“From the very beginning, I had a lot of female role models in music. I would go to shows, and there were always women fronting bands and playing guitar or backing up and playing drums or bass in a band. That probably contributed to my belief in myself to go out and perform for people.”

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer

Lucy Dacus is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer from Richmond, Virginia. She first drew wide attention with her debut album, No Burden, released in 2016, which led to a deal with Matador Records. Her second album, Historian, came out in 2018 and received strong critical praise. She has since released Home Video in 2021 and Forever Is a Feeling in 2025, continuing a body of work that has established her as a prominent contemporary indie artist.