Lucy Dacus

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  1. Growing Pains with Lucy Dacus

    07/02/2021

    Growing Pains with Lucy Dacus

    Growing up is never easy. But pop songs about adolescence too often gloss over the complicated moments. The “teenage dream” archetype is just a pop culture fantasy. And no one really wants to be 17 forever.  On her new album “Home Video,” Lucy Dacus talks about youthful growing pains. She remembers the uncomfortable moments. Dacus says that “a lot of childhood is crisis mode… you get pushed around by the world and the rules that are set for you.” Her songs examine unequal power relationships between parents and friends and lovers.  On the lighter side, the album opens up with “Hot And Heavy,” which takes us back to the scene of an early romantic encounter on a basement sofa, red faced and awkward. But by the next song, “Christine,” the amorous feelings fade: “He can be nice, sometimes / Other nights, you admit he's not what you had in mind.” Bad dads, bible camp indoctrination, and perpetual peer pressure all take the stage in Dacus’ coming of age album.  Dacus says that writing about those years is “a process of extorting control over things that I didn’t have control over at the time.” With untethered teenage dreams safely behind her, Dacus now gets to reclaim the meaning of youth: “I am the narrator of my own life so I get to say what this meant.” Songs Discussed Lucy Dacus - Night Shift Frank Zappa - Sharleena boygenius - Souvenir Lukas Graham - 7 Years Kendrick Lamar - Beyonce Justin Bieber - Baby Mandy Moore - Fifteen Hilary Duff - Sweet Sixteen The Beatles - When I'm Sixty Four ABBA - Dancing Queen Sound of Music - Sixteen Going On Seventeen Avril Lavigne - 17 Kings Of Leon - 17 Lake Street Dive - Seventeen Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen Alessia Cara - Seventeen Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen Janis Ian - At Seventeen More Playlist of coming of age songs  Study on songs that references age Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    32 min
  2. Lucy Dacus, Opinions on Dolly Parton & SASAMI

    03/18/2022

    Lucy Dacus, Opinions on Dolly Parton & SASAMI

    Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Lucy Dacus about her 2021 album "Home Video" and her work with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker in boygenius. They also review new albums from Dolly Parton and SASAMI.   Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Record a Voice Memo:  https://bit.ly/2RyD5Ah   Featured Songs: Lucy Dacus, "VBS," Home Video, Matador, 2021 Dolly Parton, "Big Dreams and Faded Jeans," Run Rose Run, Butterfly, 2022 Dolly Parton, "Driven," Run Rose Run, Butterfly, 2022 Dolly Parton, "Woman Up (And Take It Like A Man)," Run Rose Run, Butterfly, 2022 Dolly Parton, "Snakes In the Grass," Run Rose Run, Butterfly, 2022 Dolly Parton, "Demons (feat. Ben Haggard)," Run Rose Run, Butterfly, 2022 SASAMI, "Make It Right," Squeeze, Domino, 2022 SASAMI, "Skin A Rat," Squeeze, Domino, 2022 SASAMI, "The Greatest," Squeeze, Domino, 2022 SASAMI, "Sorry Entertainer," Squeeze, Domino, 2022 SASAMI, "Call Me Home," Squeeze, Domino, 2022 Lucy Dacus, "Hot & Heavy," Home Video, Matador, 2021 Lucy Dacus, "Brando," Home Video, Matador, 2021 Lucy Dacus, "Thumbs," Home Video, Matador, 2021 Lucy Dacus, "Going Going Gone," Home Video, Matador, 2021 boygenius, "Bite The Hand," boygenius, Matador, 2018 Lucy Dacus, "In the Air Tonight," 2019, Matador, 2019 Lucy Dacus, "Triple Dog Dare," Home Video, Matador, 2021 Lucy Dacus, "Night Shift," Historian, Matador, 2018 Lucy Dacus, "Kissing Lessons," Kissing Lessons (Single), Matador, 2022 Steppenwolf, "Magic Carpet Ride," The Second, Dunhill, 1968 Cassandra Jenkins, "Hard Drive," An Overview on Phenomenal Nature, Ba Da Bing!, 2021 Romeo Void, "Never Say Never," Benefactor, Columbia, 1982 Procol Harum, "She Wandered Through the Garden Fence," Procol Harum, Deram, 1967 Elvis Costello and the Attractions, "Seven Day Weekend," Blood & Chocolate, Demon, 1986 Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    51 min

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