Lucy Dacus

Lucy Dacus is an American indie rock performer based in Richmond, Virginia.[1] She started studying film at Virginia Commonwealth University but left to pursue her music career.[2] She first performed in New York in March 2015.[3] Her first single, "I don't wanna be funny anymore", premiered in November 2015. Her debut album, No Burden, was produced by her friend Collin Pastore in Nashville and released digitally in February 2016.[4] She was then signed to Matador Records, who released the LP in other formats.[5] In the same year she performed at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago, as well as making her national television debut on CBS This Morning.[6] She recorded a "Tiny Desk Concert" for NPR the same weekend.[7] In October 2016 she played the London Calling festival in Amsterdam, as a replacement for The Duke Spirit, who had had to cancel.[8]

In September 2016 Democrat vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine stated in an interview that she was a "new favorite".[9][10]


References

  1. 10 New Artists You Need to Know, Rolling Stone, 25 January 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.
  2. Nate Scott, New Matador signing Lucy Dacus talks her startling debut LP (and why we all need to go to Croatia), For the Win – USA Today, 23 June 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.
  3. Hilary Hughes, The On-the-Road Education of Lucy Dacus, The Record: Music News from NPR, 13 September 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.
  4. Robin Murray, In Conversation: Lucy Dacus, Clash, 25 November 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.
  5. Judy Berman, Lucy Dacus On What It’s Like to Have 20 Record Labels Fight Over You, Pitchfork, 8 August 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.
  6. Saturday Sessions: Lucy Dacus performs "I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore", CBS News, 30 July 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.
  7. Bob Boilen, Tiny Desk: Lucy Dacus, 29 July 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.
  8. Kristy Guilbault, Tim Kaine Says Lucy Dacus is One of His Favorite Artists in New York Times Opinion Column, Paste, 19 September 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.
  9. Kate Murphy, Tim Kaine, New York Times, 17 September 2016. Accessed 2 December 2016.

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