“The second album from Tennessee songwriter Julien Baker wrestles with self-worth, rejection, and God. Centering on her voice, guitar, and piano, Baker begins to sound defiant.”
“Julien Baker’s Turn out the Lights has healing powers”
“Julien Baker's new crop of songs explores the depths of depression with a slow, burning passion.”
“There are moments when Julien Baker’s second album sounds like an externalisation of the negative voice in your head. “Nobody’s worried about me,” she frets on ‘Sour Breath’. “I don’t need anybody’s help,” she asserts on ‘Televangelist’. The Memphis musician’s brutal honesty when addressing such themes as isolation and internal conflict is often placed centre-stage, with only a chiming guitar or p”
