Julien Baker

Julien Baker

Julien Baker performing at Rough Trade NYC on January 25, 2016
Background information
Born (1995-09-29) September 29, 1995
Memphis, Tennessee
Genres Alternative rock, indie folk, ambient
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, electric guitar, piano, mandolin
Years active 2014–present
Labels Matador Records
Associated acts Forrister
Website Bandcamp
Notable instruments
Fender Telecaster

Julien Rose Baker (born September 29, 1995[1]) is an American musician and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee. She is a member of the alternative rock band Forrister, formerly known as The Star Killers.[2] She released a studio album, Sprained Ankle, on 6131 Records in 2015.

Personal life

Baker was born in Memphis, Tennessee[3] and grew up in Bluff City.[4] She learned to play on her father's guitar.[5][6] She attended Middle Tennessee State University[1] where she studied audio engineering and later English Literature before leaving school in order to tour full time.[7] Baker identifies as gay and Christian.[7][8]

Career

In 2010, Baker cofounded a band called The Star Killers, which renamed itself Forrister in 2015.[9][10][11] During her freshman year at MTSU, Baker began writing songs on her own, often in the university practice rooms late at night.[4][6] With a friend, Michael Hegner, she recorded an EP at Spacebomb Studios, which she self-released in the winter of 2014 on Bandcamp[12] which became the studio album Sprained Ankle, in October 2015.[11] Sprained Ankle topped many 2015 end-of-the-year lists and its success led to features in The New Yorker and The New York Times.[13][14]

On March 7, 2016 she performed on an NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert.[15] During that set she referenced a new song called Sad Song #11 which was later released and titled as Funeral Pyre [16]

She has opened for bands including Death Cab for Cutie, Conor Oberst, The Decemberists, and Belle & Sebastian. In 2017 she signed to Matador Records,[17] releasing a 7" of the songs Funeral Pyre and Distant Solar Systems. An LP, recorded at Tennessee's Ardent Studios with help from Sorority Noise's Cameron Boucher, is forthcoming some time in October 2017 (exact date not announced).

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 Townsend, Eileen (October 22, 2015). "Julien Baker Arrives". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Forrister
  3. ↑ "Julien Baker on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Gokhman, Roman (December 1, 2015). "Julien Baker: The Best of What's Next". Paste Magazine. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Nordstrom, Leigh (August 11, 2015). "Singer-Songwriter Julien Baker Hits New York". WWD. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Claymore, Gabriela Tully (October 26, 2015). "Read An Interview With Young Phenom Julien Baker And Watch Her "Sprained Ankle" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Fenwick, George (20 July 2017). "Julien Baker on queerness, the power of music and making people cry". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Syme, Rachel (29 April 2016). "Julien Baker Believes in God". The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Forrister - Forrister". Tumblr. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ Ladd, Olivia (February 23, 2015). "From Memphis to Murfreesboro: Musician Julien Baker Shares Her Passion". Sidelines. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Chiu, David (December 9, 2015). "Julien Baker's 'Real Life' Music Tugs at the Heartstrings". PopMatters. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ Mook, Aaron (November 11, 2015). "Julien Baker - 11/10/15". chorus.fm (formerly AbsolutePunk.net). Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ Syme, Rachel (April 29, 2016). "Julien Baker believes in god". The New Yorker.
  14. ↑ Williams, John (April 26, 2016). "Julien Baker: Sad songs that whisper and howl". The New York Times.
  15. ↑ Julien Baker: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, , March 7, 2016
  16. 1 2 Funeral Pyre, , January 6, 2017
  17. ↑ Matador Records
  18. ↑ Julien Baker, , AudioTree Live, February 10, 2016
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