life is too short to listen to old music
Julien Baker
+ TORRES
Julien Baker
[ she/her ]
city: Memphiscountry: USA
genre: Alternative
styles: Ambient Folk, Art Pop, Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Slowcore, Singer-Songwriter
Sylvia
Single
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Julien Baker & TORRES’ Send A Prayer My Way was
written and sung in the best of the outlaw tradition—
defiant, subversive, working class, and determined to
wrestle not only with addiction, regret and bad decisions,
but also with oppressive systems of power. Mercifully, this
is only the beginning of the stories TORRES and Baker are
determined to tell. Because these are also songs about
radical empathy and second chances, and third chances,
and while there’s plenty of struggle and regret in here,
there’s also humor and defiance.
Send A Prayer My Way has been in the works for years.
Imagine two young musicians playing their first show
together at Lincoln Hall, a much-loved venue here in
Chicago. It’s January 15, 2016, and bone chillingly cold
outside, especially for a couple of southerners. When the
show is over and they’re shooting the shit, one singer
says to the other, “We should make a country album.”
This is the origin story, the stuff of legend in the world of
country music, and the beginning of a collaboration
between two artists already admired for their spare,
elegant lyrics as well as the courage to share their
struggles with those who love their music. It’s also the
beginning of creating a work that, like the most
enduring country albums, sustains and inspires, reminding
both singer and listener that not one of us is ever totally
alone in this world, that music is a steady companion.
latest releases
LP
Send A Prayer My Way
out on April 18, 2025
via Matador
Single
Sugar in the Tank
out on December 13, 2024
via Matador
Single
B-Sides
out on July 21, 2022
via Matador
EP
Little Oblivions (Remixes)
out on September 01, 2021
via Matador
Single
Ringside (Gordi Remix)
out on August 31, 2021
via Matador
Single
Bloodshot (Helios Remix)
out on August 10, 2021
via Matador
