After playing a show together in 2016, Julien Baker and TORRES agreed they should make a country album. The two share a penchant for spare, candid lyricism in their solo work, and brought that skill with them into the creation of Send A Prayer My Way, which was released on Apr. 18, nearly a decade after its conception. TORRES and Baker are known for confessional indie rock, and Baker is also known for her work with fellow musicians Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus in boygenius. Country may seem like a leap for the two, but their focus on lyricism—a foundational aspect of the genre—and their musicality carries them. Journalist Alexis Petredis writes for The Guardian that it is “an album that seems intent on doing things its own way, regardless of commercial expectation or trends of the genre. It’s beautifully made and gently powerful.”
WHO: Julien Baker & TORRES
WHEN: Monday, Apr. 28, 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show)
WHERE: Georgia Theatre
HOW MUCH: $39.50
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