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Lucy Dacus has confirmed she’s courting her bandmate, Julien Baker.
Dacus, Baker and Phoebe Bridgers make up the indie supergroup boygenius, which final yr took house three Grammys for Greatest Different Music Album, Greatest Rock Track and Greatest Rock Efficiency.
The 29-year-old singer mentioned her romance with Baker, additionally 29, throughout a brand new interview with The New Yorker.
She mentioned that whereas followers have speculated about their relationship, most individuals have revered their boundaries. Nonetheless, she has her issues.
“It solely takes a handful to make your life really feel like a very simply threatened factor,” she instructed The New Yorker on Monday. “I’ve been practising not reinforcing that narrative to myself.”
She additionally revealed her relationship has impressed among the songs in her upcoming solo album, Perpetually Is a Feeling.
“It’s been attention-grabbing, as a result of I need to shield what’s treasured in my life, but in addition to be trustworthy, and make artwork that’s true. I feel perhaps part of it’s simply trusting that it’s not in danger,” Dacus defined. “Possibly a more healthy approach to consider it’s that it’s not truly fragile.”
“These songs are about completely different individuals. However, you recognize, ‘Most Wished Man in West Tennessee’—what are you gonna do?” she added, as Baker was additionally born outdoors of Memphis.
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Dacus went on to notice that all through her courting life, she’s discovered love with associates or music collaborators.
“How are you doing romance with out friendship?” she mentioned. “I can’t think about. That feels so hole. It makes me really feel sick! Somebody that’s not my pal? Are you critical? Nearly each relationship I’ve been in, we’ve had some enterprise or artistic dealings.”
Of her desire for fellow musicians, she added: “I don’t imply this simply sexually, however it turns me on. To have your minds meet on one thing, and be, like, ‘Oh, my gosh, you mentioned what I couldn’t say. I really like your thoughts.”
Throughout an interview with Folks on Tuesday, Dacus as soon as once more confirmed her relationship, recalling why she and Baker determined to go public.
“We had been like, ‘What is definitely in danger for individuals figuring out this?’ We needed to be protecting as a result of it issues a lot. I hope to God individuals figuring out will not make it a much less true or nice expertise. In order that’s one of many many treasured issues I am giving up with this document,” she defined, referring to her new album. “And he or she’s able to be telling individuals, too. So, from us to you, we’re in love.”
Boygenius introduced in 2024 that they’d be happening indefinite hiatus following 2023’s The File.
“The choice to take break day got here even earlier than the document got here out. We all the time mentioned, ‘One yr,’” Dacus instructed The New Yorker. “Let’s shield our friendship, let’s shield our vitality, let’s not have one another really feel stress to maintain it going for the others,” she mentioned. “It was a lot enjoyable, and I feel we ended on the excellent time
Dacus’ solo album, Perpetually Is a Feeling, is out on March 28. In the meantime, Baker is releasing her album, Ship a Prayer My Means, with Torres on April 18.
