boygenius debut at No.1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with the record

Following the release of their highly anticipated debut album, the record, last Friday, boygenius have debuted at No.1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart. The supergroup – made up of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – knocked last week's No.1, Lana Del Rey's Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, off the top spot.

boygenius are set to play the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on August 28, as part of their upcoming tour.

"the record opener ‘Without You Without Them’ transforms the boygenius listener into eavesdropper of an intimate triple part harmony, one that boasts a Carter family vibe," Will Russell wrote in his review of the album for Hot Press. "Pretty special when you consider that the indie supergroup consists of serial Grammy nominee Phoebe Bridgers; the critically acclaimed Julien Baker; and fellow Matador alumnus Lucy Dacus...

"On college rock banger ‘$20’, they deliver a slab of Springsteen tropes – all night motorcycle rides to Reno, T-bird graveyards, Chevvies on cinder blocks – across not one but several sick riffs. Headbanging delirium continues on The Replacements-nodding, hilariously self-deprecating ‘Satanist’: scoring offbrand ecstasy, tagging ATMs, chucking out the TV – reliable archetypes of teenage rebellion.

"Across the ‘90s retro, lo-fi feel of ‘Emily I’m Sorry’ and the crisscrossing Kerouac-indebted ‘True Blue’, boygenius ensnare the joy of wasteful detours. They also alluringly capture fleeting celestial moments such as on ‘Leonard Cohen’, while driving the wrong way on the interstate listening to Iron & Wine, reckoning on lost wandering being loaded with purpose.

"Elsewhere, ‘Not Strong Enough’ conjures the US suburbs, complete with freeway escapes and the hypnotic mantra: 'Always an angel, never a god...'"

Elsewhere on the chart, Melanie Martinez has debuted at No.3 with her third studio album, Portals.

After landing on the chart at No.2 last week, Lankum remain in the Top 20, with False Lankum now occupying the No.17 slot. The Dublin group also continue their reign at No.1 on the Independent Chart this week.

Revisit our interviews with Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker.