Lucy Dacus announces new album, 2021 tour dates, unveils video for first single, "Hot And Heavy"

Dacus announced she’ll be releasing Home Video, a new album on Matador Records, set to come out June 25. The record is reportedly about looking back on coming-of-age transitions in her life—“that specific moment in time growing up when where emotions and relationships start becoming more complex.” Additionally, she’s unveiled the first single, “Hot And Heavy,” and accompanying video, to whet appetites for the forthcoming long player. Musically, the track suggests she may have imbibed some of the spirit of Bruce Springsteen when she covered “Dancer In The Dark” awhile back, as it adopts a few of the Boss’ songwriting habits, to excellent ends. Still, it’s recognizably Dacus, with a quiet, spare opening that leads ineluctably to a steady build, before eventually erupting into blissfully cathartic release, a fantastic track that portends great things from Home Video.

As if that weren’t enough, let’s not forget there’s live-music light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, and Dacus is just as eager as the rest of us for it to start, announcing a slew of fall tour dates for September and October—even bringing along A.V. Club favorites like Bartees Strange, Bachelor, and Shamir as support.

Home Video comes out June 25 on Matador Records.