Julien Baker Announces New Album ‘Turn Out The Lights’ Out 10/27 Via Matador

Julien Baker will release her highly anticipated second album Turn Out The Lights on October 27th, 2017 via Matador Records. An early preview can now be heard in first single “Appointments,” a viscerally moving track that culminates in a swell of Baker’s voice, guitar, and piano. Turn Out The Lights will arrive nearly two years to the day after her debut LP, Sprained Ankle.

Recorded at the legendary Ardent Studios in Baker’s hometown of Memphis, TN, Turn Out The Lights expands upon the sound and vision of Sprained Ankle while retaining the haunting, confessional songwriting style for which she has become known. Throughout the album, she reflects on experiences of her own and those closest to her, exploring the internal conflicts that wrestle inside us all: how we deal and cope with our struggles, and how it all impacts both ourselves and our relationships of all kinds. The result is a deeply empathetic album that embraces the grays and complex truths of humanity and mental health. Turn Out The Lightswas written and produced by Baker, and mixed by Craig Silvey (The National, Arcade Fire, Florence & the Machine).

Baker — following a handful of dates this month and next that include shows supporting Belle & Sebastian and Ben Folds, as well as a stop at the Pygmalion Festival — will head out on a massive North American headlining tour beginning October 12th in Atlanta, GA. The first leg will wrap up on the 29th in Philadelphia, PA and, following a three week run throughout the UK and Europe that includes an already sold out show at London’s Union Chapel, the second leg will pick back up on November 29th in Knoxville, TN. The tour will wind down in Dallas, TX on December 20th and includes an October 27th show at New York’s storied Town Hall as well as a December 14th show at Los Angeles’ landmark Palace Theatre. A current itinerary is below.

Turn Out The Lights track listing: