boygenius - not strong enough (Live from SNL)

[@chairmankaga101]

Lucy quietly being the secret weapon. Whenever she comes in things just get emotionally elevated.

[@kabpoetry]

I love Lucy so much. So underrated.

[@txsgreen714]

I feel like Lucy is the heart, Pheobe is the mind, and Julian is the pure rock and roll energy . Lucy does heart vibes so deeply

[@mattmandg6524]

@@txsgreen714 Although Lucy is the one with the most straight up rock and roll across her albums as well! I think all albums from the boys are at least 4/5 for me, but Historian by Lucy is my favorite of all. That record is perfect.

[@laughing1986]

Julien literally was born to be a rockstar. The guitar playing, the stage presence, the voice, the music writing, the look, the dancing.

[@mrchrisroden]

Phoebe can't keep the smile off her face. This is so awesome to see on TV.

[@lewis71717]

cant keep the frown off my face after listening to that atrocity

[@harrietbrxwn]

@@lewis71717 you’re a bundle of joy aren’t you

[@Dat1frog]

@@lewis71717you might have bad taste this rules

[@carotinas]

The drummer killed it!! Soo good, this song is an absolute banger

[@bobnto]

Who is the drummer?

[@rodeoclowngreg]

Drums are mixed extremely well too, they sound massive

[@travisbeesley-iv8jv]

@@bobnto : @maddenklass2599

[@erin7314]

@@bobnto Madden Klass

[@bobnto]

@@erin7314 TY

[@mattm8441]

I know everyone is all over Phoebe Bridgers and anything she touches, but Julien Baker is a goddess of talent.

[@dcdrew10]

Julien is criminally underrated; from her guitar playing to how she conveys the emotion while singing, she's amazing.

[@Scottwax]

Her solo stuff is really solid.

[@moleratical1232]

They all bring something a little different to the table, but IMO, Lucy has the best voice, Julien is the best lyricist (though Lucy isn't far behind) and the the best instrumentalist (not just guitar but anything she touches, but especially on guitar) and Phoebe, is the best arranger/compositionist (is compositionist even a word? probably not). I'm basing this actually on their solo work as it's impossible to separate the songs they sing together. But I'd like to say all of them are extremely talented across the board.

[@AChickandaDuck]

Abso-fucking-lutely

[@rome8180]

I mean, shoutout to Lucy Dacus though too. Her song "Night Shift" is as good as anything any of them have written.

[@sarahmichelle2048]

Julien’s half smile, half snarl before joining in “always an angel, never a god” is everything, like she knows something amazing is about to happen that you don’t know yet but are about to find out. Whoever was in charge of picking the camera feeds needs a raise.

[@lanehill9660]

Hmm.. Looked like a ghoul to me. Did you see where her face changed shape further along in the song. I loved their music and this song, but the more I read about them, the more they seem demonic. This performance pretty much confirmed it for me. Then to see they wrote a song called Satanist...they sold their souls.

[@zoetrope1987]

I got so teary watching this. Growing up in the 2000's there was so rarely this kind of mainstream representation of queer women joyfully, unabashedly railing on guitars, slamming drums, feeling all their feelings and having it be a superpower not a hinderance. Their performance was entirely for them, no hint of deference to the male gaze. Feels amazing to witness.

[@AChickandaDuck]

👏👏👏

[@GoodGolly.MissLolly]

I love this 🩵

[@MoiraRussell]

They are all fantastic but that drummer is FIRE. The little guitar riff Julien does after "canyon" kills me every time. That moment when Lucy starts on "Always an angel" in that voice like spiked warm chocolate is sublime.

[@123benz321]

Julian’s riff OMG yes!

[@OboeCanAm]

Madden Klass is the drummer. Absolutely one of the greatest percussionists performing today!

[@Dyingwood.]

@@OboeCanAm im sorry but thats an absurd statement

[@brianmallen8887]

Was that Keith Moon's daughter up there? Perfect beat, perfect timing. She stayed within the song but you can't deny those rapid fills and power. Those three are awesome, beautiful unaffected voices, just a killer song to play to. It took seven talented people on that stage to rock so hard. Who really killed on the SNL stage? Bruno Mars, Bad Bunny, Greta Van Fleet, BTS, and now Boygenius.

[@anziano311]

I live for that riff. so good!

[@dcdrew10]

The whole band has their strengths, but damn, does Julien deserve more love. Underrated guitar player and you could watch them play on mute and you would know exactly what the mood/feel of the song is and when it hits the emotional high/low points just by watching Julien. So damn good.

[@tylerlevibald420]

So happy to have seen her back in 2017 in my hometown at a small venue. Such an intimate performance and she is such a skilled musician ❤

[@milenarondet]

idk what it is but every time i watch a performance of this song julien's last "always an angel never a god" brings me to tears

[@MaryShelleysNib]

me too!!!! so beautiful.

[@Cyancat123]

The drummer needs to be a canon member of the group.

[@mcmc725]

The song is great but the drumming in this live set is spectacular.

[@cookslooking10]

Why don't you share your money with the drummer.

[@nadabizness2397]

I hope Julien doesn't stop doing solo work. She's amazing

[@lewis71717]

hope she stops now because that was awful

[@tallussy_hallussy]

@@lewis71717i hope you stop making hateful comments for no reason

[@Dat1frog]

@@lewis71717booooooo

[@user-ce1uh7dt1z]

I think the 4 backing musicians should continue on as a band. So much energy!

[@LaTokyoPitts]

9 months later, i still haven't gotten over this performance😅😅😅

[@AChickandaDuck]

Incredible ❤

[@mattxdillon]

Everyone was amazing, but that drummer is on some next level. Absolutely tight AF

[@kevinroberg-perez8602]

How wonderful to stumble upon this crew in my Sunday morning SNL viewing. They had me at the black hole in the kitchen! My listening for the day has been determined! Genius indeed.

[@nickramsayyy]

hell yea kevin

[@yohannesteshale7957]

same here, something about the band just did it for me

[@strumlead8741]

For sure! I saw boygenius first on CBS Sunday morning and was blown away! It is also on KZbin

[@lewis71717]

how awful to stumble upon this awful crew

[@strumlead8741]

Also, notice the 2nd verse were they reference The Cure's hit from the early 80's!

[@sami-yc3xj]

THEIR BIG OL SMILES AT THE END, oh my heart I’m so fuckin proud of the boys

[@veeoh6493]

SNL really needs to fix the audio mixing their voices are overshadowed by the music

[@garrettparker5764]

fr!!! like why is Lucy so quiet did they not even try to turn her mic up?

[@StellaSharp6512]

Horrible audio production!

[@closeben]

which actually makes it closer to how it would sound irl because the intruments always overpower in live music.

[@hanasonder]

​@@closebenI went to their concert earlier this year and I agree with op, you could hear their voices better

[@c97f]

Second video of this band I've seen with a terrible mix. Wonder if they use their own engineer for these performances and they just suck.

[@JakeSchlade]

One of the best SNL performances EVER!! (I’ve been watching since 1975)

[@diggzdoesgames]

Worst since Lana

[@sheppardrj]

hahaha

[@lewis71717]

more like worst. METALLICA RULES!!

[@diggzdoesgames]

I bet you liked the Lana performance too

[@andyinoregon]

Just a superb performance and a very clever nod to The Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show (Feb. 9, 1964). They're wearing the matching suits and Beatle boots, and SNL copied the stage set from that memorable Sunday night. Capitol Records used a photo of the band on the Sullivan show for the cover of their album, "Something New," released in July of 1964.

[@ToledoWingNut]

Drum font, too.

[@andyinoregon]

@@ToledoWingNut Great eye!

[@MaryShelleysNib]

OMG this gives me so much joy. I cry every time I hear this song, their harmonies are absolutely sublime but now seeing everyone bounce around enjoying themselves so much, that drumming, the bass that sounds like The Cure just after 'listening to boys don't cry.... ' Lucy's smooth beautiful voice, all of it is everything. breathtaking. thank you boygenius.

[@lewis71717]

gives me so much hate i cry tears of anger at how bad the harmonies are and i bounce with rage

[@MaryShelleysNib]

@@lewis71717 🤣🤣🤣

[@leeaaa11]

they all look so happy, im in tears.

[@Vodagraph]

I think I can watch this performance 1,000 more times and love it just as much.

[@reyvarela9572]

They killed it! You can really tell how much they love doing this! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lewis71717]

killed my will to live

[@twilightdream]

@@lewis71717Dramatic much, hater?

[@matthewburress1]

When a 30 billion dollar media company has one of the worst sound engineers in the business, and national public radio has one of the best sound engineers in the business, a conversation is worth having.

[@ltpvs]

st vincent, bjork, boygenius: some of the only artists to defy the idiots running the soundboard at SNL and sound AMAZING!!!

[@kentbones2039]

Can't get enough of this song! And oh man that drummer....so good!

[@lewis71717]

ringo star

[@spammusubican]

Madden Klass

[@daviddaniels8]

the best band and best song of this decade, come back boys, after this election we need your voices!

[@MetricMod]

They are just so good and are actually improving every time I see them. Live and in broadcast scenarios like this one. A supergroup of huge proportions here. Amazing.

[@lewis71717]

so bad and getting worse every time. what a stupiddgroup

[@DavidJamesHenry]

Those three smiles are powerful enough to melt glaciers

[@sarahho7]

THEIR JUMPS AWWW

[@p1neappleunderthesea]

julien playing tf outta that guitar

[@darrensullivan2942]

I want to have that much fun doing anything. Anything at all.

[@greenwheelbarrow]

julien during the entire bridge, phoebe jumping up and down, that look in lucy's eye at the last line

[@muncher64]

I love the jangle and tone of Phoebe's 12-string Ric.

[@benhuu1967]

Perfect, just perfect in every way.

[@hunterscott7592]

So happy for Phoebe, she opened for me once when she was starting out. Her solo stuff is amazing

[@sumacmusac]

Everything about this is amazing! Everyone’s vocals and playing were so great! SNL is a life achievement! Good job 💖

[@rachaelcheek4131]

I love Julian Baker so much!! So glad Boy Genius is getting attention 😊

[@patrickbrogan8770]

Great lyrics, awesome vocal harmonies, jangly ambient guitars and a solid backing band! Love the tune and love this performance!

[@kmiknik4861]

Full body goosebumps - and damn Lucy is just MAGICAL

[@antoniovela4125]

The drummer rocks! Luv the homage to the Beatles ❤

[@louisrios5546]

Yes, the stage is a really accurate copy of the Beatles' stage when they first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. Such a cool idea.

[@lewis71717]

rinmgo

[@spammusubican]

Madden Klass

[@lijenrosoo3916]

I watched snl just because I knew you guys were gonna be performing. I couldn’t be more proud. We love you. ❤️❤️❤️

[@checkyourhead1992]

I'm so proud of Boygenius!!!! You guys deserve everything! the record best album of the year. I love The Beatles reference omg they're my favorite band ❤❤❤

[@kevinroberg-perez8602]

missed the Beatles, caught The Cure!

[@9750939]

@@kevinroberg-perez8602 The bass drum uses the same font as Ringo's drum

[@kevinroberg-perez8602]

@@9750939 Wow! Great catch!

[@louisrios5546]

@@kevinroberg-perez8602 And the stage set is a very accurate of the Beatles' stage when they first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in February 1964.

[@philmatthews5691]

One of the greatest SNL live acts. Such a beautiful sound. These girls rock!

[@phantomopera2012]

they’re satanists…

[@ralphconnor2034]

Still the song of the year!!

[@ofthesea1022]

the boyyys 🖤 and that DRUMMER!! 🙌🏾

[@jmanz79]

Madden Klass 🥁 is excellent

[@myno.666]

these musicians in the back are KILLING IT

[@charzy3131]

Their vocals omg

[@lrsmith]

Phoebe with the John Lennon Rickenbacker 6-string electric....that jangle trebly chord structure...best harmony

[@johnwebster8997]

That's a 12-string and its a model 370-12, a model Lennon never played.

[@DamienLavizzo]

Dude this just a damn good song.

[@MattMort]

What a beautiful performance, so up beat, so nostalgic-dancey, love the Beatles references- such a great start to the day!

[@AmberExpert]

The best thing ive ever seen on snl

[@kevinplatt9273]

Whoeverer runs the camera angles for SN, you just illed it. Perfect. I love you for perfectly representing Boygenius.

[@JoaGomes]

All in this performance is absolutely wonderful. My special recognition to the back musicians. I'd love to know more about them.

[@leigh7507]

Reminds me of 90s indy rock - blends between the Cardigans and the Cranberries

[@ragweedmakesmesneeze]

Agree, add in some of The Sundays too. Anyway, it's a sound I'm happy is back. Sincerely, A Gen Xer.

[@luantarso7547]

the riff after "pavement" is FIRE

[@emirosie]

this is everything to me

[@randomperson2777]

They’re all so talented!!

[@Molotov_Milkshake]

No.

[@mollyeliza-fz7zj]

THEY LOOK SO HAPPY

[@michaelthimes]

Always love the music that SNL books during sweeps and boygenius is a special one. I am sure the support staff and interns really enjoyed this past production week.

[@fionaslaysallday]

i’ve never heard julien’s mic so loud. i’m literally in love

[@jessicam3676]

(Thank you NPR for your 2023-2024 musical guest ranking.) This is great. Makes me smile. Feels like the build up seeing them in concert. A+, er, I mean #1

[@czechplzzz]

I’ve been referring to them as the best female supergroup in the game since the album dropped - Great performance and the recorded version is sooooo good it’s one of my most played songs this year so I’m hoping they win every Grammy they’re nominated for

[@Molotov_Milkshake]

3 guitarists and a 4 person backing band is not a 'supergroup'. Stop calling them that. They are all mediocrites.

[@czechplzzz]

@@Molotov_Milkshake super groups are simply bands comprised of individually successful recording artists dude - you’re allowed to just say you’re a hater and don’t like them - no need to let yourself sound like you don’t know what you’re talking about

[@Molotov_Milkshake]

@@czechplzzz only 3 of the members of this band are well known.

[@czechplzzz]

@@Molotov_Milkshake wow I just wanted to double check that I wasn’t misrepresenting them given how passionate you are in not liking them and dude just google boygenius -- literally under their band name read what they’ve got there for me -- okay I know you prob can’t be relied on to learn anything so I’ll just tell you it says “Supergroup” and then in their about section it literally starts with Indie rock supergroup - so ya dude go comment on bands or music that you like or actually know shit about smh Also they literally only have 3 members moron

[@lmmoranor]

Their smiles at the end just kill me. Great performance.

[@katiethewise]

I love how everyone onstage was just jumping in unison

[@jamesshaffer9890]

Stumbled on this band. I was a huge fan of punk, post-punk, Goth, and Emo. When I heard this song, I was blown away. They sent me into a rabbit hole of Indie. I'm still lost, finding so many bands, so many songs, so many stories being told, and even more still being written.

[@mayamckenna]

Heaven exists because these three are together. ❤

[@masoncarlisle363]

As someone from the far northern part of MS, I was blown away that Julien is from the Memphis metro area. Couldn't be more proud of her!

[@secondconflict570]

absolute FIRE. Looooove the subtle 90's feel of it

[@ElydaAmorim]

ainda bem que esse trio não foi só uma fase 🙏

[@col2007]

The dual Bass guitar is so clutch!

[@velocitygirl8551]

Damn their backup band 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@MaryShelleysNib]

IKR, how do we join, they're having an absolute blast.

[@sophiadeponte5440]

They did such an amazing time! So exciting to see them get the recognition!!

[@hannaam710]

so beyond proud of these guys. ive been listening forever & seeing them on snl makes me so happy.

[@melaniehanson6923]

Just beautiful

[@fieldsofspace]

I love how they show they're so grateful to be making music together and enjoy it like, you can really feel the love they put into it. So proud of the boys 💞

[@tabithaaf]

couldn’t take my eyes off sarah, she’s having such a good time!!

[@reyvarela9572]

I can’t stop coming back to listen to this ❤

[@grandmago.]

the sound is imaculate

[@hauntedbytheliving1175]

I hope a new generation of kids sneak their headphones under the blanket and listen to Boygenius after lights out. The world will be a richer place for it. They are truly… very, very special.

[@daviddonald9738]

Nobody notes; Two bass players, both taking parts beautifully interlocking. Very unusual. Love that “Never a god” chord change after Always an Angel #6 Brilliant

[@monkey99751]

AMAZING JUST AMAZING TEARS IN MY EYES

[@jordanthompson5696]

Jay Som killin it on the bass. Most entertaining part, sonically

[@Wozniak_15]

Just discovered this band... Amazing

[@matilda8675]

beautiful as always

[@hannahhirano4646]

vibing. crying. smiling. perfection

[@FilipKazieko]

Congratulations Boygenius! You rock!!

[@Allibehr1]

I love the energy! This was so much fun to watch!!

[@nydaryl]

Boygenius looked they were having so much FUN!!

[@kwood1112]

Wow, what an awesome performance - just love this group! And love the fact that they obviously enjoy and are really into the music.

[@lewis71717]

howwigle

[@ramuhchoramuhcho4591]

What got me into boygenius was discovering Lucy Dacus. I missed watching this back in December as I was about to go on holiday but been meaning to watch it since and damn they were on fire. I’m also gutted I missed them live in a town very close to me only to go on holiday! Can’t believe now they’re on a hiatus.

[@ralphconnor2034]

Miss them already

[@EmJane995]

they look so happy - when they started jumping i got tears in my eyes omg i love the boys so much

[@sah-win]

Killing it as always. Love them!

[@hulihulichicken]

Tight Band with a great vibe, terrific vocals and guitars, Young Lady with the sticks is FIRE!!🙂🙏🧘‍♀❤

[@lewis71717]

not as tight as metallica

[@NomahsSportsCards]

The joy on Phoebe’s face is surpassed only by that on the bass player’s face (the bass player also slaps, BTW)

[@powerofpop8747]

Timeless music. Kudos!

[@MindGameStudios]

3:01 Drummer goes into maximum overdrive 🤘

[@JaredDixon]

I've been following each of you individually over the years. Truly one of the great supergroups of 2023. Congrats y'all!