The Rest (EP)

The Rest is the second extended play by American indie rock supergroup Boygenius, released through Interscope Records on October 13, 2023. A follow-up to the band's first full-length album The Record,[3] individual songs were revealed one at a time while on tour,[4][5] eventually performing the entire EP.[6]

The Rest
Three silhouettes of women standing on the beach
EP by
Boygenius
ReleasedOctober 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)
RecordedMay 2023[1]
Length12:04
LabelInterscope
Producer
  • Tony Berg
  • boygenius
  • Jake Finch
  • Ethan Gruska
  • Calvin Lauber
  • Collin Pastore
  • Marshall Vore
Boygenius chronology
The Record
(2023)		 The Rest
(2023)
Julien Baker chronology
The Record
(2023)		 The Rest
(2023)
Phoebe Bridgers chronology
The Record
(2023)		 The Rest
(2023)
Lucy Dacus chronology
The Record
(2023)		 The Rest
(2023)

That photo was taken during the same shoot for the original album art. We always liked the image, but when we chose these four songs to put out together, they all have this spacey, eerie quality about them. I think the wind being in our hair, the natural elements messing us up, it’s a little more unsettling and I feel like these songs—I don’t think they lack optimism, but they’re a little more focused on fear and unsteadiness.

—Lucy Dacus on the packaging and feel of The Rest[2]

Reception

This album was shortlisted as notable for the week at BrooklynVegan, where Andrew Sacher opined that "this material is just as strong as the songs on the full-length".[7] Alex Hudson of Exclaim! chose this as a Staff Pick stating that "as we near the end of 2023, it reasserts boygenius as one of the year's defining bands, and even more than the sum of their formidable parts".[8] El Hunt of Evening Standard gave this EP 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "The Rest feels less cohesive than The Record, and rather than a love letter to accidentally stumbling on creative alchemy, Dacus, Baker and Bridgers all get their own moments in the spotlight" and called it "the perfect debut companion piece".[9] Thomas Smith of NME gave The Rest 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "there’s material... that could have fought hard for space on their debut album".[10] Olivia Horn, writing for Pitchfork Media, scored this album a 7.5 out of 10, stating that it is "aglow with the sense of triumph that has haloed the group’s recent history".[1] In Spill Magazine, this was an editor's pick and critic Joseph Mastel rated it 4.5 out of 5, concluding "it might not reach the perfection of the record, but the rest is still a magnificent group of songs".[11] Marc Abbott of Under the Radar rated this EP 6 out of 10, writing that while "there are moments of brilliance" here, but that it "comes across as sounding like that’s exactly what they deserve and need: a rest".[12]

Track listing
  1. "Black Hole" – 2:21
  2. "Afraid of Heights" – 2:41
  3. "Voyager" – 2:48
  4. "Powers" – 4:14

Personnel

Boygenius

  • Julien Baker – instrumentation, vocals, lead vocals on first verse of "Black Hole" and all of "Powers", production
  • Phoebe Bridgers – instrumentation, vocals, co-lead vocals on second verse of "Black Hole" and all of "Voyager", production
  • Lucy Dacus – instrumentation, vocals, co-lead vocals on second verse of "Black Hole" and all of "Afraid of Heights", production

Additional personnel

  • Tony Berg – production
  • Jake Finch – production
  • Matt Grubb – cover photography[4]
  • Ethan Gruska – production
  • Calvin Lauber – production
  • Collin Pastore – production
  • Marshall Vore – production

Charts
Chart performance for The Rest
Chart (2023) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 67

See also

References
  1. Horn, Olivia (October 13, 2023). "Boygenius: The Rest Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. Levin, Harry (October 9, 2023). "The Sound Of Collision: Boygenius Discuss Creating 'The Rest,' Their Deepening Friendship & Identities". Interview. The Recording Academy. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  3. Osmon, Erin (October 10, 2023). "Boygenius rewrites the rules of rock stardom". Music. Los Angeles Times. ISSN 2165-1736. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  4. Dailey, Hannah (September 26, 2023). "Boygenius Announces Surprise EP 'The Rest': Here's When It Arrives". Music News. Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  5. Madarang, Charisma (September 26, 2023). "Boygenius Promise 'The Rest' With Upcoming EP". Music > Music News. Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  6. Campbell, Erica (October 6, 2023). "boygenius bring The Rest to Madison Square Garden". Music > Features > Boygenius. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  7. Sacher, Andrew (October 13, 2023). "Album Reviews: ††† (Crosses), Bad Bunny, boygenius, more". Notable Releases of the Week. BrooklynVegan. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  8. Hudson, Alex (October 13, 2023). "'the rest' Confirms boygenius as One of 2023's Defining Bands". Reviews. Exclaim!. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  9. Hunt, El (October 12, 2023). "Boygenius ‒ The Rest EP review: the supergroup's offcuts make for shimmering companion piece". Culture > Music. Evening Standard. ISSN 2041-4404. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  10. Smith, Thomas (October 12, 2023). "Boygenius – 'The Rest' EP: a magical coda to their mega year". Reviews > Album Reviews. NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  11. Mastel, Joseph (October 13, 2023). "Boygenius – The Rest". Album Reviews. Spill Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  12. Abbott, Marc (October 20, 2023). "boygenius: the rest ep (Interscope) review". Reviews. Under the Radar. ISSN 1553-2305. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Boygenius – The Rest" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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