Lucy Dacus

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Lucy Dacus
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Dacus performing in August 2022
Background information
Birth name Lucy Elizabeth Dacus[1]
Born (1995-05-02) May 2, 1995 (age 28)
Mechanicsville, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • tambourine
Years active 2015–present
Labels Matador
Associated acts
Website lucydacus.com

Lucy Elizabeth Dacus (/ˈdeɪkʌs/ DAY-kuss;[2] born May 2, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Dacus attracted attention with her debut album No Burden (2016), which led to a deal with Matador Records. Her second album, Historian, was released in 2018 to further critical acclaim. Dacus's third studio album, Home Video, was released in 2021.

In addition to her solo work, Dacus is also a member of the indie supergroup boygenius (formed in 2018), alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker.

Early life

Dacus was adopted as an infant and grew up in Mechanicsville, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond.[3][4] She is of Uzbek and Irish descent.[5] Her adoptive mother is a professional pianist and music teacher, and her adoptive father is a graphic designer.[4][6] Dacus had an early interest in music, and bought her first guitar, an Ibanez, from Craigslist when she was in middle school.[3] After graduating from Maggie L. Walker Governor's School in 2013,[6] she began studying film at Virginia Commonwealth University, but left to avoid student debt and the "feeling of being misunderstood" in her university program.[7][8] Prior to becoming a full-time musician, she was employed by Richmond Camera as an editor for children's school photos.[9] During this time, she wrote approximately 30 songs, nine of which would comprise the tracklist of No Burden.[7]

Career

2015–2018: No Burden and Historian

Dacus first performed in New York City in March 2015.[10] Her first single, "I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore," premiered in November 2015. Her debut album, No Burden, was produced in Nashville by her hometown friends, Berklee College of Music graduate Collin Pastore and Oberlin Conservatory of Music graduate Jacob Blizard;[11][12] it was recorded at the request of Blizard for a school project.[7] The album was originally released digitally on CD, and on vinyl via Richmond's EggHunt Records on February 26, 2016.[11][12] Dacus was then signed to Matador Records, who re-released the album on September 9, 2016.[13][14][15] In the same year she performed at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park and made her national television debut on CBS This Morning.[16] She recorded a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR the same weekend.[17] In October 2016 she played the London Calling festival in Amsterdam, as a replacement for The Duke Spirit, who were forced to cancel.[18]

Dacus's second album, entitled Historian, was released on March 2, 2018.[19] Like its predecessor, it was met with widespread critical acclaim. Writing for Pitchfork, Sasha Geffen praised its nuance and sensitivity: "It’s not an easy album to wear out. It lasts, and it should, given that so many of its lyrics pick at time, and the way time condenses around deep emotional attachments to other people."[20] Rolling Stone rated the album 4/5 stars, as did NME. Historian, like No Burden, was recorded in Nashville, at Trace Horse Studio, in a similar collaborative effort by Lucy Dacus, Jacob Blizard, and Collin Pastore.

2018–present: Boygenius, 2019 EP, and Home Video

File:Lucy Dacus 2019.jpg
Dacus performing at Neumos in Seattle in 2019

In 2018, Dacus, along with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker, formed the group boygenius. They released three songs in August 2018 and subsequently announced an EP and tour.[21] The EP, titled boygenius, came out on October 26, 2018.

To coincide with Valentine's Day 2019, Dacus released a cover of "La Vie en rose", the first in a planned series of songs commemorating major holidays.[22]

In 2021, Dacus announced her third album, Home Video, which was released on June 25.[23] She performed one of the album's singles "Hot & Heavy" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on April 13.[24] On November 10, Dacus released her single "Thumbs Again", a re-release of her song "Thumbs" with additional instrumentation, alongside the announcement of 2022 US tour dates.[25]

On February 2, 2022, Dacus released a single "Kissing Lessons", which was accompanied by a music video. [26] During 2022, Dacus toured Europe, Australia and America.[27]

Dacus released a music video for the song "Night Shift" for the five-year anniversary of her album "Historian" in March of 2023.

Boygenius released their debut full-length studio album, titled The Record, on March 31, 2023, after releasing 4 singles.[28]

Activism

After Texas's new abortion law went into effect on September 1, 2021, Dacus announced on Twitter that all the money she makes at her upcoming shows in Texas "will be going towards abortion funds." She also informed her fans to bring extra money to her Houston and San Antonio shows for the donation to the abortion funds.[29] During her Home Video Tour in July, 2022, Dacus announced that she and her support act, Camp Cope, would be donating tips from the merchandise stand to the organization Fund Abortion Not Police.[30]

Personal life

Dacus was raised Christian but has since become irreligious.[31] She describes herself as queer, and says that the terms bisexual or pansexual come closest to defining her sexuality.[3] Dacus lived in Richmond, Virginia, until late 2019. As of June 2021, she resides in Philadelphia.[3]

Discography

Lucy Dacus discography
Studio albums 3
Music videos 8
EPs 3
Singles 20

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[32]		 US
Alt
[33]		 US
Folk
[34]		 US
Indie
[35]		 US
Rock
[36]		 UK
[37]		 UK
Indie
[38]		 UK
Amer.
[39]
No Burden — — — — ― ― ― ―
Historian
  • Released: March 2, 2018
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
 —[upper-alpha 1] — 12 — ― ―[upper-alpha 2] 10 9
Home Video
  • Released: June 25, 2021
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
 104 9 3 10 16 85 8 2

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[42]
Lucy Dacus on Audiotree Live
  • Released: April 20, 2016
  • Label: Audiotree Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 ―
2019
  • Released: November 8, 2019
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
 22
Spotify Singles
  • Released: July 20, 2022
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: streaming
 –

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA
[43]		 US
Rock
Airplay
[44]		 MEX
Airplay
[45]
"I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore" 2015 — — — No Burden
"Strange Torpedo" 2016 — — —
"Night Shift" 2017 — — — Historian
"Addictions" 2018 — — 48
"Next of Kin" — — —
"La Vie en Rose" 2019 — — — 2019
"My Mother & I" — — —
"Forever Half Mast" — — —
"Dancing in the Dark" — — —
"In the Air Tonight" — — —
"Last Christmas" — — —
"Fool's Gold" — — —
"Isabella"
(with Hamilton Leithauser)		 2020 — — — Non-album single
"Thumbs" 2021 — — — Home Video
"Hot & Heavy" 24 — —
"VBS" — — —
"Brando" 13 — —
"Going Going Gone" — — —
"Thumbs Again" — — — Non-album singles
"Kissing Lessons" 2022 20 50 —
"Home Again" / "It's Too Late" — — —

Other appearances

Year Song Album Notes
2020 "Lips of an Angel" Save Stereogum: An '00s Covers Comp[46] Hinder cover

Music videos

Title Year Director
"I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore" 2016 Joseph McCormick & Henry Sho Kellam
"Addictions" 2018 Lucy Dacus
"Hot & Heavy" 2021 Lucy Dacus & Marin Leong
"VBS" Marin Leong
"Going Going Gone"
(Live at Spang)		 Jordan Rodericks
"Brando" Unknown
"Kissing Lessons" 2022 Mara Palena
"Night Shift" 2023 Jane Schoenbrun

Guest appearances

Title Year Other artists Album
"Isabella" 2020 Hamilton Leithauser The Loves of Your Life
"Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris" Hayley Williams Petals for Armor
"Graceland Too" Phoebe Bridgers Punisher
"I Know the End"
"Lose This Number" Christian Lee Hutson Beginners
"Unforgivable"
"Get the Old Band Back Together"
"Single for the Summer"
"Favor" 2021 Julien Baker Little Oblivions

As part of Boygenius

Tours

Accolades

Year Association Category Nominated Work Result Ref
2019 Libera Awards Best Breakthrough Artist/Release Historian Nominated [58]
2022 GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist Home Video Nominated [59]

References

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