boygenius: Why the Best Supergroup Walked Away at the Top

Julie Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus swept the Grammys and sold out an international tour, then abruptly announced a hiatus. This episode explores why the greatest supergroup of the generation walked away at its peak and how they dismantled the industry's forced-competition narrative.We look at the frustrating women-in-rock label that pushed them together and the egalitarian structure that made their collaboration work.How the lazy women-in-rock grouping pushed three distinct artists to join forces instead of competeWriting, recording and self-producing their debut EP in just four daysThe boygenius name as a psychological hack to banish imposter syndrome and unearned hesitationRecording backing vocals for all three of their solo albums in a single dayThe Record, three Grammys, and the ambiguous hiatus announcement in February 2024