On the heels of her triumphant Matador Records debut Turn Out the Lights and the critically acclaimed EP as one – third of boygenius (not to mention recent team-ups with Matt Berninger, The National, and Jack Antonoff), Julien Baker returns with her first new solo recordings in almost two years, previously only available as a Record Store Day Exclusive 7”. The Red Door/Conversation Piece 7” debuted at #6 on the Record Store Day Exclusive Singles chart, and both songs are now available, HERE, on all streaming services.
A fan-favourite during live shows, ‘Red Door’ is a lush and atmospheric track driven by Baker’s complex fingerpicking and a hint of slide guitar, her voice soaring as she pleads “set me on fire in the middle of the street/bend my knees, paint the concrete/the colour of my bloody knuckles/pulling splinters from the chapel door.”
A previously unreleased cut begun during the Turn Out the Lights sessions, ‘Conversation Piece’ is a meditation on loneliness, backed by delicate percussion and chiming guitars.
