You're listening to Song Exploder,
where musicians take apart their songs and piece by piece tell the story of how they were made.
I'm Rishikesh Hirway.
This week, I wanted to go back and revisit an older episode.
I recorded an interview with singer and songwriter Julian Baker in 2018.
It was a few months after her second album came out.
Since then, she's put out another solo album called Little Oblivions,
which was critically acclaimed.
And now she's also a member of Boy Genius,
which is the supergroup made up of Julian, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus.
They've put out an EP, and then earlier this year, they put out their first full-length.
Julian Baker's a really interesting artist, and I think her songwriting is just heartbreaking,
especially the song she takes apart for her episode.
Here it is.
Julian Baker is from Memphis, Tennessee.
She released her second album, Turn Out the Lights, in October 2017.
The New York Times called her music devastating, and Pitchfork gave the album Best New Music.
In this episode, Julian tells the story of her song Appointments,
and how writing it helped her work through her thoughts around addiction,
depression, and relationships.