A month after debuting their collaborative song, “Sugar in the Tank,” Julien Baker and TORRES have announced a full-length joint album, Send a Prayer My Way, and released their latest single, “Sylvia.”
Due on April 18th via Matador Records, Send a Prayer My Way has been in the works since Baker and TORRES first played a show together in 2016, after which one remarked to the other, “We should make a country album.”
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Since then, the two have collaborated on crafting Send a Prayer My Way’s 11 songs, which weave timeless country sounds and sentiments with timely commentary on the familiar episodes and all-too-common struggles of modern life.
The single, “Sylvia,” exemplifies this, balancing the toils of an unhealthy life on the road with the love one feels for their dog. Speaking about the song in a statement, TORRES explained, “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 (Sylvia was only meant to be a foster).”
From there, TORRES used her “Cracker Jack” moment as inspiration. “I remember thinking that I’d love to write a song like that,” she said. “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 — they’re the best friends you could ever have.”
Watch the video for “Sylvia” below.
Up next, Baker and TORRES will hit the road for a number of festival dates, including appearances at Big Ears in Tennessee, High Water Music Festival in North Carolina, Green River Festival in Massachusetts, and more. Get tickets here.
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Send a Prayer My Way Tracklist:
01. The Only Marble I’ve Got Left
02. Sugar in the Tank
03. Bottom of a Bottle
04. Downhill Both Ways
05. No Desert Flower
06. Tape Runs Out
07. Off the Wagon
08. Tuesday
09. Showdown
10. Sylvia
11. Goodbye Baby