Lucy Dacus - Home Video ALBUM REVIEW
Well, this review was supposed to come out Thursday, but the VHS tape got stuck and scrambled. That’s probably not how you’d describe a VHS tape not working, so let’s just say it broke.
Ah, yes. boygenius. The indie-rock supergroup that introduced me to one of my favorite singer-songwriters at the moment, Phoebe Bridgers. That group also includes fellow indie rocker Julien Baker and the artist we’re talking about today, Lucy Dacus. With this new wave of albums like Bridgers’s sublime Punisher and Baker’s eye-widening Little Oblivions, it was only a matter of time before we got Dacus’s next solo effort. Right here, we have Home Video, a brand new album that comes with a very hypnotic cover. Like most singer-songwriter albums, I avoided all the singles from this because I simply like the experience. How does this sound? Let’s find out.
I think the main thing about this album that sticks out amongst the rest of her projects is that it’s much more personal. Instruments like strings, percussions, pianos, keyboards, and synths are used simply, but to great effect. However, the best part of this album is Dacus’s writing. It’s intimate and powerful and has so much detail. There’s so much imagery just from the lyrics alone, it’s pretty stunning. So much of this reminds me of Bruce Springsteen it isn’t even funny, and since Springsteen is one of my favorite artists ever, that really means something to me.
Yet another short review, I know, but Lucy Dacus is an artist that you definitely have to listen to fully understand the emotional weight of. Home Video is her most personal, intimate, and eye-opening album yet. Her vocals are pristine across this album, the production is stellar across the album, and her writing is some of the best of the year. Just listen to it, please.
8/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Home Video is a Matador release.
Ah, yes. boygenius. The indie-rock supergroup that introduced me to one of my favorite singer-songwriters at the moment, Phoebe Bridgers. That group also includes fellow indie rocker Julien Baker and the artist we’re talking about today, Lucy Dacus. With this new wave of albums like Bridgers’s sublime Punisher and Baker’s eye-widening Little Oblivions, it was only a matter of time before we got Dacus’s next solo effort. Right here, we have Home Video, a brand new album that comes with a very hypnotic cover. Like most singer-songwriter albums, I avoided all the singles from this because I simply like the experience. How does this sound? Let’s find out.
I think the main thing about this album that sticks out amongst the rest of her projects is that it’s much more personal. Instruments like strings, percussions, pianos, keyboards, and synths are used simply, but to great effect. However, the best part of this album is Dacus’s writing. It’s intimate and powerful and has so much detail. There’s so much imagery just from the lyrics alone, it’s pretty stunning. So much of this reminds me of Bruce Springsteen it isn’t even funny, and since Springsteen is one of my favorite artists ever, that really means something to me.
Yet another short review, I know, but Lucy Dacus is an artist that you definitely have to listen to fully understand the emotional weight of. Home Video is her most personal, intimate, and eye-opening album yet. Her vocals are pristine across this album, the production is stellar across the album, and her writing is some of the best of the year. Just listen to it, please.
8/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Home Video is a Matador release.
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