Julien Baker and TORRES Announce Joint Album ‘Send a Prayer My Way’
Julien Baker and TORRES are officially teaming up for a full-length collaborative album, Send a Prayer My Way, due April 18 via Matador Records.
The announcement comes just a month after the duo debuted their first single, “Sugar in the Tank,” and now, they’ve dropped another track, “Sylvia.”
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The project has been years in the making, with its roots tracing back to 2016 when Baker and TORRES first played a show together. That night, the idea of making a country album was casually thrown out. Nearly a decade later, that passing comment has turned into a full-fledged record.
The 11-track album fuses classic country storytelling with reflections on modern struggles, navigating themes of love, loss, and life on the road.
Their latest single, “Sylvia,” carries personal weight for TORRES, who wrote the song about adopting her dog. In a statement, she recalled the moment that inspired the track: “The morning I went to pick up my dog Sylvia from an upstate shelter, I was at home making my coffee and I turned on WFMU and Dolly Parton’s ‘Cracker Jack’ was on. I burst into tears—it felt like the universe was telling me she was going to be mine.”
She added, “I remember thinking that I’d love to write a song like that. A song that people could feel in their chest within five seconds of turning on the radio, because anyone who has ever had the honor of sharing a home with a beloved pet knows that a pet is family.”
Along with the album announcement, Baker and TORRES have confirmed a string of festival dates to support Send a Prayer My Way, including appearances at Big Ears in Tennessee, High Water Music Festival in North Carolina, and Green River Festival in Massachusetts.
Baker has previously found success as a member of boygenius alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. The trio’s debut full-length album, the record, landed at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in 2023, while Baker’s solo album Little Oblivions peaked at No. 39. TORRES, known for her sharp, introspective songwriting, has built a loyal following with critically acclaimed releases like Thirstier and Three Futures. With Send a Prayer My Way, the duo merges their strengths for an album that blends nostalgia with modern-day reflections.
Stream “Sylvia” below.
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