Julien Baker - Performance & Interview (Live on KEXP at Home)

KEXP.ORG presents Julien Baker sharing a live performance recorded exclusively for KEXP and talking to Cheryl Waters. Recorded January 6, 2021.
Songs:
Faith Healer
Song in E
Hardline
Fell on Black Days
Julien Baker - vocals / guitar / keys
Calvin Lauber - bass
Mariah Schneider - guitar / bg vocals
Matt Gilliam - drums
Noah Forbes - keys (overdubbed)
Becca Mancari - guest bg vocals
Session recorded at Third Man Records in Nashville, TN
Engineered / Mixed: Joshua Smith
Monitor Mix: Charlton Combs
julienbaker.com
kexp.org

[@iwashere368]

Whatever she wants

[@sillygirl2840]

phoebe was so right for that

[@joanalovesyou]

Fr

[@MeatSnax]

I didn't expect to like listening to Julien's interviews as much as I do. She should start a podcast, very good talker.

[@Thndrstrike]

she really has a nice "podcast" voice

[@ricardoescalonag]

Sometimes I just skip the songs to get to the parts where she teaches philosophy during interviews

[@slyfur]

I agree. Usually, if I'm listening to a podcast and there is music, I skip the music. I didn't skip anything with this. Everything was enjoyable.

[@franciscobiscainho3859]

Julien is such a gem. Jesus, what a world we would live in if more people in power had her heart.

[@Johnny-Joseph]

JB, "I should have gone to law school to make a difference" Meanwhile me, a lawyer, "I should have become a musician to make a difference"

[@saffronifer]

Hahaha I love seeing different perspectives like this

[@scottconyers5368]

Every time I get some stupid pleading or email from opposing counsel, I think about just quitting and starting a band....

[@lailedcat]

Truly every time I hear her speak it’s as if my heart stops beating so I can listen closer

[@rodrigomedinarivera4845]

Julien Baker: "I don't have to intellectualize everything" Me: OH PLEASE DO!!

[@faigler]

+++ to Cheryl for not only being a great interviewer but also managing to direct things back to playing the music, because I think I would just talk to Julien for like 5 hours. I realize it's her job and she's good at it, but ...yeah I'm pretty sure I'd just get into a conversation about things like epistemological elitism for as long as she wanted to tbh.

[@FalardeMusicaeLegal]

She's so real. So SO real, that my MTV-oriented mind has troubles to totaly grasp it sometimes. I'm learning a lot with Baker. In my 40s.

[@chaerodactyl]

this whole interview and concert is so beautiful and moving; Julien has such a brilliant mind, and an eloquent way of capturing deep emotional truths, whether through songs or speech. I'm so happy to see her well and exploring new horizons after what's seemed to have been a rough couple years, but a lot of personal growth and healing 🖤 I love that for her, and I love new JB music for all of us. I also loved Julien and Cheryl's discussion on her pursuing education of some kind down the line, and would 100% sign up for a Julien Baker MasterClass

[@estevang.4693]

Cheryl Waters, hope you have an amazing day!!

[@malcolm2486]

same same same!

[@iamgcase]

I really appreciated your language in the interview. You have a definite ability to discuss emotion. Separately, you seem to use music to both punctuate and augment your lyrics. That’s a talent that I praise and regard highly. Thank you.

[@jendajungkim7584]

God I love Cheryl and Julien so much 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

[@sophie-jp2nr]

literally having the hardest week and this made it so much more bearable :)

[@Alix777.]

Cry snowflake

[@sophie-jp2nr]

@@Alix777. lmfao okay i will

[@ssg2689]

Please feel better soon! Ignore the dumbass's comment, there's still people out there who care :)

[@SuperBlueMoonWA]

@@ssg2689 simp

[@pdawg4216]

i'm sorry :( i'm proud of you for getting through it! youve got it

[@pwbpwb333]

Julien Baker: Simply talks Me: cries uncontrollably

[@isthismikz]

Timestamps for the songs if anyone needs them! 10:57 - 13:55 "Faith Healer" 26:30 - 29:19 "Song in E" 29:20 - 33:10 "Hardline" 42:56 - 47:02 "Fell on Black Days"

[@charlieclark3127]

Thank you

[@SunjayVideos]

i for one am entirely in favor of Julien Baker propagandizing the youths

[@BehindTheOne]

[@14kekkaishi1]

THIS!

[@ah4902]

Phoebe and Julien racing to have to most appearances

[@TheAgentAssassin]

Social engineering bro. Get unplugged.

[@Binzob]

@@TheAgentAssassin wtf u on about mate

[@stop7980]

HOLY SHIT JULIEN COVERING MY FAV SONG EVER¿¿¿¿¿¿ how did we get so lucky with her ughhh im in love

[@junkbondtrader_]

CHERYL WATERS SUPREMACY

[@josephoconnell3060]

What's nice about Julien is that she is dead honest! Much success Julien & you sure are making up for a lack of touring.. Take it easy & have fun!

[@laradigar]

Julien enthusiastically nodding to Cheryl talking about her kittens is all I needed today

[@connorcopeland2864]

I have immense respect and admiration for Julien Baker as a human being and musician and I just want to mention that she is an incredibly tiny human being

[@benjaminblake164]

the Scott poster in the background breaks me. It must be so hard to recover from depression when one of your close friends and inspirations wasn't able to carry on himself

[@ghost__chips]

Scott who is that?

[@TheWolfblade87]

@@ghost__chips Scott Hutchison, vocalist of Frightened Rabbit. Julien covered their song "The Modern Leper".

[@benjaminblake164]

@@TheWolfblade87 she's covered at least 6 of their songs. One of her favourites to perform is Nitrous Gas

[@pj9412]

@@TheWolfblade87 "How It Gets In" is an absolutely beautiful song featuring both of them as well.

[@skellvarnsen23]

hardline is very f.r

[@malcolm2486]

TWO ANGELS OMG

[@seagers_studio]

All the songs are great in their own way but the fell on black days cover is incredible

[@RileyliebtTH]

This is a blessing after a difficult week. Julien Baker is an absolute gem

[@justDiana247]

I would love to have Julien as a teacher. I always hang on to her every word. Fuck, her take on good and bad brought me to tears, this girl always gets me so emotional.

[@jazazzz]

I have this on as background noise while doing some training for my job as a non traditional adult/youth educator for a non profit 😆 Julien would be perfect for a job like this. What a lovely interview/performance.

[@efazsafwan7804]

The new album couldn't come soon enough.

[@dianecooper2]

No julien you should not have gone to law school. I went to law school and i have regretted it every day of my life.

[@savannahgarcia7976]

Just seen this. I couldn't love Julien more right now... How inspiring is she?!!!

[@wyndgrove9452]

Such great music, and a great attitude.

[@achimwitcoustic9585]

Chris Cornell would love this version. What an outstanding emotional version. still powerful.

[@indefinitedelay]

24:05 she turned on the light

[@sbinalla88]

Dude she's really rocking it on this album and i love it

[@TheWolfblade87]

so happy "mercy" is actually going to be released in it's studio version as song in E !!!

[@gretchenmeinzen9962]

i mightve screeched and thrown my headphones....

[@renee02079]

WE ARE BEING FED TODAY ❤️ THANK YOU

[@livingminimumwage6359]

Finally, some good fucking food!

[@chandara_kumar]

Song in E makes me feel better

[@nathanwittock4133]

I don't really care what course Julien Baker will teach, I'm taking it.

[@monco3512]

"epistemic elitism" *jots it down*

[@layah8239]

Ok but why did I actually do that

[@faigler]

literally googled to make sure whether it was epistemic or epistemologic (which are related, either could have gone in the sentence, but i didn't remember the word epistemic bc we talked a lot about the privileging and especially the gendering of epistemology in college, which is what happens when you kind of force-make yourself a queer studies major when that major doesn't exist at your school) and she's totally right and also i want to talk to her about it for like 5 years.

[@stefanocaiazzakindergartenchef]

Kexp💓

[@tanflojo9480]

so stoked with the new record

[@piggybankvillan]

RIP Scott Hutchison

[@brendonjames3193]

Love this! Thanks KEXP!

[@tomasslavik1367]

Yes, this is what I needed... Thank you. A truly wonderful person, would listen to her for hours.

[@Disco.Wizard]

That's a poster of Scott Hutchinson behind her isn't it?

[@MarkMathewsMusic]

What a couple of lovely human beings...and a lovely Dog too, of course!

[@Dorachagi1]

901 represent!!!

[@cr3te]

These two, my goodness. Outstanding interview and music right here ❤

[@masistefano6094]

I LIKE YOU JULIEN

[@cristiancamilorestreporeye7275]

Great session, I love the Fell on black Days cover, awesone

[@chriscelona7482]

YES

[@markt.6915]

Thank god she turned on the light in the attic

[@piggystardust]

This is good. She sounds better than ever ♥

[@boixgenius]

hardline reminds me of a song from her early days before sprained ankle!! her bands name escapes me but it's SOOO refreshing I'm so excited!!! edit: The Star Killers!! if you haven't heard them and you like jb, please listen to their album on bandcamp. you won't be disappointed

[@zz7254]

I wonder if Cheryl was rocking the black Vans as well

[@allanvargastomas3493]

Julien Baker: A Ravenclaw Phoebe Bridgers: Clearly a Slytherin

[@jmcc6104]

Lucy hufflepuff

[@faigler]

Except neither, both because a) logistically they wouldn't go to a UK wizard school and b) fuck it, let's come up with a different sorting system that doesn't acknowledge a huge TERF

[@maylynm1138]

yeah

[@megalyssa]

Timestamps Faith Healer - 10:56 Song in E - 26:32 Hardline - 29:20 Fell on Black Days - 42:55

[@griffithd05]

Hero.

[@katiemoore2305]

So so so so excited that Mercy is on the record even if under a new name

[@14kekkaishi1]

I was disappointed that Mercy didn’t make it to the record but Ringside did. But Song in E!!

[@traceries5201]

I first saw Julien perform on Tiny Desk I believe around of after the release of Sprained Ankle. I was absolutely captivated by that performance and have loosely followed her musical ventures, many times via KEXP, since then. That said, I did not hear anything about this turbulent time that the new album is a reflection on. This interview is stunningly bare and direct and honest. The music is great as well - but this conversation sheds light on the kind of struggles we all confront but often don’t share or try not to acknowledge. Thank you KEXP and JB for bringing us all the beautiful music and also the humble/human discussion around a difficult subject and personal struggle by a truly gifted songwriter and musician.

[@statuemorris3970]

So great!

[@aubreyxengland]

this was everything we all needed today, KEXP. thank you.

[@jasperverkroost]

I thought I loved Hardline, but her cover of Fell on Black Days truly blew me away.

[@elodyluna]

couldnt agree more. i’m blown away

[@echowarp]

That Soundgarden cover though 🙏🙏🙏

[@BadmintoniSanki]

yeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssss

[@ellalambio4628]

something random but at 41:07 you can just hear Beans and their collar. And i find that endearing for some reason.

[@Nalinalinali]

I hope songs like something and everybody does get remade for her live show with full arrangements that will he amazing

[@tenyouusness]

A very smart person like Julien harboring a wish to be a teacher makes me feel good for having the same crazy wish and going through with it. Don't know if she'll ever join us, but here's hoping smart people continue to be called to teaching, in greater numbers, so that the profession can be elevated. In the meantime... these songs are sounding so good, I'm imagining (dreaming) how good they'd sound live in a concert hall.

[@playboimarty]

Telecaster Queen

[@gregoo]

"ᵒʰ ᵐʸ 𝓰ᵒˢʰ"

[@indiemixtape]

Check out our review of 'Little Oblivions' here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4mnq2qtac-Sj7s

[@kategrady5849]

The fell on black days cover was simply perfect omfg her voice and soul so good

[@greatwanna]

Maybe it's because she's about the same age as I am, or maybe because her every word comes from her careful thinking. Either way I love Julien's interviews in general

[@dsholt]

Never clicked a KZbin link so quickly.

[@walkr7998]

protect these two at all costs

[@pasnpp]

Excellent. Love the Hanif Abdurraqib shout out!

[@abigailmorgan9770]

this is not the content I want it's the content I need

[@benroberts235]

holy shit song in e sounds incredible

[@Dizzula]

I *also* used to think Brandi Carlisle's Black Hole Sun was the best Soundgarden cover out there. Thank you Julien for proving me wrong.

[@tsoiboy4073]

KEXP? check Cheryl Waters? check Julien Baker? check This is gonna be good!

[@ASunnyDisposition]

I love Julien so much and Cheryl Waters has to be one of my all time favorite interviewers. Also the portrait behind Julien of Scott Hutchison brought such a big smile to my face. :) ♥️

[@ninanevarez486]

this was the first time I heard song in E in its entirety and wow, just wow, I actually fell completely silent and started sobbing, who allowed such a masterpiece to be created.

[@kaitlyncollison6908]

41:42 & 49:34 all appearances of Beans, the new mascot

[@michaeltate97]

WE CAME HERE FOR BEANS AND WE GOT BEANS

[@FSAyfkm]

julien please be the guardian of my life form

[@jozefkimak3010]

Scott in the background

[@obtusian100]

I could listen to Julian talk all day. Really intelligent and engaging.

[@veerchasm1]

I’ve created a new drinking game where you chug everytime you see a thumbnail of Julien Baker making THAT face 🍺

[@saffronifer]

I really didn't expect Faith Healer to come right after she spoke of "mourning that mythos" Nothing has hit me that hard in months Such a beautiful soul, and such beautiful music...

[@cubitum-eamus]

3 years later and i’m still sobbing at this

[@desgo__]

I meant to watch this as I brushed my teeth and got ready for bed, then finish what I didn't catch in the morning; that was silly, of course I watched all of it. Covering my favorite Soundgarden song and feeling like Cornell's voice and lyrics were haunting? I just can't. I was already entranced before, but my god, I need Little Oblivions in my life.

[@TheWolfblade87]

me watching all throughout the performances: that shit [clenches fist] HURTED

[@marcotedesco8954]

Julien's spontaneous eloquence floors me every time

[@neganballbat]

Scott Hutchison

[@nero5602]

JULIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN

[@michaelmcgovern3434]

Big chills from "Fell On Black Days"!!!

[@robertfrost8264]

23:33 Dave Grohl did the same thing and, I mean, *that worked out WELL.* I love her so much.

[@vivvivier3981]

✨crush intensifies✨

[@bencalder2679]

Just when you think Julian Baker can’t more clearly shed light on a topic, she tuns on a lamp. She is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest song writers of our time. Such a beautiful sole.