Julien Baker is back on her own again. Five and a half years after Little Oblivions dropped in 2021, she's stepping outside her boygenius and TORRES team-ups to move solo, and it looks like a new era is forming. She started teasing it with cryptic practice-space clips on a fresh Instagram. Then came the payoff.
Baker announced a last-minute show in the Blue Room at Nashville's Third Man Records, and she played it last night. The real gift: brand new tracks, unveiled live for a lucky room of fans who caught the tip in time.
Anyone who's lived inside "Appointments" or the aching sprawl of "Sprained Ankle" back in 2015 knows what this woman can do with a quiet room and a heavy heart. A popup debut feels exactly right for her. Small, intimate, no fuss.
We don't have titles or a release date yet. But the pieces are moving, the songs are real, and Julien Baker season is officially loading. Keep your notifications on.