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{{Short description|American indie rock supergroup}}
{{For-multi|the EP of the same name|Boygenius (EP){{!}}''Boygenius'' (EP)|other uses|Boy Genius (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Boygenius
| image             = BoygeniusKingstonEarly240823_(20_of_45).jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Boygenius performing in 2023; left to right: [[Phoebe Bridgers]], [[Julien Baker]], and [[Lucy Dacus]]
| origin            = United States
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[folk rock]]|[[indie folk]]}}
| years_active      = {{hlist|2018–2024{{efn-ua|Indefinite hiatus}}}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[Matador Records|Matador]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| website           = {{URL|xboygeniusx.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Julien Baker]]
* [[Phoebe Bridgers]]
* [[Lucy Dacus]]
}}
'''Boygenius''' (stylized in all lowercase) is an American [[indie rock]] [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]]<!--Do not remove this sourced classification! See talk page.--><ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/boygenius-julien-baker-phoebe-bridgers-lucy-dacus-the-record-interview-1234660514/amp/|title=How boygenius Became the World's Most Exciting Supergroup|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=January 19, 2023|date=January 19, 2023|first=Angie|last=Martoccio}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/boygenius-reunite-new-music-the-record-1234659530/amp/|title=Boygenius Are Back in Town to Save 2023|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=January 19, 2023|date=January 18, 2023|first=Angie|last=Martoccio|quote= Well, the wait is over:The indie supergroup — consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus — will finally release a full-length debut, titled The Record, slated for March 31 via Interscope!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/boygenius-20/amp/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|title=boygenius: "$20" Track Review|first=Cat|last=Zhang|date=January 18, 2023|accessdate=January 19, 2023|quote=The supergroup announces its long-awaited return with a three-song sampler.}}</ref><ref name=BoyGVogue2018>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/boygenius-oral-history-lucy-dacus-phoebe-bridgers-julien-baker|title=A Brief Oral History of Boygenius|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|first=Bridget|last=Read|accessdate=January 19, 2023|date=October 31, 2018|quote=When the band was announced earlier this summer, Boygenius (styled “boygenius”) instantly became the Infinity War of female-led indie-rock outfits: Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, and Phoebe Bridgers, having been lassoed into the same Spotify playlists and genre profiles for the past few years anyway, decided to combine their efforts into one supergroup.}}</ref> consisting of American singer-songwriters [[Julien Baker]], [[Phoebe Bridgers]], and [[Lucy Dacus]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus Formed an Indie-Rock Supergroup |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 11, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/arts/music/boygenius-julien-baker-phoebe-bridgers-lucy-dacus.html|last1=Coscarelli |first1=Joe }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing boygenius, a Supergroup of Indie-Rock Cool Girls |date=August 21, 2018 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/boygenius-lucy-dacus-phoebe-bridgers-julien-baker-indie-rock-group}}</ref> They debuted with their [[Boygenius (EP)|self-titled EP]] in 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/boygenius-are-the-egoless-supergroup-of-your-indie-rock-dreams/|title=boygenius Are the Egoless Supergroup of Your Indie Rock Dreams|last=Mapes|first=Jillian|date=October 18, 2018|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/boygenius-is-driven-by-the-spirit-of-solidarity|title=Boygenius Is Driven by the Spirit of Solidarity|last=Battan|first=Carrie|edition=November 12, 2018|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref><ref name="BoygeniusNPR">{{cite web |last1=Larusso |first1=Marissa |title=Hear New Music From Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus' Supergroup Boygenius |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/639528019/hear-new-music-from-phoebe-bridgers-julien-baker-lucy-dacus-supergroup-boygenius |website=[[NPR]] |date=August 21, 2018 }}</ref> and then returned after a hiatus with their debut studio album, ''[[The Record (Boygenius album)|The Record]]'' (2023), which was both a critical and commercial success, winning the members three [[Grammy Awards]] and one [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]]. Labeled an "instant classic" by ''[[NME]]'',<ref name="Campbell">{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Boygenius - 'The Record' review: the instant classic we were hoping for |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/boygenius-the-record-review-the-instant-classic-we-were-hoping-for-3419059 |access-date=March 27, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> it topped the charts in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, and peaked at number four on the [[Billboard 200|U.S. ''Billboard'' 200]]. Their second EP, ''The Rest'', was released on October 13, 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |date=2023-09-26 |title=Boygenius Promise 'The Rest' With Upcoming EP |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/boygenius-the-rest-ep-announce-1234831301/ |access-date=2023-09-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> The group is currently on hiatus.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Iorizzo |first=Ellie |date=2024-02-05 |title=Boygenius confirm hiatus after scooping multiple Grammy awards |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/grammy-boygenius-b1137005.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |newspaper=[[Evening Standard]] |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
===2018: Formation, EP, and tour===
{{main|Boygenius (EP)}}
[[File:Boygenius.png|thumb|right|[[Julien Baker]] (left, April 2018), [[Phoebe Bridgers]] (center, July 2018), and [[Lucy Dacus]] (right, October 2019)|upright=1.25]]
Bridgers has called the formation of the group "kind of an accident," wherein each of the members were simply fans of each other's work and then became friends.<ref name=BoyGVogue2018/> Both Dacus and Bridgers had opened for Baker on separate tours in 2016, and they all ran in similar circles as young up-and-coming performers navigating the [[Independent music|indie]] scene.<ref name="Phoebe Bridgers's Frank, Anxious Music">{{cite magazine |last1=Petrusich |first1=Amanda |title=Phoebe Bridgers's Frank, Anxious Music |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/phoebe-bridgers-frank-anxious-music |magazine=The New Yorker |date=May 15, 2020 |publisher=Conde Nast}}</ref><ref name="Boygenius is Driven by the Spirit of Solidarity">{{cite magazine |last1=Battan |first1=Carrie |title=Boygenius Is Driven by the Spirit of Solidarity |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/boygenius-is-driven-by-the-spirit-of-solidarity?reload |magazine=The New Yorker |date=November 2, 2018 |publisher=Conde Nast}}</ref>

The three became close and shared their frustrations of constantly being compared to each other as "[[women in rock]]" despite their considerably different musical styles.<ref name="BoygeniusGQ">{{cite web |last1=Rollins |first1=Samantha |title=Boygenius is Bigger Than the Moment |url=https://www.gq.com/story/boygenius-julien-baker-phoebe-bridgers-lucy-dacus-interview |website=[[GQ]] |date=November 15, 2018 |publisher=Conde Nast}}</ref> Dacus has commented that the idea of women in music "should not be remarkable whatsoever," with Bridgers adding, "it's not a genre."<ref name="BoygeniusGQ" /> Each has spoken on the tendency of the music industry to pit women against each other, and the group was formed in part to reject this idea.<ref name="BoyGVogue2018" /><ref name="BoygeniusGQ" /> "I hope people see the three of us and know there isn't competition," Dacus has said. "You don't have to compete with your contemporaries. You can make something good with people you admire."<ref name="BoygeniusUndertheRadar">{{cite web |last1=Conner |first1=Matt |title=boygenius - The Under the Radar Cover Story |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/boygenius_-_the_under_the_radar_cover_story/ |website=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |publisher=Under the Radar Magazine}}</ref>

Baker had joked to Dacus years before about a "pipe dream" that they could one day all form a band.<ref name="BoygeniusKEXP">{{cite web |last1=Albertson |first1=Jasmine |title=Boygenius Give Emotive Debut Television Performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers |url=https://www.kexp.org/read/2018/11/6/boygenius-give-emotive-debut-television-performance-late-night-seth-meyers/ |website=KEXP.org |publisher=KEXP-FM}}</ref> The three decided to book a [[Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers with Lucy Dacus Tour|co-headlining tour]] in early 2018, and they originally planned to record a single or cover so that they could perform something together on stage.<ref name="BoyGVogue2018" /> Upon meeting up that summer, however, they found themselves overwhelmed with ideas, and they ended up forming the band, writing, recording, and self-producing the ''[[Boygenius (EP)|Boygenius]]'' [[Extended play|EP]] in four days, with the process involving almost exclusively women.<ref name="BoygeniusUndertheRadar" /><ref name="BoygeniusNYT">{{cite news |last1=Coscarelli |first1=Joe |title=Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus Formed an Indie-Rock Supergroup |work=The New York Times |date=September 11, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/arts/music/boygenius-julien-baker-phoebe-bridgers-lucy-dacus.html }}</ref>

Each brought one full song and one incomplete idea with them to the group.<ref name="BoygeniusNewsweek">{{cite web |last1=Schonfeld |first1=Zach |title=How All-Female Supergroup Boygenius is Changing Indie Rock |url=https://www.newsweek.com/2018/11/09/boygenius-julien-baker-lucy-dacus-phoebe-bridgers-supergroup-ep-interview-1194109.html |website=Newsweek|date=October 31, 2018 }}</ref> They sought to create an environment free of the competitiveness and "bravado" they had often encountered in previous experiences, and they have remarked that the absence of adult men in the process proved significant, allowing them to relate to each other openly without constantly having to explain themselves.<ref name="BoyGVogue2018" /><ref name="BoygeniusNYT" /> The record was met with universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike; it was named the 12th best album of 2018 by [[NPR Music]], despite being only an [[Extended play|EP]].<ref name="NPRbestalbums2018">{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Stephen |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2018 - NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/12/04/671242279/the-50-best-albums-of-2018-page-4 |website=NPR.com|date=December 4, 2018 }}</ref> Their subsequent [[Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers with Lucy Dacus Tour|tour]] that November saw them performing all across the U.S., as well as on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'' and the [[List of Tiny Desk Concerts|Tiny Desk]].<ref name="BoygeniusKEXP" /><ref name="BoygeniusMetacritic">{{cite web |title=Boygenius [EP] by boygenius Reviews and Tracks |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/boygenius-ep/boygenius |website=Metacritic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Music |first1=NPR |title=boygenius: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS48Lp34Zic |website=YouTube |date=November 26, 2018 }}</ref>

===2019–2021: Continuing collaborations===
The group was slated to perform in summer 2019 at [[Woodstock 50]], before its cancellation due to a series of production issues.<ref name="Woodstock50RollingStone">{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Woodstock 50 Details Full Lineup With Jay-Z, Dead & Company, Killers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woodstock-50-details-full-lineup-with-jay-z-dead-company-killers-809290/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 19, 2019 |publisher=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref name="Woodstock50NYT">{{cite news |title=Woodstock 50 Is Canceled: 'We Just Ran Out of Time' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/arts/music/woodstock-50-canceled.html#:~:text=The%20majority%20of%20the%20anniversary,to%20move%20it%20to%20Maryland.&text=Woodstock%2050%20is%20officially%20dead. |work=The New York Times| date=July 31, 2019 | last1=Sisario | first1=Ben }}</ref> In 2020, they were featured on [[Hayley Williams]]' "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris" from her EP ''[[Petals for Armor II]]'', and also reunited on backing vocals for numerous songs from each other's solo projects: "Graceland Too" and "I Know the End" from Bridgers' [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-nominated ''[[Punisher (album)|Punisher]]'', Baker's ''[[Little Oblivions]]'' single "Favor", and Dacus's "Please Stay" and "Going Going Gone" on ''[[Home Video (album)|Home Video]]''.<ref name="BoygeniusFavorVulture">{{cite web |last1=Curto |first1=Justin |title=Julien Baker Gets the Band Back Together on 'Favor' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/julien-baker-favor-boygenius.html |website=Vulture |date=February 3, 2021 |publisher=Vox Media}}</ref> With the releases scattered throughout the year, all of these were actually recorded on the same day, a process Dacus said "had the same atmosphere as when we recorded the ''boygenius'' EP[...] a natural result of being together, easy as can be."<ref name="BoygeniusFavorVulture" />

In July 2020, the trio released a handful of [[Demo (music)|demos]] from their ''[[Boygenius (EP)|Boygenius]]'' recording sessions on [[Bandcamp]] to raise money for charitable organizations in their respective hometowns, raising over $23,000 for the Downtown Women's Center of Los Angeles, OUTMemphis, and Mutual Aid Distribution Richmond.<ref name="BoygeniusDemosPitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Hussey |first1=Allison |title=boygenius to Release Demos on Bandcamp Benefit Day |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/boygenius-to-release-demos-on-bandcamp-benefit-day/ |website=Pitchfork |date=July 2, 2020 |publisher=Conde Nast}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=xboygeniusx |title=Y'all raised 23,729.37 buying the boygenius demos on bandcamp day. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgqdzIpkWl/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Facebook}}</ref> After reuniting on stage for occasional surprise appearances at one another's solo tours throughout 2021, the group performed their first full show together since 2018 as the headliner of [[Mimi Fariña#Bread and Roses|Bread and Roses Presents]]' annual benefit concert in San Francisco on November 19, 2021.<ref name="BGnewshowstereogum">{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Boygenius Announce First Show in 3 Years |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2166208/boygenius-announce-first-show-in-3-years/news/ |website=Stereogum|date=November 3, 2021 }}</ref>

===2022–2024: Record release, activities, and hiatus===
{{main|The Record (Boygenius album)}}

In January 2022, Boygenius recorded their debut studio album, ''[[The Record (Boygenius album)|The Record]]'', at Shangri-La in Malibu, California.<ref name=":1" /> In January 2023, the band announced the album, with a release date of March 31, 2023. The album artwork and three singles from the album, "$20," "Emily I'm Sorry," and "True Blue" were released alongside the album's initial announcement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=the record is out march 31st and three songs are out now. xboygeniusx.com |url=https://twitter.com/xboygeniusx/status/1615762010947321863 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=[[Twitter]] |language=en}}</ref> The three videos from the singles were all directed by [[Kristen Stewart]], and were combined into a single promotional short film called ''The Film''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=2023-03-30 |title=Boygenius announce new film directed by Kristen Stewart |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/boygenius-announce-new-film-directed-by-kristen-stewart-3423608 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=NME |language=en-AU}}</ref> On January 31, 2023, AEG ([[Anschutz Entertainment Group]]) Presents announced that the band would be one of three headline acts at the inaugural [[Re:SET Concert Series]].<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Matthew |title=Boygenius, LCD Soundsystem, and Steve Lacy to Headline New Re:Set Concert Series |date=January 31, 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/boygenius-lcd-soundsystem-and-steve-lacy-to-headline-new-reset-concert-series/ |publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, the group played at the Coachella Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coachella 2023: boygenius brings the feels during powerful, political Coachella set |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2023/04/16/boygenius-coachella-set-the-boys-are-back-in-tocelebrates-female-friendship-at-coachella-performance/70118417007/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Desert Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>

The band then embarked on an international tour, dubbed [[The Tour (Boygenius)|The Tour]]. The tour dates started as early as April 12, and ending on August 27 featuring special guests Carly Rae Jepsen, Bartees Strange, Claud, Broken Social Scene and Illuminati Hotties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title=Boygenius Announces Spring/Summer 2023 North American Tour Dates - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2023/03/28/news/boygenius-announces-spring-summer-2023-north-american-tour-dates/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=mxdwn Music |language=en-US}}</ref> The band then later announced an additional 5 tour dates in the fall of 2023. These dates were joined with special guests Palehound, Samia, and MUNA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=Boygenius Announces Fall Tour Dates |url=https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/boygenius-announce-fall-tour-dates-161545291.html |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=ca.movies.yahoo.com |language=en-CA}}</ref>  When asked if this tour was the greatest tour the bandmembers have ever been on, Bridgers replied "Yeah... yeah 100 percent" immediately, stating the band only had one bad day on tour.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ghVhf9WO4 |title=boygenius: 'the rest' EP, Tour, & Balancing Solo Careers {{!}} Apple Music |language=en |access-date=2024-04-25 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

On September 20, 2023, a music video was released for their song "Cool About It" directed by [[Lauren Tsai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Cool About It, directed by Lauren Tsai, is out now on YouTube.'' |url=https://twitter.com/xboygeniusx/status/1704529243625951736 |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Twitter |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 13, the band released their second EP ''[[The Rest (EP)|The Rest]]'', which includes four new songs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boygenius Announce The Rest EP, Featuring 4 New Songs|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/boygenius-announce-the-rest-ep-featuring-4-new-songs/|access-date=2023-11-11|website=Pitchfork|date=September 26, 2023 }}</ref> On November 11, 2023, the band was the musical guest on [[Saturday Night Live]], performing two songs and appearing in a sketch with [[Timothée Chalamet]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boygenius and Timothée Chalamet Play Troye Sivan in SNL Sketch: Watch|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/boygenius-and-timothee-chalamet-play-troye-sivan-in-snl-sketch-watch/|access-date=2023-11-13|website=Pitchfork|date=November 12, 2023 }}</ref> On November 17, 2023, the band collaborated with [[Ye Vagabonds]] to release a cover of "[[The Parting Glass]]", paying tribute to the late [[Sinéad O'Connor]], an Irish singer and activist. All proceeds were donated to the Aisling Project, Sinéad O’Connor Estate's charity of choice.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-17 |title=Boygenius Cover "The Parting Glass," a Charity Benefit Single in Tribute to Sinéad O'Connor |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/boygenius-cover-the-parting-glass-a-charity-benefit-single-in-tribute-to-sinead-oconnor-listen/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> The group received seven nominations at the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards]], including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Record of the Year]], ultimately winning three, including [[Best Alternative Music Album]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2024-see-the-full-list-here/|access-date=2023-11-10|website=Pitchfork|date=November 10, 2023 }}</ref>

On February 2, 2024, the band announced an indefinite hiatus during a secret show in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=2024-02-02 |title=Boygenius reportedly announce hiatus at secret show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/boygenius-reportedly-announce-hiatus-at-secret-show-3581077 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> They said the hiatus would last for the foreseeable future. Before the final song of their set, Dacus said "this is the last song" and Baker added "not ever".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is Boygenius breaking up? Memphis-native Julien Baker's band surprise audience during secret show. What we know. |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/02/02/is-boygenius-breaking-up-what-we-know-after-band-plays-last-show/72449964007/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=The Commercial Appeal |language=en-US}}</ref> On the red carpet of the Grammys, the band was asked what this meant for their future, with Dacus stating that she is "not convinced" followed by Baker adding, "How do you know a meteor is not going to crash into earth tomorrow?"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbba1x_2nhA |title=boygenius on What Hiatus REALLY Means After GRAMMY Win (Exclusive) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-25 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==Band name==
The group has been vocal about the origins of their name, which began as a joke and a way to encourage each other in the studio.<ref name="BoygeniusNYT" /> All three had shared negative experiences with overconfident male collaborators—as Baker put it, "the archetype of the tortured genius, [a] specifically male artist who has been told since birth that their every thought is not only worthwhile but brilliant."<ref name="BoygeniusNewsweek" /> Dacus described the "boy genius" trope as "boys and men we know who've been told that they are geniuses since they could hear, basically," and has detailed how they attempted to channel that energy while making the EP. "If one person was having a thought—'I don't know if this is good, it's probably terrible'—it was like, 'No! Be the boy genius! Your every thought is worthwhile, just spit it out.{{' "}}<ref name="BoygeniusNYT" />

The group occasionally writes their name as "xboygeniusx", such as on social media and their website.<ref name="Boygenius official instagram">{{cite web |title=boygenius (@xboygeniusx) |url=https://www.instagram.com/xboygeniusx/?hl=en |website=Instagram |publisher=Meta}}</ref><ref name="xboygeniusx site">{{cite web |title=xboygeniusx.com |url=https://www.xboygeniusx.com/ |publisher=Interscope Records}}</ref> This is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the [[Straight edge#X symbol|X symbol]] of the [[straight edge|straight-edge]] punk subculture, which Baker was somewhat involved in as a teen. She noted that they had all joked about boygenius being a [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]] band, and when creating their social media they thought it would be funny to stylize themselves as extremely punk when it wasn't characteristic of any of their music at the time.<ref name="Julien punk pod interview">{{cite web |last1=Turned Out a Punk |title=Episode 197: Julien Baker |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-197-julien-baker-boygenius/id940288964?i=1000427726489 |website=Apple Podcasts}}</ref>

==Influences==
The band shared a [[Spotify]] playlist paying tribute to an assortment of artists that influenced the music on ''The Record'', which included bands and singer-songwriters such as [[Hop Along]], [[Waxahatchee]], [[Mineral (band)|Mineral]], [[Fugazi]], [[Joyce Manor]], [[Nada Surf]], [[Wilco (band)|Wilco]], [[Iron and Wine]], [[Wednesday (American band)|Wednesday]], [[Broken Social Scene]] and [[Brian Eno]].<ref>https://www.brooklynvegan.com/boygenius-share-influences-playlist-with-fugazi-angel-dut-hop-along-suicide-more/</ref>

==Discography==
{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist       = Boygenius
| Studio       = 1
| EP           = 2
| Singles      = 6
| Music videos = 5
}}

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/alt/|title=Boygenius Chart History: ''Billboard'' 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2023-04-10|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CAN">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/cna/|title=Boygenius Chart History: Billboard Canadian Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Boygenius|title=Discographie von Boygenius|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref name="IRE">{{Cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Boygenius|title=irishcharts.com - Discography Boygenius|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Boygenius|title=Discografie Boygenius|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5537|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2023&dspp=14|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 14|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Boygenius|title=Boygenius Hitparade|access-date=October 27, 2023|publisher=Hit Parade}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UKOC">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/64314/boygenius/|title=Boygenius {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Record (Boygenius album)|The Record]]''
|
* Released: March 31, 2023
* Label: [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
* Format: [[LP record|LP]], [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]], [[streaming media|streaming]]
| 4 || 3 || 11 || 8 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 36 || 22 || 1
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=January 6, 2024|artist=boygenius}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of EPs, with selected details and peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| EP details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="BB200"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Alternative Albums|US<br>Alt.]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/alt/|title=Boygenius Chart History: Alternative Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard charts|US<br />Folk]]<br /><ref name="folk">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/flk/|title=Boygenius Chart History: Americana/Folk Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 27, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Independent Albums|US<br>Indie]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/ind/|title=Boygenius Chart History: Independent Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Rock Albums|US<br />Rock]]<br /><ref name="Rock-Albums">{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/rck/|title=Boygenius Chart History: Top Rock Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Charts|NLD<br />Vinyl]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Boygenius&titel=Boygenius&cat=a|title=Boygenius - Boygenius - dutchcharts.nl|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=December 15, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Albums Chart|SCO]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20231216/40/|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK<br>Sales]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-sales-chart/20181116/7511/|title=Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Independent Albums Chart|UK<br>Indie]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20231215/131/|title=Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Boygenius (EP)|Boygenius]]''
|
*Released: October 26, 2018
*Label: [[Matador Records|Matador]]
*Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Boygenius'' did not enter the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, but peaked at number 3 on the US Heatseekers chart.<ref name="us-heat">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/tln/|title=Boygenius Chart History: Heatseekers Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref>}} || 24 || — || 9 || — || — || 10 || 26 || 85 || 10
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Rest (EP)|The Rest]]''
|
*Released: October 13, 2023
*Label: Interscope
*Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
| 50 || 6 || 4 || — || 8 || 67 || — || — || — || —
|-
| colspan="16" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Adult Alternative Airplay|US<br />AAA]]<br /><ref name="BG-AAA">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/aaa/|title=Boygenius Chart History: Adult Alternative Airplay|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 17, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Alternative Songs|US<br />Alt]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/avs|title=Boygenius Chart History: Hot Alternative Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Rock & Alternative Songs|US<br />Rock]]<br /><ref name="US Rock">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/ark/|title=Boygenius Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref name="IRE2">{{cite web|url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=boygenius|title=Discography Boygenius|publisher=[[Irish Singles Chart]]|access-date=December 2, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Japan|JPN<br />Over.]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2023&month=03&day=20|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of March 15, 2023|website=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|date=March 15, 2023|access-date=March 15, 2023}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2023&month=05&day=01|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of May 1, 2023|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|date=April 26, 2023|access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ<br />Hot]]<br /><ref name="NZHot">Peaks on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart:
* For "Emily I'm Sorry": {{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5494|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 28, 2023}}
* For "Without You Without Them", "Cool About It", "Revolution 0" and "Letter to an Old Poet": {{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5537|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 7, 2023}}
* For songs from ''The Rest'': {{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5692|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 23, 2023|access-date=October 21, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "$20"
| rowspan="6"| 2023
| 30 || — || 44 || — || — || —
| rowspan="5"| ''The Record''
|-
! scope="row"| "Emily I'm Sorry"
| — || 25 || 44 || — || — || 31
|-
! scope="row"| "True Blue"
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Not Strong Enough]]"
| 1 || 20 || 26 || 78 || 9 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Cool About It"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/09/20/boygenius-cool-about-it-music-video|title=Watch boygenius' animated music video for "Cool About It"|work=The Fader|last=Lejarde|first=Arielle Lana|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref>
| 2 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Cool About It" did not enter the Hot Alternative Songs chart but peaked at number 34 on the Alternative Airplay Chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/mrt/|title=Boygenius Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref>}} || 34 || 97 || – || 21
|-
! scope="row"| "[[The Parting Glass]]"<br>{{small|(with [[Ye Vagabonds]])}}
| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"The Parting Glass" did not enter the Hot Alternative Songs chart but peaked at number ten on the Alternative Digital Song Sales Chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boygenius/chart-history/ald/|title=Boygenius Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>}} || — || 44 || — || —
|{{non-album single}}
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
|}

===Other charted songs===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ<br />Hot]]<br /><ref name="NZHot" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UKOC" />
|-
! scope="row"| "Without You Without Them"
| rowspan="7"| 2023
| 39 || —
| rowspan="3"| ''The Record''
|-
! scope="row"| "Revolution 0"
| 40 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Letter to an Old Poet"
| 35 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Black Hole"
| 18 || 56
| rowspan="4"| ''The Rest''
|-
! scope="row"| "Afraid of Heights"
| 25 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Voyager"
| 28 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Powers"
| 34 || —
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of music videos
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Director(s)
|-
! scope="row"|"[[Not Strong Enough]]"
|rowspan="5"|2023
|Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus
|-
! scope="row"|"Emily I'm Sorry" {{small|(from ''The Film'')}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Kristen Stewart]]
|-
! scope="row"|"$20" {{small|(from ''The Film'')}}
|-
! scope="row"|"True Blue" {{small|(from ''The Film'')}}
|-
! scope="row"|"Cool About It"
|[[Lauren Tsai]]
|}

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Accolades for Boygenius
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Association
!scope="col"|Nominated Work
!scope="col"|Category
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Ref.
|-
| rowspan="9" |2024
| rowspan=7|[[66th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
|rowspan="3"|''[[The Record (Boygenius album)|The Record]]''
|scope="row"|[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="7"|{{center|<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Grammy Awards Winners Full List: 66th Annual Grammy Awards |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/entertainment/2024-grammy-awards-winners-full-list-66th-annual-grammy-awards |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Evan |last=Minsker| title=Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2024-see-the-full-list-here/ |work=Pitchfork |date= November 10, 2023}}</ref>}}
|-
|scope="row"|[[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]]
|{{won}}
|-
|scope="row"|[[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical|Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|"[[Not Strong Enough]]"
|scope="row"|[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|scope="row"|[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]]
|{{won}}
|-
|scope="row"|[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance|Best Rock Performance]]
|{{won}}
|-
|"Cool About It"
|scope="row"|[[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance|Best Alternative Music Performance]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Brit Awards 2024|Brit Awards]]
|boygenius
|[[Brit Award for International Group|International Group]]
|{{won}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-02 |title=Brit Awards 2024: The compete list of winners and nominees |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68458923 |access-date=2024-03-03 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards|iHeartRadio Music Awards]]
| ''The Record''
| Alternative Album of the Year
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=January 18, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Leads 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nods, With Jelly Roll, 21 Savage & SZA Close Behind: Full List|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-iheartradio-music-awards-nominations-list-taylor-swift-leads-1235584045/amp/|access-date=February 11, 2024 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist-ua}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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