“Whenever I'm trying to understand people that I don't understand, or things in people or even in myself, I'll say, 'When did this negativity get here?' I try to think back to how I was raised to deal with things, and then consider how the person that I'm dealing with grew up.”

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.