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B-Sides
Rock · 2022 · 3 tracks · 10m

B-Sides

Three tracks of expansive indie rock from the Little Oblivions sessions. Heavy percussion and distorted guitars meet Baker's unflinching, self-analytical songwriting.

July 21, 2022 · Matador

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This EP functions as a heavy, atmospheric post-script to the maximalist shift seen in Baker's third studio album. It carries the same weight of a full band, where the drums do not just provide a beat but act as a physical manifestation of the internal pressure described in the lyrics. The sound is thick with reverb and saturated with a sense of late-night urban isolation, feeling less like a bedroom confession and more like a confrontation in a vast, empty hall. It is music that demands to be felt in the chest, balancing the delicate fragility of her voice against a backdrop of distorted guitars and humming synthesizers.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks · 10m
01
Guthrie
4:53
02
Vanishing Point
2:33
03
Mental Math
3:24
Moments Worth Listening For
The stark contrast of the brittle, unadorned acoustic guitar on Guthrie against the lush, full-band production of the preceding tracks.
The moment the bass guitar enters on Vanishing Point, adding a physical, vibrating depth to the anxious lyrical delivery.
The layered vocal harmonies that build a ghostly choir effect during the bridge of Bloodshot.

How does B-Sides sound next to the rest of Julien Baker's catalogue?

Intense+1.6σ

The vocals lean notably further into intense than the rest of the catalogue.

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