Many of us have heard it before: A friend glances at themselves in the mirror after trying on an outfit, pouts, and says, "I feel fat." Fat, however, is not a feeling. Nor is it a fleeting ...

Dacus' music lives at the border between the crush zone and the great expanse of heartache, at those points where a relationship might take many different paths. Forever Is a Feeling, which will be ...

Psychologists say that after the need for food and shelter, humans want to feel valued. But that need usually goes unmet. Nearly a quarter of American adults struggle with mental health problems like ...

Traditional romance narratives often end where real relationships begin, creating unrealistic expectations. Lasting relationships are sustained by practicing love as a skill, not just relying on ...

“This is bliss / This is Hell / Forever is a feeling / And I know it well,” sings singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus in the titular track of her fourth solo album, “Forever is a Feeling.” These lines depict ...

On Lucy Dacus’ fourth album, she threatens to throw a fit if she can’t win her girl’s heart. She swears that if she doesn’t, she’ll lose her mind. She wants to feel her crush’s canines pierce her ...

In high school, John Guess was drawn to the world of art and literature after visiting the home of a girlfriend. Her mother, noted art collector Nilta Norton, exposed him to a library full of books ...

Lucy Dacus sits at a picnic table in Elysian Park blinking against the sun on a windy afternoon in early March. Last night, the 29-year-old singer and songwriter went to Elton John’s annual Oscar ...

Memory is one of the constant themes in Lucy Dacus’ work. Her sophomore album framed her as the titular historian, a chronicler of lives and stories in song. Similarly, 2021’s Home Video zoomed in ...