boygenius

Description

For fans of indie-flavored singer-songwriter music, Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus are already well on their way into that mythic rock-doc realm.

All three are relatively new artists the earliest of their solo debuts dates back to 2015 but each has subtly reshaped the contours of the genre. Bridgers merges Elliott Smith-indebted folk-pop melody with a conversational, thoroughly modern approach to storytelling; Baker imbues secular genres like roots-folk and emo-punk with an urgent spirituality; and Dacus navigates political and familial currents by incorporating elements of pop, blues and grunge into her bands sound. Their collaboration as Boygenius, marked by a stunning six-song self-titled E.P. due next month, represents a creative and interpersonal zenith for the three musicians a space where Bridgers, Dacus and Baker can become their very own rock & roll superheroes.

Rolling Stone