After a childhood of primarily musical theater and Bruce Springsteen
thanks to her mom and dad, Lucy Dacus 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. Lucy quickly fell in love with the
Richmond, VA music scene and did what she could to sneak into 18+ shows
during her high school years, always content as a spectator, not yet
participating despite the encouragement of friends. When she decided to
study film in college, people were surprised and would say, "not music?"
It took years of convincing, confidence building, and a great change of
heart before Lucy decided to pursue music.
Dacus and her band
have been touring the east coast and Midwest the past year, and will be
making their way to SXSW this spring during a month long tour following
the release of her first album, No Burden. With the help of Miles
Huffman on drums, Mike Ferster on guitar, Jacob Blizard on guitar, and
Noma Illmensee on bass, Lucy's previously solo croons bite deeper and
hit harder while the lyrics remain at the forefront, as honest and
compelling as ever. No Burden was recorded one day in January 2015 in
Nashville with producer/engineer/longtime friend Collin Pastore, Hayden
Cotcher on drums, Christine Moad on bass, and Jacob Blizard on guitar.
No Burden is set for release 2/26/2016 via Richmond's EggHunt Records.
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