boygenius A Triangle of Trust
The term supergroup is primarily reserved for a band comprised of people well established at their craft—say, a quartet of recognizable rock stars. Although boygenius’ members have each released at most two albums, the term is already being regularly applied to the trio of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus.
Boygenius’ early supergroup status tells you all you need to know about the ascendant career trajectories of its members. Each singer/ songwriter has earned heaps of indie buzz and critical acclaim on the strength of her captivating solo work—all largely marked by witty insights, personal reflections, and vulnerable delivery.
From the earliest days of each artist’s career, both listeners and critics have grouped the three together—among other artists, who pretty much universally just happen to also all be women—thanks to these similar qualities and the artists’ simultaneous rise to indie prominence. All three developed a mutual admiration for the others’ work, and since they’re all currently at similar stations in life, they decided to turn a possibility to tour together in late 2017 into a full-blown project.
Baker and Bridgers already had experience on the road together. Shortly after Baker first heard Bridgers’ music, she personally contacted Bridgers, who wound up opening a bunch of Baker’s subsequent shows. “I made a point the entire
