Lucy Dacus - ‘Talk’
Lucy Dacus has unveiled the fourth track ‘Talk’ from her upcoming record ‘Forever is a Feeling’.
Despite her solo discography pre-dating her contributions to supergroup boygenius (alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker), it wasn’t until their self-titled debut EP that her name garnered the recognition it deserved. It’s with the announcement of her latest project ‘Forever is a Feeling’ that she’s starting to breakaway as just being one third of boygenius, declaring to the world that she’s a strong and proven artist in her own right.
‘Ankles’ marked this new era with its wistful, woozy soundscape, while ‘Limerence’ deliberates on self-restraint (“I’m just shovelling popcorn into my mouth / So I don’t say the things that I’m thinking outloud”), and ‘Best Guess’ followed with a music video that enlisted the likes of Cara Delevingne, MUNA’s Naomi McPherson and Towa Bird.
The latest single to be plucked from her fourth solo record is the lush ‘Talk’. Featuring delicately plucked guitar strings and a folk-infused soundscape that quickly diverts into Bon-Iver-esque effected instrumentals.
With ‘Talk’ Dacus reflects on a previous relationship, asking “Why can't we talk anymore? / We used to talk for hours / Do I make you nervous or bored?”. Offering a rockier more boygenius twist to the tracks released so far from ‘Forever is a Feeling’, ‘Talk’ exhibits Dacus’ impressive vocal range to its fullest, in this bittersweet, reflective cut.
‘Forever is a Feeling’ is set to be her most exciting project to date, and Lucy Dacus has already teased fans to expect collaborations with Phoebe Bridgers, Hozier and Bartees Strange (to name a few) on the new record.
Words by Lana Williams
