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Rolling Stone
All over The Record, they keep recombining their individual styles into a different kind of chemistry for each song. That’s why they transcend any kind of “supergroup” cliché. After all, supergroups are a dime a dozen compared to actual great bands. And boygenius leave no doubt about where they stand.
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NME
With their first full-length, the indie rock supergroup elevates their songwriting by combining the best parts of their artistry
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DIY
A story of unbreakable friendship and mutual respect
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Dork
Ambitious and inimitable, their first debut album is an earth-shattering feat
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10.0
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The Independent
Indie supergroup are greater than the sum of their parts on spectacular debut
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Evening Standard
Working together, they’ve pushed each other to surpass their origins in mighty fashion
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The Skinny
Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus treat us to a full-length record and it’s everything a debut album should be: exploratory, explosive and full of heart
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Albumism
There’s not a sound, or a vocalist, or a lyrical approach that defines it. But its lack of center is very much the point: three gifted musicians looking at the calamity of our modern world and saying, “here’s what we’ve got”
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The Observer
The US indie-rock supergroup skewer the male ego on this magnificent meeting of harmonies and minds
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Northern Transmissions
It is the individual contributions that work so well together, which make this album so worthwhile. Bridgers brings graceful melodies, Dacus a delicate mix of vulnerability and humor, and Baker delivers beautiful chaos to create what will be one of the best albums of 2023
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musicOMH
The three talents of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker combine to produce something greater than the sum of its parts
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Under The Radar
The record feels like a map of their relationship with each other, littered with treasured memories, callbacks, inside jokes, and shared inspirations. In every sense, it is a union of its creators’ art and voices
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8.3
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Entertainment Weekly
The debut LP from Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker gives each star a chance to shine, but it's their chemistry together that elevates its songs to great new heights
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Beats Per Minute
They’re not a supergroup, they’re just three very close friends helping each other have the times of their lives. And that deserves to be celebrated all the more
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Pitchfork
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus devote their debut record to their singular bond. Each amplifies the other’s songwriting, enriches the detail, and heightens the emotio
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Crack
The record, in showcasing and centering the friendship and musical partnership between three of the most gifted songwriters of the 2020s, could well be that moment
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Exclaim
None of them needs each other, just like the Traveling Wilburys or Crosby, Stills & Nash didn't need each other. boygenius exists simply for the joy of being together, and that togetherness makes them such a joy
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The Arts Desk
Subverting male hero worship is one of the things that’s so refreshingly brilliant about boygenius
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Gigwise
An early album of the year contender, for sure
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Mojo
The Record is beautifully integrated, each song feeling like an ongoing conversation, a harmonious thread they can pick up any time. It’s very much worth getting to know it. Print edition only
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The Line Of Best Fit
A bright and brilliant listen
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PopMatters
Democratically curated and enthusiastic, Boygenius’ The Record is a testimony to friendship, the power of aesthetic commonality, and the magic of teamwork
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Sputnik Music (staff)
It’s a manifestly imperfect album, but irresistible nonetheless
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8.0
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Spectrum Culture
Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker are able to perform as a unit while integrating their individual songwriting styles for a deeply layered and complex debut album
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The Irish Times
The superfluous “supergroup” tag that has been bandied about since news of their formation? Ignore that description. Simply put, these three women have made an album destined to be regarded as one of the year’s best
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Paste Magazine
In a surprise to no one, good things happen when three generational talents join forces to make an indie-rock album
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8.0
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All Music
Collectively, boygenius feels heftier and hookier than Baker, Bridgers, and Dacus do on their own, and this collective instinct towards immediacy pays great dividends: it's bracing to hear such introspective singer/songwriters embrace the pleasures of a united front
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No Ripcord
The record is not an epoch-defining instant classic. It’s just fine. Occasionally amazing, pretty in parts, patchy in others. It’s not uncommon for debut albums to be flawed; let’s try to enjoy the boygenius journey rather than trying to rush to the climax
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6.0
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The FT
Queens of indie Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker release a collaboration fit for the modern age
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Slant Magazine
Throughout The Record, Bridgers, Dacus, and Baker frequently return to the idea of an elusive search for identity. But they don’t seem to have found clarification just yet, failing to land on a collective identity or collaborative creative method that complements their myriad talents
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