This Friday, April 18, two of music’s most iconic young songwriters Julien Baker (boygenius) & TORRES will release their highly anticipated debut collaborative album, Send a Prayer My Way. Send A Prayer My Way has been taking shape since Baker and TORRES shared a stage for the first time in 2016. After the show, one turned to the other and said, “You know, we should make a country album.” That...
After dropping hints for months and following the release of their debut single ‘Sugar in the Tank’, Julien Baker & TORRES are excited to announce their debut album Send a Prayer My Way, coming out April 18th. The album has been in the works since the two played their first show together in 2016 and at the end one singer turned to the other and said, “You know, we should make a country album.” This...
After playing the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Julien Baker & TORRES share the official video for their debut single ‘Sugar in the Tank’, directed by Caity Arthur and shot in collaboration with the queer country dance party Stud Country. Watch below! The clip features original choreography by Stud Country’s co-founder Sean Monaghan and star members of the Stud Country community. “We were so excited to cast...
Are they the new outlaws? After surprising fans with an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this week, today Julien Baker & TORRES have dropped their much-talked-about debut single ‘Sugar in the Tank’. Formed by their shared experiences of growing up queer in the south, ‘Sugar in the Tank’ not only reflects Julien Baker & TORRES’ love of country music, but joyfully reclaims the genre’s traditions and...
Nashville-based musician Becca Mancari (they/them) releases their remarkable third album Left Hand today via Captured Tracks / Remote Control. Following the release of their last record, Mancari was in despair, despite the undeniable success of The Greatest Part. Illness in their family, coupled with a disheartening studio session with a producer, led Mancari to begin the hard work of taking ownership of their existence by mending broken relationships and investing in their mental health. The transformative period of self-reckoning was...
Acclaimed Nashville musician Becca Mancari (they/them) announces the release of their third album, Left Hand, due out this August 25th via Captured Tracks/ Remote Control Music. Left Hand came out of a dark period in Mancari’s life, yet the self-produced album is anything but. Wide-open and welcoming, the music beckons all listeners, encouraging community among strangers. To that end, Mancari surrounded themself with some friends and long-time collaborators for the making of Left Hand. On Left Hand, Mancari offers the listener a collection of songs that should...
Julien Baker releases a new EP B-Sides. Intimate and emotional, the 3 never-before-heard songs were taken from the recording sessions for her critically heralded third full-length Little Oblivions. Baker has collaborated on studio recordings with Frightened Rabbit, Matt Berninger, Hayley Williams, Becca Mancari, Mary Lambert, and on stage with Justin Vernon, The National, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Gibbard, and others. Stream / download B-Sides here.
Julien Baker has announced B-Sides, an EP of tracks taken from the recording sessions for her critically heralded third full-length Little Oblivions. You can listen to ‘Guthrie’, out now, a gorgeous and hushed finger-picked ballad. The EP will be out digitally on July 21st and features three emotionally potent never-before-heard songs. Stream / purchase ‘Guthrie’ herePre-order / pre-save B-Sides here
Julien Baker has released Little Oblivions Remixes – via Matador Records / Remote Control Records – which sees tracks from her critically acclaimed album Little Oblivions reworked by notable contemporaries personally selected by Baker. The EP features contributions from Australian folktronica songwriter Gordi, singer-songwriter Half Waif,celebrated electronic composer Helios, Oakland artist and producer Thao, and UK experimental and industrial metal artist Jesu (Matthew Broadrick). Of Gordi’s take on Baker’s ‘Ringside’, the Australian artist notes, “I first met Julien in...
Earlier this month, Julien Baker announced the September 1st release of Little Oblivions Remixes EP, which sees tracks from her critically acclaimed album Little Oblivions reworked by notable contemporaries personally selected by Baker. Now comes a second preview from the EP ,with a rework of ‘Favor’ from Jesu, the moniker of pioneering UK experimental and industrial metal musician Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Napalm Death). Broadrick says: “Having already been a fan...
Earlier this year Julien Baker released her critically acclaimed album, Little Oblivions via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Now announced is the September 1st release of Little Oblivions Remixes EP on which select tracks off the album are remixed and reworked by some of the most notable artists in contemporary independent music. Hand selected by Baker herself, it features contributions from Australian folktonica songwriter Gordi, singer-songwriter Half Waif, celebrated...
Following her previously released singles ‘Hardline,’ ‘Faith Healer‘ and ‘Favor‘ which features boygenius collaborators Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus – Nashville-based, Memphis-native Julien Baker releases her new album Little Oblivions via Matador Records. Alongside the album, Baker share’s the lyric video for fourth single ‘Heatwave‘. Julien Baker recently announced her first streamed concert in support of the album, taking place on March 25 at 8PM AEDT. The fully-produced streaming concert will be broadcast from Nashville’s Analog (at Hutton Hotel) via STAGED, Audiotree’s acclaimed virtual concert series. Three screenings will air on March 25 to ensure fans worldwide can tune in during prime...
Julien Baker has shared another single from her forthcoming album Little Oblivions by way of a new single, ‘Favor’. The track follows up Baker’s previously released singles, ‘Hardline’ and ‘Faith Healer’. Fans can pre-order Little Oblivions here and the album will be available on February 26th via Matador. “I used to think about myself, like I was a talented liar,” Baker sings on the track, “turns out that all my...
Julien Baker has shared a new taste of her forthcoming album Little Oblivions by way of a new single ‘Hardline.’ Julien says, “A few years ago I started collecting travel ephemera again with a loose idea of making a piece of art with it. I had been touring pretty consistently since 2015 and had been traveling somuch that items like plane tickets and hotel keycards didn’t have much novelty anymore....
Julien Baker shares her take on festive classic ‘A Dreamer’s Holiday’. The track is out via this year’s Spotify’s Singles: Holiday Collection which includes a wide range of covers and originals, from artists across a myriad of genres. Listen HERE. “I chose ‘Dreamers Holiday’ because I found it incredibly unique as far as holiday songs are concerned”, says Baker. “It’s a very understated song- both lyrically and musically; while it’s...
Julien Baker will release her third studio album, Little Oblivions, on February 26 via Matador Records. Ahead of that, she reveals the first look at the album via ‘Faith Healer’, which introduces the exhilarating, widescreen musical palette and infectious spirit of risk-taking found on Little Oblivions, a transformative sonic shift from Baker’s more spare and intimate previous work. An essay on the album by poet, author, and cultural critic Hanif...
