Lucy Dacus has shared a new single called “Kissing Lessons”, which was recorded at the same time as last year’s utterly lovable Home Video and possesses that same worming, nostalgic quality.
A sub-two-minute fuzzball, “Kissing Lessons” finds Dacus unspooling a story from her early teens that she seems to remember like it was yesterday, perhaps because of the awkwardness, or cuteness – probably both. Atop fizzing guitars she explains how she ended up going back to the house of an older girl in school to practice kissing, with both dreaming of the day when they’d be confident enough to attract someone for real. As their lips lock, they evidently having a lot more going on in their minds than simply learning technique.
Check it out via the video below or on streaming platforms.
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She’s got all these live dates ahead:
Home Video Tour
(new dates in bold)
Wed. Feb. 09 – Pitts, PA @ Stage AE *
Thu. Feb. 10 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic *
Fri. Feb. 11 – Newport, KY @ Ovation *
Sat. Feb. 12 – Indy, IN @ Egyptian Room *
Mon. Feb. 14 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Ballroom Valentine’s Day *
Tue. Feb. 15 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall (Rescheduled Date) * – SOLD OUT
Thu. Feb. 17 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave (Rescheduled Date) * – SOLD OUT
Fri. Feb. 18 – Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre (Rescheduled Date) * – SOLD OUT
Sat. Feb. 19 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty *
Sun. Feb. 20 – OK City, OK @ Tower Theatre *
Wed. Feb. 23 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
Thu. Feb. 24 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel *
Fri. Feb. 25 – C-Ville, VA @ Jefferson * – SOLD OUT
Sat. Feb. 26 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony * – SOLD OUT
Mon. Feb. 28 – Ithaca, NY @ Hangar Theatre
Tue. Mar. 01 – Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts
Thu. Mar. 03 – Providence, RI @ The Strand
Sat. Mar. 05 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
Fri. Mar. 18, 2022 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ^ – SOLD OUT
Sat. Mar. 19, 2022 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ^ – SOLD OUT
Sun. Mar. 20, 2022 – Glasgow, UK @ St. Lukes ^ – SOLD OUT
Mon. Mar. 21, 2022 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre ^ Upgraded Due to Demand
Wed. Mar. 23 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla – SOLD OUT
Thu. Mar. 24, 2022 – Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory ^ Upgraded Due to Demand
Fri. Mar. 25 – London, UK @ Kentish Town Forum
Sat. Mar. 26 – London, UK @ Rough Trade – In-Store Performance
Sun. Mar. 27 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2 ^
Tue. Mar. 29, 2022 – Brussels, BL @ Rotonde ^ – SOLD OUT
Wed. Mar. 30, 2022 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord ^
Thu. Mar. 31, 2022 – Cologne, DE @ Artheater ^
Sat. Apr. 02, 2022 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow ^
Sun. Apr. 03 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen ^ – SOLD OUT
Mon. April 04 – Aarhus, DK @ Atlas ^
Wed. Apr. 06 – Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret ^
Thu. Apr. 07 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb ^
Sat. Apr. 09 – Berlin, DE @ Lido ^
Sun. Apr. 10 – Jena, DE @ Trafo ^
Tue. Apr. 12 – Vienna, AT @ Chelsea ^
Wed. Apr. 13 – Munich, DE @ Milla ^
Thu. Apr. 14 – Zürich, SU @ Bogen F ^
Fri. Apr. 15 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie ^
Thu. Jul. 21 – New York, NY @ SummerStage in Central Park #
Sun. Aug. 7 – St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland Festival
Fri. Aug. 26 – London, UK @ All Points East Festival
August 27-28, 2022 – Darmstadt, Germany @ Golden Leaves Festival
Thu. Sep. 1 – Sun. Sep. 4 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
* = with Indigo De Souza
^ = with Fenne Lily
# = with Hop Along