Punch Brothers Perform ‘Magnet’ on ‘Conan’ [WATCH]

The Punch Brothers recently hit the stage at Conan to perform "Magnet," a song off their new album, The Phosphorescent Blues.

The record hit stores on Jan. 27 and is the band's fourth studio release. The Phosphorescent Blues was inspired by the complicated relationship between humanity and technology as people become increasingly connected to the internet and social media. The Punch Brothers worked on the album with legendary producer T Bone Burnett, who had been thinking along the same lines.

"We often go to bars after shows or writing sessions, to be around other people for a little while. And I’d see people just like me on their phones, telling people they wish they were there, texting people who really are there. Then a song would come on that somebody likes, and then they see that someone else does too, and maybe they both sing it together, and that moment is spiritual, some shared experience, and they are interacting, in the flesh, with their fellow man. And that’s communion,” frontman Chris Thile says. “Many of the songs on this record dive into that: How do we cultivate beautiful, three-dimensional experiences with our fellow man in this day and age?”

The album is available for download on iTunes and Amazon. A vinyl version of The Phosphorescent Blues is set for release on Feb. 24 and can be pre-ordered here.

The Punch Brothers also recently appeared as the musical guest on an episode of A Prairie Home Companion that was guest-hosted by Thile. The episode can be heard at PrairieHome.org.