Boygenius (EP)
Boygenius (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut extended play (EP) by American indie rock group Boygenius, composed of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. It was released on October 26, 2018 by Matador Records. Background. Singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus self-produced and recorded the EP over four days in June 2018 at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. The three made the decision to hire exclusively women for the process. Each member of the group brought one mostly-finished song to the studio that received further input from the other two ; Baker contributed "Stay Down", Bridgers contributed "Me & My Dog", and Dacus contributed "Bite the Hand". Three additional songs emerged during the recording process from the trio's own demos. Baker, Bridgers and Dacus formally announced the formation of boygenius in August 2018. On the same day, three singles, "Bite The Hand", "Stay Down" and "Me & My Dog" were released, and their eponymous EP was scheduled for release on November 9. On October 26, the EP was released digitally, two weeks ahead of schedule. Critical reception. "Boygenius" has received acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of  100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 13 reviews. Rhian Daly of "NME" gave the EP a perfect score, stating "it serves as a reminder of each musician's particular powers – Bridgers' ability to spin haunting, poetic folk-pop out of beautiful simplicity; Dacus' sage and, often, wry indie-rock; and Baker's dramatic, emo-tinged exorcisms of emotion. Its other side shows the prowess that comes from combining the three." Personnel. Credits adapted from liner notes. Boygenius Additional personnel