Woke up yesterday to some nightmarish reality where Julien, Lucy and Phoebe had apparently dropped at their secret acoustic set at the Smell, LA, the forsaken words any music fans fear to hear : “We’re going away for the foreseeable future”.
My coffee instantly turned sour as if someone had slip a freaking hot wing in it and my mind got suddenly possessed by the spirit of Jennifer Lawrence.
That’s the only reaction one can have reading that news when you’re a Boygenius fan. But then again, they did release an EP called The Rest at the end of last year, so maybe there were clues along the way. Probably more than one, the hell could I know, I’m only here for the music and these boys have always put me under their spell faster than any current band.
The confirmation that came out today about a hiatus – that’s the one word I caught through the sobs of despair of (me) the internet – didn’t even snap me out of it, thank fuck.
Ha. It’s always sad times but we’ll live. Right? Right.
Even though hopefully the future holds its dose of excitement and I’ll be first in line to hear any solo work they’ll put out, I’ll miss the boys dearly.
The harmonics of their voices locking in perfect synchronicity, the words entangled in threaded magic that would make any old poet pass for a first grader, the unexpected choruses that lifted your spirit and somewhat made you feel closer to God (Julien – same thing)
And very importantly, how the hell are people supposed to go through their gay awakening now they’re away?!
I could go on and on writing bullshit about them but the truth is they will always hold a key to my heart for giving me one of my favorite songs EVER on a first listen.
So yeah… I’ll miss them. Because I know there’s probably more of that where that came from.
Boys. Don’t take too long, the world needs you – and so do I.
