Julien Baker – Little Oblivions

After she turned out to be an absolute insider tip with "Sprained Ankle" (2015) and "Turn Out The Lights" (2017), another impressive joint album with Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus as "Boygenius" followed in 2018.

Now the US singer and multi-instrumentalist is on the road again on solo paths.

In a way, "Little Oblivions" has become a band album anyway. Because instead of relying only on guitar and piano as on her first two albums, bass, drums, synthesizer, banjo and mandolin have now been added. However, Baker played all the instruments herself.

How it sounds, she already revealed with the first single "Faith Healer".

For the recording of the record, the singer went to her hometown Memphis, Tennessee. Grammy winner Craig Silvey, who has already worked for Arcade Fire and The National, was among those behind the controls.

The result is another highlight in Julien Baker's still young discography. "Little Oblivions" relies on a multi-layered band sound and the usual personal lyrics. Sounds excellent

"The musician (...) has neatly fattened up her previously low-key to minimalist-produced songs, with drums, bass, synthesizer and mandolin (mostly played by Baker herself) creating a powerful, dynamic, delightfully dark-sounding band sound." (Stereo, April 2021)