Fans of singer and songwriter Julien Baker won’t have to wait much longer for new music! The Tennessee native has officially announced her third studio album, Little Oblivions (via Matador Records). The new record will be out on February 26th, 2021. The lead single “Faith Healer” has dropped along with a music video that gives listeners a taste of Baker’s new sound and direction.
A fancifully dark track, “Faith Healer” is about turning away from reality and looking for relief in any way it might come. Two juxtaposing guitars create a whimsical, almost unreal, background for Baker to bring listeners down to Earth with lyrics that are heavily influenced by her personal experiences. The infectious, risky, and unrestrained single tells a story of vices as well as how people struggle to “feel something”.
The accompanying music video directed by Daniel Henry deals with a dark, often cold color palette. The most enticing aspect of the visuals is the symbolism that lies within. A man dressed in military pants is fighting himself, he doesn’t seem to be winning but neither is his counterpart. This man is fighting his own demons.
According to Baker, the track serves as an unofficial autobiography. “I think that ‘Faith Healer’ is a song about vices, both obvious and the insidious ways that they can show up in the human experience. When revisiting the song, I started thinking about the parallels between the escapism of substance abuse and the other various means of escapism that had occupied a similar, if less easily identifiable, space in my psyche,” she said.
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