Following the breakout success of Boygenius in 2023, and its three members laying relatively low in 2024, Lucy Dacus is the first member of the trio to officially announce a solo album, her first since 2021’s acclaimed “Home Video.” Her fourth full-length effort on her own, “Forever Is a Feeling,” will be out on the Geffen label March 28, and will be followed by a monthlong national tour in April and May.
The first video promoting the project, for the single “Ankles,” is out today. It has Dacus creating some minor havoc on the streets and subways of Paris in a florid red gown, accompanied by actor-model Havana Rose Lui, portrayed a security guard whose real function becomes apparent in the video’s final scene.
“Forever Is a Feeling” will sport an all-star guest list, with the other two members of Boygenius, Phoebe Bridgers and Julian Baker, in tow, along with Hozier, Madison Cunningham, Blake Mills, Bartees Strange, Jake Finch, Collin Pastore and Melina Duderte.
The 13-city Forever Is A Feeling Tour will begin April 16 at the Met in Philadelphia and wrap up May 14 at the Greek in Los Angeles. Other stops include shows April 23 at Radio City Music Hall, April 29 at the Ryman in Nashville and May 12 at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Katie Gavin, the lead singer of Muna, will open the shows, along with Jasmine.4.t. Presale opportunities begin Jan. 21 and the official public on-sale is Jan. 24. A sign-up for presale ticket access begins today at lucydac.us.
The 13 dates in April and May follow on the heels of four shows Dacus had already announced and sold out for February, which are at more intimate locations and are billed as “An Evening With Lucy Dacus.” It’s expected that she will be premiering more of the new material there, even though those Feb. 18-24 concerts pre-date the release of “Forever Is a Feeling” by more than a month.
A painting of Dacus figures into the narrative of the “Ankles” music video. A different painting of the singer appears on the new album cover, painted by the artist Will St. John, portrayed Dacus with the title emblazoned across her chest.
An announcement for the forthcoming release promises that “the lushness of the album’s sound is matched by a new frankness in Dacus’s approach to sexuality and romance… The sex in ‘Ankles‘ remains fantasy — as in many of the songs, love doesn’t come easy, desire has to be resisted — but the willingness to talk about it shows a new forthrightness, a new and brave willingness to express desire.
“I got kicked in the head with emotions,” Dacus says in the press announcement, describing writing the songs in 2022-24.. “Falling in love, falling out of love… You have to destroy things in order to create things. And I did destroy a really beautiful life.”
Among Boygenius members, Julien Baker is also expected to come back out of the gate soon with a full-length country-flavored album recorded as a collaboration with Torres; a single has already been released. Phoebe Bridgers has not yet released or announced any new music.
Dacus’ tour dates:
An Evening With Lucy Dacus
February 18 – St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church – Brooklyn, NY SOLD OUT
February 20 – The Murphy Auditorium at the Driehaus Museum – Chicago, IL SOLD OUT
February 22 – Legion of Honor – San Francisco, CA SOLD OUT
February 24 – Secret Location GBD- Los Angeles, CA SOLD OUT
Forever Is A Feeling Tour (with Katie Gavin and Jasmine.4.t)
April 16 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA #
April 18 – The Anthem – Washington, DC #
April 21 – MGM Music Hall – Boston, MA #
April 23 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY #
April 25 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON #
April 29 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN #
May 1 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL #
May 5 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN #
May 7 – Midland – Kansas City, MI #
May 9 – Winspear Opera House – Dallas, TX #
May 10 – Moody Amphitheatre – Austin, TX #
May 12 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Denver, CO #
May 14 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA #
