THE MEMBERS OF BOYGENIUS—Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus—seem less like a supergroup and more like best friends who happen to be gifted musicians. Sitting together for an interview with Newsweek, there is a lot of joking and laughing between the three Their chemistry is evident on their just-released the record (Interscope Records), boygenius’ first full-length studio album since their 2018 self-titled debut EP.
After touring together in 2018, the band members went back to their own busy solo careers: Bridgers released her 2020 album Punisher and in 2021, Baker put out her album Little Oblivions and Dacus released hers, Home Video.
“I think saying goodbye to each other felt like ‘until next time’ to me,” Bridgers says. “Did you guys feel that? Did you really feel like it was the last time ever?”
“In this band, I feel free to do what I want without judgment of it
