The Record (Boygenius album)

The Record is the debut studio album by American indie rock supergroup Boygenius, consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. It was released on March 31, 2023, through Interscope Records.

The Record
Three hands in front of a pale blue sky, light shining from the bottom right corner
Studio album by
Boygenius
ReleasedMarch 31, 2023
StudioShangri-La (Malibu)[1]
GenreIndie rock
Length42:13
LabelInterscope
Producer
Boygenius chronology
Boygenius
(2018)		 The Record
(2023)
Julien Baker chronology
Little Oblivions
(2021)		 The Record
(2023)
Phoebe Bridgers chronology
Copycat Killer
(2020)		 The Record
(2023)
Lucy Dacus chronology
Home Video
(2021)		 The Record
(2023)
Singles from The Record
  1. "$20" / "Emily I'm Sorry" / "True Blue"
    Released: January 18, 2023
  2. "Not Strong Enough"
    Released: March 1, 2023

The Record received critical acclaim, and was awarded perfect scores by the likes of DIY, NME and Rolling Stone.[2] It went on to top the charts in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, marking the first number-one album for all band members, and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200.

Background and release

After releasing their debut self-titled EP Boygenius in 2018, the trio had since been working on their solo projects and had all released their respective albums—Little Oblivions by Julien Baker, Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers, and Home Video by Lucy Dacus—before performing as a group for the first time in 3 years on November 19, 2021.[3] Rumours about a debut album from Boygenius began spreading in late 2022–2023, after the trio was spotted in a photoshoot together in November 2022 and after Boygenius was announced to be on the 2023 Coachella lineup on January 10, 2023.[4][5][6]

On January 18, 2023, Boygenius announced the album, along with the release of three lead singles, "$20", "Emily I'm Sorry", and "True Blue".[7][1] On March 1, 2023, Boygenius released the album's fourth single "Not Strong Enough", along with an accompanying music video edited by Bridgers' brother Jackson Bridgers.[8] The song was sent to adult album alternative and alternative radio in the United States on March 13 and March 28, 2023, respectively.[9][10] The B-side of the vinyl version of the record ends with a locked groove at the end of "Letter to an Old Poet," resulting in the group repeating the phrase "waiting" until the listener lifts the needle.

The group will embark on two tours to support the album, the Re:SET Concert Series and The Tour.[11][12] The band also performed "Not Strong Enough" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and during Bridgers' opening set for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour.[13][14]

Composition

Kyle Lemmon of Flood Magazine stated that The Record "just plain rips as an indie-rock record".[15]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic90/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
Clash7/10[17]
DIY[18]
Exclaim!8/10[19]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[20]
NME[21]
Mojo[22]
Pitchfork8.2/10[23]
Rolling Stone[24]
Slant Magazine[25]

On review aggregator website Metacritic, The Record holds a score of 90 out of 100, based on reviews from 25 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] A five-star review by NME raved that The Record was an "instant classic" as a result of each Boygenius member "getting to know each other artistically and collaboratively".[21] Rolling Stone wrote that Boygenius were able to "transcend any kind of 'supergroup' cliché" through "recombining their individual styles into a different kind of chemistry for each song".[24] Matthew Neale of Clash praised Lucy Dacus' contributions to the album in particular with tracks "True Blue" and "We're in Love".[17] John Amen of PopMatters wrote, "Democratically curated and effusing a palpable enthusiasm, [The Record] stands as a testimony to the power of aesthetic commonality, enduring friendship, and the magic of teamwork, something we could all use more of these days."[26]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus), except "Leonard Cohen", written by Boygenius, HoJun Yu and Leonard Cohen.

The Record track listing
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Without You Without Them"
  • Dacus
  • Bridgers
  • Baker
1:21
2."$20"Baker3:20
3."Emily I'm Sorry"Bridgers3:34
4."True Blue"Dacus4:56
5."Cool About It"
  • Baker
  • Dacus
  • Bridgers
3:00
6."Not Strong Enough"
  • Bridgers
  • Baker
  • Dacus
3:54
7."Revolution 0"Bridgers4:17
8."Leonard Cohen"Dacus1:42
9."Satanist"
  • Baker
  • Bridgers
  • Dacus
4:50
10."We're in Love"Dacus4:54
11."Anti-Curse"Baker3:18
12."Letter to an Old Poet"Bridgers3:07
Total length:42:13

Notes

  • Paul Simon is credited for inspiration on "Cool About It".
  • "Leonard Cohen" contains portions of "Anthem" written and performed by Leonard Cohen.[27]
  • "Letter to an Old Poet" contains interpolations of "Me & My Dog" written and performed by Boygenius.[28]

Personnel

The Tour
The Tour
Tour by Boygenius
LocationNorth America
Associated albumThe Record
Start dateApril 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
End dateAugust 28, 2023 (2023-08-28)
Legs1
No. of shows29
Boygenius concert chronology

The Tour is the second concert tour[29] by American indie rock supergroup Boygenius, in support of their debut album The Record.[30] The tour was announced on March 28, 2023, and began on April 13, 2023.[31]

Background

In 2018, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus booked a co-headlining tour together,[32] and, after booking the tour, decided to record a six-song EP to help promote the tour.[33] The three ended up forming a band called boygenius, coming on stage together at the end of each show and playing the entire EP.[34] In 2023, the group returned with the announcement of their debut album, The Record.[35][36] That same month, the group also announced they would be heading out on the Re:SET Concert Series.[37] With the Re:SET Concert Series only hitting select cities, the group announced a proper headlining tour to hit markets not part of the concert series.[38] In February, they announced their first concerts in the United Kingdom and Europe.[39]

Critical reception

Reviewing the opening show in Pomona, Chris Willman of Variety described it as a "galvanizing gig", further commended Boygenius as they "managed to find the ideal balance and blend of voices, personalities and musical sensibilities".[40]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on April 12, 2023 in Pomona, California, United States. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.[41]

  1. "Without You Without Them"
  2. "$20"
  3. "Satanist"
  4. "Emily I'm Sorry"
  5. "True Blue"
  6. "Cool About It"
  7. "Souvenir"
  8. "Me & My Dog"
  9. "Leonard Cohen"
  10. "We're In Love"
  11. "Anti-Curse"
  12. "Letter to an Old Poet"
  13. "Not Strong Enough"
  14. "Salt in the Wound"

Encore

  1. "Bite the Hand"
  2. "Revolution 0"
  3. "Stay Down"
  4. "Ketchum, ID"

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
Leg 1 — North America[42]
April 12, 2023 Pomona United States Pomona Fox Theater Illuminati Hotties
April 15, 2023[lower-alpha 1] Indio Empire Polo Club —
April 22, 2023[lower-alpha 1]
June 6, 2023 Phoenix Arizona Financial Theatre Bartees Strange
June 8, 2023 Houston White Oak Music Hall
June 13, 2023 Asheville ExploreAsheville.com Arena
June 14, 2023 Wilmington Live Oak Bank Pavilion
June 20, 2023 Pittsburgh Stage AE Claud
June 21, 2023 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage Claud
Broken Social Scene
July 28, 2023 Vancouver PNE Amphitheatre Carly Rae Jepsen
Illuminati Hotties
July 29, 2023 George United States The Gorge
July 30, 2023 Bend Hayden Homes Amphitheater
August 1, 2023 Bonner KettleHouse Amphitheatre Illuminati Hotties
August 2, 2023 Boise Outlaw Field
August 3, 2023 Salt Lake City Library Square
August 5, 2023 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Leg 2 — Europe[42]
August 11, 2023[lower-alpha 2] Oslo Norway Tøyen Park —
August 12, 2023[lower-alpha 3] Gothenburg Sweden Slottsskogen
August 13, 2023 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen Muna
August 15, 2023 Berlin Germany Verti Music Hall
August 16, 2023 Cologne Palladium
August 18, 2023[lower-alpha 4] Hasselt Belgium Kiewit —
August 19, 2023[lower-alpha 5] Biddinghuizen Netherlands Spijk en Bremerberg
August 20, 2023 London England Gunnersbury Park Muna
Ethel Cain
August 22, 2023 Halifax Piece Hall Ethel Cain
August 23, 2023
August 25, 2023[lower-alpha 6] Saint-Cloud France Domaine National de Saint-Cloud —
August 27, 2023[lower-alpha 7] Edinburgh Scotland Royal Highland Centre
August 28, 2023 Dublin Ireland Royal Hospital Kilmainham Muna

Notes
  1. The concerts on April 15 and 22, 2023 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California are parts of Coachella.[43]
  2. The concert on August 11, 2023 at the Tøyen Park in Oslo, Norway is a part of Øyafestivalen.[44]
  3. The concert on August 12, 2023 at the Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden is a part of Way Out West.[45]
  4. The concert on August 18, 2023 at Kiewit in Hasselt, Belgium is a part of Pukkelpop.[46]
  5. The concert on August 19, 2023 at Spijk en Bremerberg in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands is a part of Lowlands.[47]
  6. The concert on August 25, 2023 at the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud in Saint-Cloud, France is a part of Rock en Seine.[48]
  7. The concert on August 27, 2023 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland is a part of Connect Music Festival.[49]

Charts
Chart performance for The Record
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[50] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[51] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[52] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[53] 43
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[54] 11
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[55] 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[56] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[57] 126
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[58] 8
Irish Albums (OCC)[59] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[60] 2
Scottish Albums (OCC)[61] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[62] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[63] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[64] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[65] 1
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[66] 1
US Billboard 200[67] 4
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[68] 2
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[69] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[70] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[71] 2

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