Julien Baker & Torres share yearnful new single ‘Sylvia’ and announce debut collab album ‘Send A Prayer My Way’

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Julien Baker & Torres have announced their debut collab album ‘Send A Prayer My Way’ and have shared their song ‘Sylvia’.

Listen below.The soft track features a sealing steel guitar, thumping drums and smooth harmonies as Baker and Torres yearnfully sing: “Sylvia / Don’t forget me / Sylvia / Feel like I’m missing everything,” describing the fear of having someone dear to them lose sight of them.‘Sylvia”s accompanying black-and-white video sees the two working in a studio as well as performing the song live at a gig.

Baker’s Boygenius bandmate, Lucy Dacus, makes a cameo in the visuals.Speaking about the song in a press release, Torres explained: “The morning I went to pick up my dog Sylvia from an upstate shelter, I was at home making my coffee and I turned on WFMU and Dolly Parton’s ‘Cracker Jack’ was on.

I burst into tears—it felt like the universe was telling me she was going to be mine (Sylvia was only meant to be a foster).“I remember thinking that I’d love to write a song like that, a song that people could feel in their chest within five seconds of turning on the radio, because anyone who has ever had the honor of sharing a home with a beloved pet knows that a pet is family—they’re the best friends you could ever have.”‘Sylvia’ follows the duo’s previously released debut track ‘Sugar In The Tank’, which saw Baker & Torres surprised fans with an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform the song live.Both songs will be featured on their forthcoming debut collab album ‘Send A Prayer My Way’.Set for release on April 18 via Matador, the record has been in the works since 2016 when Baker and Torres played their first gig together at Lincon Center in Chicago.