Get in the festive spirit with Lucy Dacus’ cover of ‘Last Christmas’, ‘2019’ EP released November 8

GET IN THE FESTIVE SPIRIT WITH LUCY DACUS NEW COVER OF ‘LAST CHRISTMAS’ OUT NOW 2019

HOLIDAY-THEMED EP FEATURING UNRELEASED ORIGINAL ‘FOOL’S GOLD’ OUT NOVEMBER 8 ON MATADOR RECORDS FALL 2019 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR

“Heartful, invigorating” – MOJO on ‘Dancing In The Dark’ “It’s given Lucy more space to experiment and she sounds all the freer for it” –London In Stereo on 2019 EP”Startlingly candid, touching exploration of body image, inheritance, individuation and astrology” – Sunday Times on ‘My Mother & I’“One of our songs of the year so far” – i Paper on ‘Forever Half Mast'”One of the most dynamic, exciting voices in indie rock” – The Guitar Magazine

Photo credit: Elizabeth Weinberg

Ringing in the festive season, Lucy Dacus has released a cover of Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’, which can be heard HERE. Following the release of acclaimed holiday-themed singles ‘La Vie En Rose’, ‘My Mother & I’, ‘Forever Half Mast’, ‘Dancing In The Dark’, and ‘In The Air Tonight’ throughout the year, ‘Last Christmas’ is the sixth instalment taken from Dacus’ 2019 EP that is out November 8 on Matador Records and can be pre-ordered HERE. The EP will also feature a yet unreleased original tribute to New Year’s titled ‘Fool’s Gold’. A special bundle set of the 2019 EP and a limited edition, clear vinyl pressing of Dacus’s breakthrough 2018 album Historian will be available through the Matador Records webstore.

Sped-up, amped-up and delivered through a megaphone to chugging abandon, Dacus’ reworking imbues the jumper-sporting classic with a spontaneous energy that turns it playfully on its head. “I don’t really like Christmas,” says Dacus. “In the studio, we listened to the original of ‘Last Christmas’ and didn’t talk about an arrangement. I just told everyone to play it angry. This is what happened first take. It actually came out pretty fun, maybe a tad psychotic.”  Fresh off a series of sold-out West Coast shows including two LA dates, Dacus’ North American run continues apace with a handful of Midwest appearances, before heading to Mexico City for Corona Capital, followed by further East Coast dates. A full list of tour dates can be found below. Following the release of her universally acclaimed second album Historian and revered collaborative project boygenius with Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers, 2019 has seen Dacus tour across Australia, Europe and North America, receive continuous support across BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music, grace the stages of festivals including Primavera, Best Kept Secret and Hopscotch and make her Austin City Limits debut. She has recently penned op-eds for the New York Times and Vanity Fair, and expounded on the unique approach of the 2019 song series in a recent interview with Spotify For Artists. Artwork

2019 – Tracklisting: 1. Fool’s Gold 2. La Vie En Rose 3. My Mother & I 4. Forever Half Mast 5. Dancing In The Dark 6. In The Air Tonight 7. Last Christmas

Tour Dates:

Wed October 9 – Louisville, KY @ Headliner’sThurs October 10 – Chicago, IL @ Park WestFri October 11 – Madison, WI @ MajesticSat October 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural CenterMon October 14 – Omaha, NE @ SlowdownWed October 16 Bozeman, MT @ The Rialto Thurs October 17 – Missoula, MT @ Top Hat LoungeFri October 18 – Boise, ID @ The OlympicSat October 19 – Spokane, WA @ The BartlettMon October 21 – Vancouver, BC @ RIO TheatreTues October 22 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’sWed October 23 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin TheaterFri October 25 – San Francisco, CA @ August HallSat October 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram TheaterSun October 27 Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge – SOLD OUTMon October 28 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tues October 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent BallroomThurs October 31 – NM @ Meow WolfFri November 1 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic TheatreMon November 4 – St Louis, MO @ Delmar HallTues November 5 – Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward TheatreWed November 6 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Covenant Fine Arts CenterSun November 17 – Mexico City, MEX @ Festival Corona CapitalSat November 30 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson TheaterWed December 4 – Boston, MA @ RoyaleThurs December 5 – New York, NY @ Webster HallSat December 7 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubFri January 17 – South Walton, FLA @ 30A Songwriters FestivalSat January 18 – South Walton, FLA @ 30A Songwriters FestivalSun January 19 – South Walton, FLA @ 30A Songwriters Festival

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