Julien Baker and Torres Announce New Album, Share Video: Watch

After much teasing, Julien Baker and Torres have finally announced their new collaborative album, Send a Prayer My Way. The LP, which arrives April 18 via Matador, finds both indie-rock artists turning toward a country sound. Get a taste of that with “Sylvia,” their latest single from the album, which comes with a Caity Arthur–directed video starring members of the Stud Country community. Check it out below.

In a statement about the song’s origin, Torres’ Mackenzie Scott shared, “The morning I went to pick up my dog Sylvia from an upstate shelter, I was at home making my coffee and I turned on WFMU and Dolly Parton’s ‘Cracker Jack’ was on. I burst into tears—it felt like the universe was telling me she was going to be mine. (Sylvia was only meant to be a foster.) I remember thinking that I’d love to write a song like that, a song that people could feel in their chest within five seconds of turning on the radio, because anyone who has ever had the honor of sharing a home with a beloved pet knows that a pet is family—they’re the best friends you could ever have.”