The Record (Boygenius album)

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All tracks are written by Boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus), except "Leonard Cohen" (written by Boygenius, HoJun Yu and Leonard Cohen) and "Cool About It" (written by Boygenius and Paul Simon). [41]

The Record
Boygenius - the record.jpg
Studio album by
Boygenius
ReleasedMarch 31, 2023
Studio Shangri-La (Malibu), Sound City Studios (Van Nuys) [1]
Genre
Length42:13
Label Interscope
Producer
Boygenius chronology
Boygenius
(2018)		The Record
(2023)		 The Rest
(2023)
Julien Baker chronology
Little Oblivions
(2021)		The Record
(2023)		 The Rest
(2023)
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

Personnel

The Tour

The Tour
Tour by Boygenius
LocationNorth America and Europe
Associated albumThe Record
Start dateApril 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
End dateOctober 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
Legs3
No. of shows36
Website xboygeniusx.com/tour
Boygenius concert chronology

The Tour is the second concert tour [45] by American indie rock supergroup Boygenius, in support of their debut album The Record. [46] The tour was announced on March 28, 2023, and began on April 13, 2023. [47]

Background

In 2018, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus booked a co-headlining tour together, [48] and, after booking the tour, decided to record a six-song EP to help promote the tour. [49] The three ended up forming a band called boygenius, coming on stage together at the end of each show and playing the entire EP. [50] In 2023, the group returned with the announcement of their debut album, The Record. [51] [52] That same month, the group also announced they would be heading out on the Re:SET Concert Series. [53] 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. [54] In February, they announced their first concerts in the United Kingdom and Europe. [55] A final fall US leg of the tour was announced in July including shows at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl. [56]

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". [57]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on September 28, 2023, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour. [58]

  1. "Without You Without Them" (from backstage)
  2. "$20"
  3. "Satanist"
  4. "Emily I'm Sorry"
  5. "True Blue"
  6. "Cool About It"
  7. "Souvenir"
  8. "Bite the Hand"
  9. "Revolution 0"
  10. "Stay Down"
  11. "Leonard Cohen"
  12. "Please Stay" (Lucy Dacus song)
  13. "Favor" (Julien Baker song)
  14. "Graceland Too" (Phoebe Bridgers song)
  15. "Voyager" (live debut)
  16. "We're in Love"
  17. "Anti-Curse"
  18. "Letter to an Old Poet"
  19. "Not Strong Enough"
  20. "Salt in the Wound"

Encore

  1. "Ketchum, ID"
  2. "Salt in the Wound"

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Record
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [84] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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