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Three songwriters in one group

boygenius is the American trio of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. Each member established an individual recording career before the three began working together, bringing distinct voices and songwriting habits to a shared project. The group formed in 2018 and released its self-titled debut EP through Matador that October. Its six songs introduced an approach based on close vocal harmonies, alternating lead roles, and arrangements that could move from quiet intimacy to a full rock-band sound.

From the EP to The Record

The debut EP includes “Bite the Hand,” “Me & My Dog,” “Souvenir,” “Stay Down,” “Salt in the Wound,” and “Ketchum, ID.” Their first full-length album, The Record, followed in 2023. Songs including “Not Strong Enough,” “$20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” and “True Blue” expanded the collaboration while keeping each writer’s personality audible. The companion EP The Rest appeared later that year.

Harmony and different perspectives

The music frequently explores friendship, dependence, vulnerability, and the difficulty of understanding oneself through other people. A song may begin with one member’s perspective and broaden as the other voices enter. That movement between individual testimony and collective singing is a defining quality of the group, both in acoustic passages and louder electric performances.