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Faye Webster, Julien Baker, Squirrel Flower and more have released a new benefit compilation titled ‘Through The Soil II’. View the tracklisting and link to listen below.100 per cent of proceeds from the collection will go towards The Trevor Project, a non-profit charity organisation with a focus on mental health awareness and suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth.This is the second iteration of the project, following 2021’s compilation which benefited the NAMI COVID mental health support fund. The album was completely organised without labels or industry entities, and features a wide range of indie sounds from shoegaze to introspective folk.“As a kid, I felt very trapped and othered and struggled to see people like me in media and even just in everyday life—like many queer kids do,” Gabbi Jr, whose track ‘Muddy’ features on the album said.Gabi continued: “I knew I couldn’t be honest about my feelings in the communities I occupied as a kid because it would likely end in conversion therapy.

Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker are set to cover Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins on a seven-inch single for the comic book series What’s the Furthest Place From Here?Each issue of the series, written by Matthew Rosenberg and illustrated by Tyler Boss, has been soundtracked by a seven-inch, with Van Etten and Baker to appear on the accompanying vinyl for the forthcoming seventh issue, due out September 14.The single will feature a cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hurt’ by Van Etten, which she previously covered in 2020 for Suicide Prevention Month, and Baker’s rendition of ‘1979’ by Smashing Pumpkins. Preorders are available now via the Image Comics website.“Having Julien Baker and Sharon Van Etten record songs is really beyond anything we could have hoped for,” Rosenberg said in a press statement.“Tyler and I regularly listen to both of their work while making this book, so having them provide the actual soundtrack for the issue has been really surreal in the best possible way.”The comic, described as a “post-apocalyptic coming-of-age series”, is a blend of sci-fi, fantasy and comedy, with music a large feature throughout (it was named after a lyric from Jawbreaker’s ‘Accident Prone’).

Nandi Bushell, Julien Baker and more have teamed up with an Afghan charity on a new single, ‘God Help Us All.’ Listen to it below.The musicians have teamed up with The Miraculous Love Kids, a non-profit organisation that teaches music to young Afghan girls, to cover Morello’s Nightwatchmen song.The organisation was recently forced to stop its programme after the Taliban took over government control in Afghanistan six months ago. The song aims to raise awareness of the plight of girls in the country since the Taliban’s re-emergence.The founder and director of Miraculous Love Kids, Lanny Cordola said: “It has been a hellish past six months trying to evacuate and relocate the girls and their families.“Tom Morello’s soul hymn perfectly encapsulates this feeling,” he continued.

Fucked Up have shared the sprawling new video for ‘Year Of The Horse’, as the band also celebrate the 10th anniversary reissue of ‘David Comes To Life’. Check out the video below, along with our interview with frontman Damian Abraham.‘Year Of The Horse’ is the latest in the band’s Zodiac series of albums, released periodically to coincide with the Chinese new year.

Boygenius played at a San Francisco charity event on Friday (November 19), marking the first time they’ve performed together since 2018.The indie-rock supergroup – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus – took part in the one-off benefit gig at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society, with all proceeds from the event going to the Bay Area nonprofit Bread & Roses.According to their website, the organisation “produce[s] free, live music and entertainment for Bay Area children, teens, adults, and elders who don’t have the ability to easily experience the uplifting power of the arts in any other way”.The trio performed a 12-song set that comprised of a handful of their individual solo tracks and the entirety of their self-titled Boygenius

Boygenius have detailed their first performance as a band since November of 2018, locking in a one-off benefit show to take place in San Francisco later this month.The indie-rock supergroup – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus – will perform at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society on November 19, with all proceeds from the event going to the Bay Area nonprofit Bread & Roses.

Julien Baker surprised Phoebe Bridgers fans by joining her Boygenius bandmate on stage, where they performed a number of songs together.Baker was the surprise opener for Bridgers’ California gig on Saturday night (October 16). To close out her set, Baker performed a cover of Loudon Wainwright III’s ‘One Man Guy’ with Bridgers.

Julien Baker has announced a new EP, ‘Little Oblivions Remixes’.It will feature reworks of tracks from her 2021 album ‘Little Oblivions’ by artists like Half Waif, Gordi, Jesu, Thao and others.

Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker have contributed songs to a new expansion pack for The Sims 4, both recorded in the Sims’ bespoke language of Simlish.Recorded for the ‘Cottage Living’ expansion, which landed yesterday, both artists chose to re-do tracks from their most recent albums. Dacus settled on ‘Hot & Heavy’, the lead single from her third studio album ‘Home Video’.

Julien Baker has joined Ohio-based rock band The Ophelias on a new song – watch the video for ‘Neil Young On High’ below.The track is the first preview of the band’s new album ‘Crocus’, set for release on September 24 via Joyful Noise.Explaining the origins of the collaboration, The Ophelias’ singer and guitarist Spencer Peppet said: “We met Julien for the first time in 2019 at a show we played in Nashville. She introduced herself (as if we didn’t already know who she was) and I tried to not show how nervous I was!“About half a year into 2020 quarantine I worked up the nerve to ask if she wanted to feature on a song from the album we were working on.

Fucked Up have completed the ninth instalment in their ongoing Zodiac series with ‘Year of the Horse’, featuring guest vocals from indie-rock stalwart Julien Baker on the fourth track.The sprawling 26-minute track, split up into four “scenes”, ebbs and flows between the gristly hardcore Fucked Up are beloved for, melodic arena rock and passages of ethereal keys and trumpets.Baker joins a cast of vocalists each ducking in and out of the track, including the band’s frontman Damian Abraham and drummer Jonah Flaco, Eidolon, Tuka Mohammed and Maegan Brooks Mills.Listen to ‘Year of the Horse – Act Four’ in its entirety below.‘Year of the Horse’ – which also features a guest spot from The National frontman Matt Berninger – was released in full

The National and Julien Baker are among the acts to auction off items in aid of charities fighting the climate crisis.The musicians will join Propeller’s NOW: Climate Action Campaign to design their own custom Solé bicycles, with proceeds going towards the Natural Resources Defense Council and other “leading environmental groups”.Other acts including A-Trak, Bob Moses, AC Slater, Lauren Ruth Ward and Craze will offer up different prizes and virtual experiences to entrants, who may be required to sign up to causes or donate.Lil Dicky, meanwhile, is giving fans the chance “to see the impacts of climate change firsthand” with a “trip to an exotic location”.“Climate change is only going to be solved with sustained attention and pressure from

Julien Baker has announced a UK and European tour for 2022.The US artist will tour on these shores next year in support of her February-released third solo album ‘Little Oblivions’.Baker has announced details of her 2021 and 2022 tour plans, with dates planned in North America from September this year through to November.She’ll then head to Europe in April 2022 for a number of shows across the continent, before playing a series of gigs in the UK and Ireland in May 2022.You can see Baker’s UK and European tour dates for 2022 below, and find tickets for all of the shows here.April 202215 – Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands16 – Vera, Groningen, Netherlands17 – Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany19 – Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark20 – Pustervik, Gothenburg, Sweden2

Julien Baker reconnected with her boygenius bandmates, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, for her latest single "Favor." The song serves as the third single from Baker's highly-anticipated upcoming album Little Oblivions, her first album recorded with a live band. Back in 2018, the trio shared a self-titled six-song EP.

Hayley Williams has offered up the latest tracke from her new album PETALS FOR ARMOR. Find “Why We Ever” below.

Hayley Williams has unveiled another track from her solo debut PETALS FOR ARMOR. The latest song is titled “My Friend.” Watch its lyric video below.

Hayley Williams was scheduled to release the second installment of her Petals for Armor album this week, but has delayed the release as the coronavirus continues to spread.

The Paramore frontwoman's debut solo album arrives in May

In February, Paramore’s Hayley Williams shared the first portion of her new album PETALS FOR ARMOR. The second installment of the album was scheduled to arrive this week. Williams has delayed the release, however, amid concerning surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, she announced.

Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers will provide backing vocals on a song about "wilted women finding the light"

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn Friday, Boygenius — consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus — and Father John Misty are both dropping benefit releases exclusively on Bandcamp, which — for the fourth time since the coronavirus pandemic set in — is waiving its sales fee for the day, meaning that all proceeds go to the artist, and in the case of these two releases, the charities to which the artists are donating their proceeds.Boygenius will make three demos from their 2018 EP available digitally exclusively through Bandcamp. The music will remain online for one day only, coinciding with the site’s 24-hour waiver of its revenue share.