    James L. Knight Center

    Miami, Florida, USA

    Aug

    22

    2019

    Austin City Limits

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Jul

    12

    2019

    NOS Alive Festival

    Lisbon, Portugal

    Jul

    6

    2019

    Down the Rabbit Hole Festival

    Ewijk, Netherlands

    Jul

    5

    2019

    Roskilde Festival

    Roskilde, Denmark

    Jul

    3

    2019

    Open’er Festival

    Gdynia, Poland

    Jul

    1

    2019

    Trinity College

    Dublin, Ireland

    Jun

    30

    2019

    Glastonbury Festival

    Glastonbury, England, UK

    Jun

    23

    2019

    Firefly Festival

    Dover, Delaware, USA

    Jun

    22

    2019

    Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

    Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

    Jun

    9

    2019

    The Armory

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Jun

    8

    2019

    BMO Harris Pavilion

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Jun

    7

    2019

    Lawn at White River State Park

    Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    May

    10

    2019

    KCRW

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    May

    26

    2019

    Absolute Radio

    London, England, UK

    May

    25

    2019

    BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend

    London, England, UK

    May

    9

    2019

    iHeartRadio Theater

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    May

    6

    2019

    Radio.com Album Release Party

    New York, New York, USA

    May

    5

    2019

    Webster Hall

    New York, New York, USA

    May

    2

    2019

    Ulster Performing Arts Center

    Kingston, New York, USA

    Jul

    29

    2018

    Fuji Rock

    Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan

    Jul

    21

    2018

    Splendour in the Grass

    Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

    Apr

    13

    2016

    Bernie 2016 Rally

    New York, New York, USA

    Mar

    11

    2016

    Bernie 2016 Rally

    Summit, Illinois, USA

    Mar

    11

    2016

    Phi Gamma Delta House

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Aug

    22

    2014

    Reading Festival

    Reading, England, UK

    Jun

    13

    2014

    Bonnaroo

    Manchester, Tennessee, USA

    Jun

    8

    2014

    Governor’s Ball

    New York, New York, USA

    Apr

    6

    2014

    Lollapalooza Brasil

    Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Apr

    2

    2014

    Lollapalooza Argentina

    San Isidro, Argentina

    Mar

    30

    2014

    Lollapalooza Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    Dec

    10

    2013

    Live from the Artists Den

    New York, New York, USA

    Dec

    7

    2013

    KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Nov

    21

    2013

    Le Zénith

    Paris, France

    Oct

    11

    2013

    Austin City Limits

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Sep

    17

    2013

    BBC Radio 2

    London, England, UK

    Sep

    20

    2013

    Barclays Center

    Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Sep

    15

    2013

    iTunes Festival

    London, England, UK

    Aug

    11

    2013

    Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

    San Francisco, California, USA

    Aug

    4

    2013

    Lollapalooza

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Jul

    25

    2013

    EBS Gonggam

    Seoul, South Korea

    Jul

    12

    2013

    Optimus Alive

    Oeiras, Portugal

    Jul

    4

    2013

    Rock Werchter

    Werchter, Belgium

    Jun

    30

    2013

    Glastonbury Festival

    Pilton, England, UK

    May

    1

    2013

    BBC Radio 1

    London, England, UK

    Apr

    28

    2013

    Roseland Ballroom

    New York, New York, USA

    Apr

    21

    2013

    Coachella

    Indio, California, USA

    Mar

    17

    2013

    South by Southwest

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Mar

    15

    2013

    South by Southwest

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Jan

    25

    2013

    Big Day Out Adelaide

    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Jan

    18

    2013

    Big Day Out Sydney

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Oct

    6

    2012

    New Yorker Festival

    New York, New York, USA

    Jul

    15

    2012

    Pitchfork Music Festival

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Sep

    18

    2010

    iTunes Session

    New York, New York, USA

    Sep

    25

    2010

    Ex’pression Session

    Emeryville, California, USA

    Sep

    2

    2010

    In the Venue

    Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Jul

    11

    2010

    T in the Park

    Kinross, Scotland, UK

    Jul

    3

    2010

    Roskilde Festival

    Roskilde, Denmark

    Jun

    25

    2010

    Glastonbury Festival

    Somerset, England, UK

    May

    23

    2010

    Radio 1’s Big Weekend

    Bangor, Wales, UK

    Jan

    20

    2010

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    Burbank, California, USA

    Nov

    21

    2009

    Oxford Art Factory

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Oct

    23

    2009

    Soirée de Poche #12

    Paris, France

    Oct

    21

    2009

    Album de la Semaine

    Paris, France

    Aug

    30

    2009

    Reading Festival

    Reading, England, UK

    Jul

    4

    2009

    MTV Unplugged

    New York, New York, USA

    Dec

    7

    2008

    Miracle on Tremont

    Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Sep

    16

    2008

    The Glasshouse

    Pomona, California, USA

    Aug

    22

    2008

    Reading Festival

    Reading, England, UK

    Aug

    3

    2008

    Splendour in the Grass Festival

    Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

    Jul

    19

    2008

    Pitchfork Music Festival

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Jun

    21

    2008

    Popped Music Festival

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    May

    1

    2008

    MySpace Transmissions

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Apr

    23

    2008

    Jimmy Kimmel Live

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Mar

    19

    2008

    The Casbah

    San Diego, California, USA

    Mar

    13

    2008

    The Parish

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Mar

    8

    2008

    Saturday Night Live

    New York, New York, USA

    Feb

    29

    2008

    Later... with Jools Holland

    London, England, UK

    Feb

    8

    2008

    Williams College

    Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

    Feb

    4

    2008

    KCRW

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Feb

    1

    2008

    Amoeba Music

    San Francisco, California, USA

    Jan

    27

    2008

    Pitchfork Live

    New York, New York, USA

    Jan

    28

    2008

    The Late Show with David Letterman

    New York, New York, USA

    Dec

    16

    2007

    National Public Radio

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Dec

    3

    2007

    The Echo

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Aug

    11

    2007

    East River Art Project

    New York, New York, USA

    Jul

    22

    2007

    KEXP In-Studio

    Seattle, Washington, USA

    Oct

    9

    2019

    Red Rocks Amphitheatre

    Morrison, Colorado, USA

    Jun

    16

    2019

    Huntingon Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Jun

    17

    2018

    Father’s Day Weekend

    Ojai, California, USA

    Mar

    23

    2019

    Islington Assembly Hall

    London, England, UK

    Aug

    4

    2018

    Lollapalozza

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Aug

    25

    2019

    St. Augustine Amphitheater

    St. Augustine, Florida, USA