On the record, the members of boygenius craft songs about how we care for each other, why we choose each other and how this kind of closeness can transform us. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Indie icons Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus make up the supergroup boygenius. Shervin Lainez/boygenius hide caption
On its full-length album 'the record,' boygenius' friendship has never been stronger
Marcus King (by Jamie Stow), Molly Tuttle (by Emily DeHart), Ondara (by Galea McGregor) WXPN hide caption
Single art for "Neil Young On High" by The Ophelias. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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"I'm a person who spends a lot of time in my songwriting and in my daily life having an internal freakout about specifically which terminology I'm using for any conversation," Julien Baker tells NPR. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Singer Sam Dew. His debut solo album, Moonlit Fools, is on our list of the best new releases out on Feb. 26. Christian Lanza/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Julien Baker's new album is called Little Oblivions. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: The Sea The Sea, Julien Baker, Eve Adams, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, BONZIE Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Hayley Williams plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Phoebe Bridgers (center) and Matt Berninger (second from right) teamed up to record "Walking on a String," one of the best songs of October. Chloe Brewer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Illuminati Hotties, Julien Baker, Trupa Trupa, Torres Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker played a Tiny Desk Concert together as boygenius. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Boygenius performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 9, 2018 (Cameron Pollack/NPR). Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus as boygenius, Rubblebucket, Pedro The Lion and PAVVLA Courtesy of the artists hide caption
John Darnielle performs with The Mountain Goats at a 2015 concert in Birmingham, Ala. David A. Smith/Getty Images hide caption
Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus are boygenius. Lera Pentelute/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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