Boy Power: The Women of Boygenius on the Joys of Nourishing a Supergroup Without the Superegos
variety.comBoygenius are musing about what they did and didn’t intend to accomplish when they went into the studio to make “The Record.” The six Grammy nominations they just collectively reeled in for their first full-length album together?
Not actually part of the master plan. Neither was establishing themselves as role models for a much-needed sense of community across a swath of young America. “We didn’t set out to be like, ‘And we symbolize friendship!’” bandmate Julien Baker points out, musing about the benevolent qualities that have been attributed to the group. “We just were like, ‘Let’s make a good record.’” Fair enough.
But have we mentioned that Variety‘s Group of the Year does, in fact, symbolize friendship — to the point that the band has virtually become an iconic representation of trifold intimacy?
Sharing the bond the trio developed in the studio and on the road has been a key part of the appeal for the band’s avid fan base.
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