For boygenius, the indie-rock supergroup with a penchant for neckties and introspective songs, this fall has held the type of firsts that show a rock band has changed into a phenomenon: its first area present at a Madison Sq. Backyard full of followers chanting each lyric, its first efficiency on the Hollywood Bowl, and shortly, its first characteristic on “Saturday Night time Stay.”

On Friday, there was one other first — and second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth — with boygenius’s debut Grammy nominations as a band, a haul that included nods for 2 of the most important contests: document of the 12 months (for the ethereal and anthemic “Not Sturdy Sufficient”) and album of the 12 months (for “The Document”).

The popularity has capped off a whirlwind interval for Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, profitable indie performers in their very own proper who turned an thought for a one-off collaboration in 2018 into a gaggle that has captured the hearts of Gen Z followers and past, establishing a status for free-spirited onstage antics and the type of healthful bond not often related to touring rock stars.

On a Friday afternoon video name, the trio mentioned their nominations, songwriting and the way forward for their music from the basement of a New York Metropolis resort the place they have been getting ready for “Saturday Night time Stay” this weekend, a rack stuffed with doable costume selections lined up behind them. It was in that resort basement that they heard the excellent news, then, as Baker put it, “did a bit of screaming, hugging, leaping up and down,” earlier than the texts began flowing — together with notes from Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, who additionally acquired six nominations every.

“It’s like when youngsters cry on Christmas morning as a result of I do really feel so overwhelmed that I may simply fall asleep,” Baker stated.

These are edited excerpts from the dialog.

This has been a exceptional 12 months of firsts for you. Has it modified your relationship to the album, taking part in in these giant arenas?

BAKER Not in a corny method you guys, however that’s the metric I return to. My relationship to it has stayed static, by making one thing that we preserved.

BRIDGERS And it’s grown — I consider “True Blue” now as a type of communal expertise as a result of that’s type of the primary second within the set the place the viewers acts the identical method each night time. Lucy and I’ve fairly low voices and when individuals sing “True Blue,” they sing the octave up which is de facto humorous.

DACUS If I used to be doing “True Blue” for karaoke I’d do the identical factor.

What about your relationships with one another? You’ve been around the globe collectively at this level, in high-pressure conditions — what’s totally different about your friendship?

BAKER I’m happy with us. I believe our communication has gotten higher. We set out with a transparent record of priorities in thoughts, and our pleasure in regards to the music and our real relationship with one another was on the prime. That has stayed intact as a result of we saved it as a precedence. It’s being spoken into the mission daily.

BRIDGERS Whenever you guys hit me as much as have dinner the opposite night time earlier than we truly had to enter work, seeing you not at work first, I used to be like, that is so good. We simply bought to speak about individuals and hang around.

DACUS I’m not sick of you guys.

Why do you suppose “Not Sturdy Sufficient” rose to the floor for the Grammys? You’ve talked about the way it’s about psychological sickness, about self-hatred — is it the darkness that related with audiences?

DACUS I believe the four-on-the-floor kick sample related with audiences. For me writing above all the pieces is essential, however you could possibly swap out the lyrics of the music and I believe it will be simply as a lot enjoyable.

BRIDGERS I used to be like, we’d like a music that might be performed on the radio, can we make one which’s like, actually enjoyable? And also you guys understood the project.

DACUS However “Not Sturdy Sufficient” will not be a typical radio music, so it each fails the project however weirdly succeeded as a result of it’s on the radio. Finneas stated this too, it’s such as you making an attempt to repeat your idols and failing is who you’re. One thing like that.

BAKER And likewise “enjoyable” is deep. Like you could possibly retroactively dissertation clarify what’s simply implicitly communicated by us having enjoyable and writing lyrics in the way in which that we do. We put a breakdown in “Not Sturdy Sufficient” as a result of it rocks; I wish to have a great time!

Has this previous 12 months made you wish to dig deeper into boygenius or are you feeling prefer it’s time to return to your impartial careers?

DACUS We determined earlier than it began what the boundaries have been, and that has allowed us to dig the deepest that we have been prepared to up till this level. We’ve put all of our vitality into this figuring out that there’s type of a cap on this period of boygenius. We’re all going to make our personal solo data after this — that’s truthful to say, most likely.

BRIDGERS Or attempt.

So you could have six nominations as a band, however Phoebe has one further (for a collaboration with SZA, “Ghost within the Machine”). Are you lording it over the opposite two?

BRIDGERS All day. No, however it was the primary one introduced and Lucy was like, it will be so humorous if we have been all watching and it was solely that. However I’m so happy with SZA.

DACUS [whispers Bridgers’s section of “Ghost in the Machine”] I’ve had it caught in my head all day.

This 12 months’s nominees are led by girls — did that stick out at you in any respect watching it?

BRIDGERS I seen plenty of music I really like.

DACUS We’re excited for extra buddies to be getting acknowledged and the truth that we’re girls isn’t the cool half — the music is the cool half.

Have you ever been batting round any concepts but for a Grammys efficiency? Nirvana fits?

DACUS I haven’t considered this in any respect as a result of I didn’t suppose it was going to occur, so now it simply opens up a complete world of getting to consider issues.