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Lucy Dacus: Forever Is a Feeling review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
The Virginia songwriter gets lost in understatement on a loved-up album about her relationship with bandmate Julien Baker, shrouding sharp lyrics in shy melodies
Dacus and co-producer Blake Mills have opted to paint the whole thing in gentle, warm shades, by turns earthy – fingerpicked acoustic guitar, piano, strings – and misty. Lucy Dacus: Ankles – videoIt is a sound that falls squarely into the category of Music That Streams Well – stuff you can imagine floating pleasantly around a coffee shop without distracting anyone from their matcha latte, that can slip with ease on to playlists called things like Indie Chill and Sunday Morning Vibes. As one profile recently noted, Dacus has a fanbase rabid enough to tweet the lyrics of new songs as she’s singing them live: as is the contemporary fans’ wont, they’re also very heavily invested in her relationship with Baker, so they will doubtless be delighted with the details spilled here.
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