boygenius EP
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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
Boygenius’ lyrics are so strong, you could close your eyes and skip to any point of any song and find yourself being wowed in one way or another.
11mo
100
Within such a short span of time, boygenius manages to cover universal experiences of insecurity and perpetual, sometimes funny sadness, along with more individual situations like the instability of touring, all with the same specificity, cleverness, and dreamlike melodies that could not have come from anyone else, nor could it have come from these musicians individually.
11mo
100
The EP from the supergroup made up of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus widens the horizons of each artist while simultaneously nailing down what makes each one of them unique.
11mo
83
For anyone still struggling to tell any woman with a guitar apart, the deft collaboration and complex collective songwriting on the boygenius EP is a great place to learn.
12mo
80
The boygenius EP marks a stunning release from three singular artists. Hearing them integrate their particular gifts would be worth a listen alone, but the performances are so remarkable that the disc's background becomes trivial.
12mo
80
All these songs stand out for their craftsmanship and collaboration, not only between three artists but also three friends.
11mo
80
The lessons the EP documents are not always the most palatable, but the delivery is always as familiar as the wind, whether combing through fields or uprooting a mighty oak. This familiarity, in part, owes itself to the consistent clarity of vision maintained throughout the album as Bridges, Dacus, and Baker document shared trials with weary exasperation.
11mo
70
boygenius makes too many concessions to the solo work of its members when they could have been so much more.
11mo
70
Taken in as a small cache of excellent songs by three of the more talented songwriters of their era, Boygenius is a wonderful starting point, setting the scene for future collaborations that push into places each member couldn't get to on her own.
11mo
70
boygenius may be a one-off, but there is great potential there for more should they abide, what with their top-notch songwriting and three voices that coexist much more smoothly than the couples depicted in their songs.
11mo
each song bears the distinctive stamp of its creator, so the net result is much less of a collaborative songwriting effort than two Bridgers songs backed by Dacus and Baker, two Baker songs backed by Dacus and Bridgers, and two Dacus songs backed by Bridgers and Baker. given that the record came together quickly this is probably to be expected, but it leaves you wondering about the result of a more intimate collaboration, along the lines of Vile and Barnett, which I think is a better comparable ... read more
These three need to make this a full time gig because what they're doing here is pretty incredible.
Nearly one year later, I cannot help myself but listening this EP time to time. Boygenius is the supergroup Lucy Dacus/Julien Baker/Phoebe Bridgers, each one are respected modern singer songwriter.
When the three released material, oh boy I was excited. In 6 titles, boygenius crystalizes the best of woman singer songwriters wave of these recent years ... NO, it's too reductive to consider this supergroup being just a girl band.
There are amazing highlights such as Phoebe crescendo in Me and ... read more
When the three released material, oh boy I was excited. In 6 titles, boygenius crystalizes the best of woman singer songwriters wave of these recent years ... NO, it's too reductive to consider this supergroup being just a girl band.
There are amazing highlights such as Phoebe crescendo in Me and ... read more
I second this review by another AOTY-user, JohnLouisHoward (https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/johnlouishoward/album/119409-boygenius-ep/): the fact that this supposedly is two songs written by Baker, two by Bridgers and two by Dacus makes this EP a little scatterbrained. Which out of these songs you like most probably depends on who out of the three is your favourite. (And so mine are Souvenir and Ketchum, ID.)
When you have three of the decade's most critically acclaimed singer-songwriters forming a supergroup, there's little reason not to get yourself hyped up and on this debut release, Boygenius mostly warrant such excitement. An EP does hinder the band's ability to really flex their muscles and come together as an unstoppable unit but when they do, such as the folk ballad closer Ketchum or the utterly evocative Bite the Hand, the trio truly warrant this venture.
Full review can be found on my ... read more
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END OF YEAR LISTS
| #3 | / | The Wild Honey Pie |
| #3 | / | Under the Radar |
| #7 | / | Consequence of Sound |
| #8 | / | The Alternative |
| #11 | / | Esquire (US) |
| #12 | / | NPR Music |
| #13 | / | FLOOD |
| #16 | / | ABC News |
| #18 | / | Far Out Magazine |
| #20 | / | BrooklynVegan |
| #23 | / | Uproxx |
| #25 | / | Digital Trends |
| #27 | / | PopMatters |
| #29 | / | Billboard |
| #29 | / | Pitchfork |
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MISC LISTS
| #1 | / | Exclaim! (EPs) |
| #2 | / | The Bitter Southerner |
| #3 | / | The Needle Drop (EPs) |
| #4 | / | PopMatters (Folk) |
| #16 | / | Exclaim! (Pop & Rock) |
| / | Pitchfork (Rock) | |
| / | Stereogum (EPs) |
Track List
- Bite the Hand
- Me & My Dog
- Souvenir
- Stay Down
- Salt In the Wound
- Ketchum, ID
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Added on: August 21, 2018
