Tag: Lucy Dacus

Feature | 2018 Highlights

As the year is drawing to a close we asked FFS writers to share their highlights from what, we all agree, has been a pretty good year for music. You’ll find a selection of tracks for these artists on our…

EP | boygenius – boygenius

Our culture talks about a boy genius, but girls (or women) don’t seem to get the same treatment. Women in music get treated differently simply because they are female. As Lucy Dacus notes, “I think it’s great that people are…

Live | Pitchfork Music Festival – Union Park, Chicago

Friday, July 20, 2018 In a light drizzle, Chicago’s own The Curls took to the stage at 1 p.m. Blending everything from the B-52s to Frank Zappa, this five-piece band didn’t even notice the weather as they played with abandon. Throwing out…

Album | Lucy Dacus – Historian

No Burden, recorded in 20 hours as a school project, led to a 20 label bidding war for Lucy Dacus. When  the dust settled she signed with Matador, mostly because they saw her live rather than simply watching her on…