It’s no secret that Julien Baker knows how to orchestrate a killer collab. The boygenius bandmember’s latest joint effort came as a surprise to some lucky concertgoers on Friday night, as Baker joined Touché Amoré onstage for their set opening for Deafheaven at The Novo in Los Angeles.
Performing the band’s track “Reminders” — a tune that topped Heavy Consequence‘s list of the Top 30 Metal & Hard Rock Songs of 2020 — Baker offered up vocal support along with plenty of energized headbanging. Baker has previously collaborated with the post-hardcore Los Angeles outfit, being featured on their Stage Four track “Skyscraper” in 2016.
“Oh, my god. Julien Baker everybody,” Jeremy Bolm gushed as Baker swiftly left the stage at the close of the song. “Thanks to the personal heroes I’ve been copying for over a decade,” Baker wrote on her Instagram story with a photo of she and Bolm performing together in 2018.
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was not expecting julien baker backing up touche amore opening for deafheaven pic.twitter.com/zFDY6KXaVV
— Karolyn Jaranilla (@karolynjar) December 9, 2023
Oh to go to a Touché Amoré show in LA and freakin Julien Baker to come out for guesties… pic.twitter.com/7kmGIeZm9m
— soph 🧚🏻 (@passionfoxx) December 9, 2023