Julien Baker
Julien Baker (born Julien Rose Baker in Germantown, TN, on September 29, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to her solo work, Baker led the alt-rock band Forrister (previously known as The Star Killers) who released an album in 2015, and, from 2018, became co-founder of the 'supergroup' boygenius (alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus).
Baker's stark and soulful music is said to evoke names like Bon Iver, Daughter, and Natalie Prass. Read Full BioJulien Baker (born Julien Rose Baker in Germantown, TN, on September 29, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to her solo work, Baker led the alt-rock band Forrister (previously known as The Star Killers) who released an album in 2015, and, from 2018, became co-founder of the 'supergroup' boygenius (alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus).
Baker's stark and soulful music is said to evoke names like Bon Iver, Daughter, and Natalie Prass. Her first album, Sprained Ankle, was released in 2015. Her third album, Little Oblivions, was released in 2021.
Baker honed her music skills while playing in her high school band, Forrister, with whom she continued to perform while attending college. After writing a batch of songs that didn't seem to fit the group's more rock-oriented vibe, Baker headed to Matthew E. White's Spacebomb Studios in Richmond, Virginia to begin recording what would eventually become her solo debut, 2015's Sprained Ankle. Issued by 6131 Records, it reached number 23 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and led to an invitation to join the Matador Records roster. With a more expansive sound and equally intimate lyrics, the self-produced follow-up, 2017's Turn Out the Lights, was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis. It landed on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 78.
She then joined fellow indie singer/songwriters Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus in the trio Boygenius. Together they issued their eponymous EP in late 2018, also on Matador. Bridgers and Dacus appear on the track, "Favor," from Baker's third solo set, 2021's Little Oblivions that was self-produced and recorded in Memphis.
Baker's stark and soulful music is said to evoke names like Bon Iver, Daughter, and Natalie Prass. Read Full BioJulien Baker (born Julien Rose Baker in Germantown, TN, on September 29, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to her solo work, Baker led the alt-rock band Forrister (previously known as The Star Killers) who released an album in 2015, and, from 2018, became co-founder of the 'supergroup' boygenius (alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus).
Baker's stark and soulful music is said to evoke names like Bon Iver, Daughter, and Natalie Prass. Her first album, Sprained Ankle, was released in 2015. Her third album, Little Oblivions, was released in 2021.
Baker honed her music skills while playing in her high school band, Forrister, with whom she continued to perform while attending college. After writing a batch of songs that didn't seem to fit the group's more rock-oriented vibe, Baker headed to Matthew E. White's Spacebomb Studios in Richmond, Virginia to begin recording what would eventually become her solo debut, 2015's Sprained Ankle. Issued by 6131 Records, it reached number 23 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and led to an invitation to join the Matador Records roster. With a more expansive sound and equally intimate lyrics, the self-produced follow-up, 2017's Turn Out the Lights, was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis. It landed on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 78.
She then joined fellow indie singer/songwriters Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus in the trio Boygenius. Together they issued their eponymous EP in late 2018, also on Matador. Bridgers and Dacus appear on the track, "Favor," from Baker's third solo set, 2021's Little Oblivions that was self-produced and recorded in Memphis.
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Souvenir
Julien Baker Lyrics
Dreamcatcher in the rearview mirror
Hasn't caught a thing yet
Twenty dollars in souvenirs
Anything's worth trying
To stay out of your nightmares
Few hours in your dream last night
Always end up dying
You said because of course I did
Always managed to move in
Right next to cemeteries
And never far from hospitals
I don't know what that tells you about me
Pulling thorns out of my palm
Working midnight surgery
When you cut a hole into my skull
Do you hate what you see?
Like I do
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: Julien Rose Baker, Lucy Elizabeth Dacus, Phoebe L. Bridgers
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Catherine
Dreamcatcher in the rearview mirror
Hasn't caught a thing yet
Twenty dollars in souvenirs
Anything's worth trying
To stay out of your nightmares
Few hours in your dreams last night
Always end up dying
You said because of course I did
Always managed to move in
Right next to the cemeteries
And never far from hospitals
I don't know what that tells you about me
Pulling thorns out of my palm
Working midnight surgery
When I cut a hole into my skull
Do you hate what you see?
Like I do
Eric Q
Dreamcatcher in the rear-view mirror,
Hasn’t caught a thing yet.
Twenty dollars in souvenirs
Anythings worth Bi-den.
To stay out of red nightmares
You see Biden was in our dreams last night.
Always end up voting Biden.
You said of course I’m blue.
Oh. Oh.
Steven Kyle
At 2:18 “You cut a hole into my skull, do you hate what you see like I do?” Reminds me so much of high school being an awkward bullied kid struggling to come out as gay. That lyric really resonates with me as well as the whole song.
Dustin Peterson
You are an amazing human either way! Just know we all aren't the same. There is hope. There is love.
danielcorbeille
Steven Kyle Hi Steve, just wanted to wish you success as a gay person. Daniel
Catherine
Dreamcatcher in the rearview mirror
Hasn't caught a thing yet
Twenty dollars in souvenirs
Anything's worth trying
To stay out of your nightmares
Few hours in your dreams last night
Always end up dying
You said because of course I did
Always managed to move in
Right next to the cemeteries
And never far from hospitals
I don't know what that tells you about me
Pulling thorns out of my palm
Working midnight surgery
When I cut a hole into my skull
Do you hate what you see?
Like I do
Olivia Jameson-Myers
You all are amazing ! It's all so poetic and mesmerising , can't wait to listen to this while travelling ❤️
Mr Ovid
Thinking of the same thing
Douglas Kurjata
I get very bad anxiety in a plane, this has been my go to song!
Matthew Verkamp
My favorite song off of their ep. It’s so beautiful.
Hard Lies
These girls and their whole vibe and energy is amazing and music is just wonderful I love you guys from the bottom of my soul
Bauron A
Came on in my indie radio on Spotify.
Have been getting a lot of solid diamonds on it lately.
Don't care if this was on a tv show or not.
Usually get on a show through some business deal or a producer connection.
Just a great song.