{"id":974199,"date":"2019-12-28T10:24:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T17:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=923043"},"modified":"2019-12-28T10:24:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T17:24:24","slug":"so-how-was-your-decade-lucy-dacus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/so-how-was-your-decade-lucy-dacus\/","title":{"rendered":"So, How Was Your Decade, Lucy Dacus?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, How Was Your Decade<\/a> is a series in which the decade\u2019s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We\u2019ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December.<\/em><\/p>\n

A decade ago, indie singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus<\/a> was a freshman in high school. \u201cReflecting from then until now is breaking my brain,\u201d she says, \u201cbut I think the sum average of my experiences have been closer to good than bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dacus\u2019 career began with the release of 2016\u2019s No Burden<\/em>, followed by the critically-acclaimed 2018 record Historian<\/em><\/a>. She also formed the excellent supergroup Boygenius<\/a> with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker that same year. She spent 2019 touring and dropping an EP of holiday-themed covers, ranging from Phil Collins\u2019 \u201cIn the Air Tonight\u201d<\/a> to Bruce Springsteen\u2019s \u201cDancing in the Dark.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

She\u2019s also preparing for the release of a new solo album. \u201cThe material really freaks me out,\u201d she told Rolling Stone<\/em> <\/a>earlier this year. \u201cIt\u2019s largely about early childhood and early friendships and family, and weird stuff that you\u2019re taught when you\u2019re a kid, and things you have to unlearn \u2014 gender, sexuality, what loyalty looks like, what trust is. It makes my throat close up a little bit to think about sharing these songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dacus shares the people, places and things that helped shape the 2010s. \u201cIt\u2019s the first decade I can remember in full,\u201d she says. \u201cSo that\u2019s saying something.\u201d<\/p>\n

My favorite album of the 2010s was:<\/strong> Sound & Color<\/em> by Alabama Shakes is a masterpiece.<\/p>\n

My favorite song of the 2010s was<\/strong>: LCD Soundsystem\u2019s \u201cDance Yrself Clean.\u201d I haven\u2019t danced to any song more than this one.<\/p>\n