We’re absolutely in love with this icon’s latest album
BY SHANNON MOYCE, IMAGE VIA YOUTUBE
Today is Lucy Dacus’ album release day, a moment we’ve all been waiting for. Not only are we gifted romantic gems like Most Wanted Man, her ode to Julien Baker, but we’re also given an intimate exploration of the stories behind the music. In a recent interview with Them, Lucy Dacus shared her heartfelt feelings about meeting Julien, her reaction to the Best Guess music video and her candid thoughts on the album’s creation.
This deep connection with Julien Baker is a thread that runs through the album, as Lucy Dacus revealed when reflecting on the highlights of her career leading up to her album Forever Is A Feeling. Among them, the day she met Julien, which she said was the “most important night of my life, for many reasons.”
Recalling their first meeting nine years ago, when she was an opening act for Julien, she shared, “We just kept talking that day and every day since.” This sparked not only a significant relationship but also the formation of boygenius, a group that has become beloved by many.
Forever Is A Feeling explores themes of love, passion and desire. Yet, in an interview with People, Lucy Dacus said the album’s most vulnerable track is Most Wanted Man, stating “I think it makes it pretty plain as day that it’s for Julien.” And to make the connection even clearer, Julien actually sings on the track too.
This willingness to share such deeply personal moments is a defining characteristic of her work, and it extends to the album’s broader exploration of identity and representation, as seen in the acclaimed song, Best Guess.
When speaking with Them, Lucy Dacus discussed the complex reception to its music video. While some expressed disappointment, she responded with a shoutout “God bless the fat d*kes and studs, would have loved to have more fat d*kes and studs in the video.” She then highlighted the positive impact the video had on many fans, particularly “elder queers, who have said that they never thought something like this could exist,” and parents who told her, “I’m so glad my kid can see a non-binary person with top surgery scars.”
Ending the interview, Lucy Dacus agreed that “forever is a feeling” and that we should all “approach the album with an open heart.”
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