Boygenius “ended at the perfect time”, says Lucy Dacus: “It immediately outpaced our expectations”

nme.com:

Lucy Dacus has opened up about Boygenuis coming to an end, sharing that “it immediately outpaced our expectations”.The trio – comprising Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker – released two EPs with 2018’s self-titled and 2023’s ‘The Rest’.

Their debut LP, 2023’s ‘The Record’ earned Boygenius their first UK Number One album and a glowing a five-star review from NME which stated that the project was “the instant classic we were hoping for”.It also saw the supergroup earn three Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance.

They were also awarded a BRIT for International Group Of The Year at the 2024 ceremony.Speaking to NME in December 2023, Boygenius said that they liked the idea of the band’s future remaining “a surprise” after their debut LP ‘The Record’ was named our album of the year.Baker continued: “I like having this band be something that, because it’s more ephemeral or whatever, it’s not concretely tied to one of us or a person we have to live in every day.“It’s something we can revisit when we feel motivated to, or it’s a place we can retreat to.

I like saving it as something sacred instead of feeling like I have to constantly grind on it.”In early 2024, the trio announced their hiatus at a secret show in LA. “We’re going away for the foreseeable future,” fans quoted them as saying. “This is our last show, and we’re feeling it.”Now, Dacus has opened up about the end of Boygenuis and how it arrived at the “perfect time”.