August 26 street date. "No Burden" is the debut album from singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus. At the young age of 20, she is already a force to be reckoned with in her hometown of Richmond, VA and quickly gaining notoriety from her amazing and unique singing voice. Lucy and her band have been touring the US east coast and Midwest the past year, following the
release of No Burden on EggHunt Records in February of 2016. Selling out it’s 500 piece run almost instantly, Lucy has signed with Matador who are re-releasing No Burden. After a childhood of primarily musical theatre and Bruce Springsteen thanks to her mom and dad, she bought an acoustic guitar and taught herself some chords with hopes of one day being the cool girl at church camp. Luckily things changed in high school when kind friends showed her Broken Social Scene, Yo La Tengo, and Ava Luna- bands she continues to listen to regularly. "Her voice is beautiful, like none I’ve heard before. On her dynamic debut album No Burden she warbles her country-rock songs like a humble new pal revealing old secrets about feeling lost and
starting over." - The Fader.
August 26 street date. "No Burden" is the debut album from singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus. At the young age of 20, she is already a force to be reckoned with in her hometown of Richmond, VA and quickly gaining notoriety from her amazing and unique singing voice. Lucy and her band have been touring the US east coast and Midwest the past year, following the
release of No Burden on EggHunt Records in February of 2016. Selling out it’s 500 piece run almost instantly, Lucy has signed with Matador who are re-releasing No Burden. After a childhood of primarily musical theatre and Bruce Springsteen thanks to her mom and dad, she bought an acoustic guitar and taught herself some chords with hopes of one day being the cool girl at church camp. Luckily things changed in high school when kind friends showed her Broken Social Scene, Yo La Tengo, and Ava Luna- bands she continues to listen to regularly. "Her voice is beautiful, like none I’ve heard before. On her dynamic debut album No Burden she warbles her country-rock songs like a humble new pal revealing old secrets about feeling lost and
starting over." - The Fader.
March 2 street date. Lucy Dacus’s sophomore album Historian will be released on Matador Records. It arrives two years after her 2016 debut, No Burden, which won unanimous acclaim as one of rock's most promising new voices, alongside breakout single ‘I Don’t Want To Be Funny Anymore’. Historian is a remarkably assured 10-track statement of intent that finds Dacus unafraid to take on the big questions — the life-or-death reckonings, and the ones that just feel that way. It's a record full of bracing realizations, tearful declarations and moments of hard-won peace, expressed in lyrics that feel destined for countless yearbook quotes and first tattoos. Dacus and her band recorded the album in Nashville last March, re-teaming with No Burden producer Collin Pastore, and mixed it a few months later with A-list studio wizard John Congleton. The sound they created, with substantial input from multi-instrumentalist and live guitarist Jacob Blizard, is far richer and fuller than the debut — an outward flowering of dynamic, living, breathing rock and roll. Dacus' remarkable sense of melody and composition are the driving force throughout, giving Historian the immersive feel of an album made by an artist in full command of her powers, on a new level of truth-telling and melodic grace.
March 2 street date. Lucy Dacus’s sophomore album Historian will be released on Matador Records. It arrives two years after her 2016 debut, No Burden, which won unanimous acclaim as one of rock's most promising new voices, alongside breakout single ‘I Don’t Want To Be Funny Anymore’. Historian is a remarkably assured 10-track statement of intent that finds Dacus unafraid to take on the big questions — the life-or-death reckonings, and the ones that just feel that way. It's a record full of bracing realizations, tearful declarations and moments of hard-won peace, expressed in lyrics that feel destined for countless yearbook quotes and first tattoos. Dacus and her band recorded the album in Nashville last March, re-teaming with No Burden producer Collin Pastore, and mixed it a few months later with A-list studio wizard John Congleton. The sound they created, with substantial input from multi-instrumentalist and live guitarist Jacob Blizard, is far richer and fuller than the debut — an outward flowering of dynamic, living, breathing rock and roll. Dacus' remarkable sense of melody and composition are the driving force throughout, giving Historian the immersive feel of an album made by an artist in full command of her powers, on a new level of truth-telling and melodic grace.
June 25 street date. The follow-up to 2018's "Historian" and her 2016 debut "No Burden", "Home Video" was built on Lucy Dacus's interrogation of her coming-of-age years in Richmond, Virginia. Many of the songs start the way a memoir might, and all of them have the compassion, humour, and honesty of the best autobiographical writing. "Home Video" is a gorgeous example of the transformative power of vulnerability. Dacus's voice, both audible and on the page, has a healer's power to soothe and ground and reckon. This album not only propels Dacus forward as a songwriter, but also props her up as one of the most effective storytellers of her generation.
June 25 street date. The follow-up to 2018's "Historian" and her 2016 debut "No Burden", "Home Video" was built on Lucy Dacus's interrogation of her coming-of-age years in Richmond, Virginia. Many of the songs start the way a memoir might, and all of them have the compassion, humour, and honesty of the best autobiographical writing. "Home Video" is a gorgeous example of the transformative power of vulnerability. Dacus's voice, both audible and on the page, has a healer's power to soothe and ground and reckon. This album not only propels Dacus forward as a songwriter, but also props her up as one of the most effective storytellers of her generation.
June 3 street date. Lucy Dacus released "Home Video" via Matador last year, solidifying her place as one of music's best storytellers. After a remarkable showing on year-end lists, she returns with the new single, ‘Kissing Lessons’. Complete with hand-drawn hearts and Polaroids, ‘Kissing Lessons’ is another gem mined from Dacus' childhood in Richmond, Virginia. It was recorded and mixed during the "Home Video" sessions and stood out with its sweet and relatable reflection of childhood infatuation as Dacus sings atop infectious guitars, "We’d take turns being seduced // Imagining the day it would come into use // Imagining the day we'd start breaking hearts // And taking names".
May 26 street date. Red vinyl edition. This year we celebrate 5 years of Lucy Dacus’ sophomore full-length, Historian. First released by Matador Records on March 2, 2018, it remains a pivotal moment in the songwriter's career. Full of bracing realizations, tearful declarations and moments of hard-won peace, Historian is a remarkably assured 10-track statement of intent from the now tenured musician. To mark the occasion, the record is reissued on Limited Edition Opaque Red vinyl with Dacus' original never before seen artwork.
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