We've been huge fans of Lucy Dacus here (as we all should be), and her Home Video from earlier this year is sure to be a strong contender for our album of the year. "Thumbs" is an incredibly strong song from that album with its ultra-bare bones sound and almost non-existent instrumentation. Dacus has just released a new version of the song, "Thumbs Again." This reworking is a full band version, but if this was the version we heard on the album we'd still be describing it as bare bones. The song is a little more fleshed out here, and is most likely closer to the current live version her Dacus' full band. Despite the added instrumentation, "Thumbs Again" doesn't lose any of the intimacy from the original "Thumbs."
You can watch the video for "Thumbs Again" below. You can get your copy of Home Video here. For more on Lucy Dacus, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
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 * Sat. Feb. 26 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony * Tue. Mar. 01 - Toronto, ONT @ Danforth Music Hall (Rescheduled Date) * Wed. Mar. 02 - Montreal, QUE @ Corona Theatre (Rescheduled Date) * 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 Sun. Mar. 20, 2022 - Glasgow, UK @ St. Lukes - SOLD OUT Mon. Mar. 21, 2022 - Dublin, IE @ The Button Factory ** Wed. Mar. 23, 2022 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla Thu. Mar. 24, 2022 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity Fri. Mar. 25, 2022 - London, UK @ Kentish Town Forum Tue. Mar. 29, 2022 - Brussels, BL @ Rotonde ** 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, 2022 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen ** Mon. April 04, 2022 - Aarhus, DK @ Atlas ** Wed. Apr. 06, 2022 - Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret ** Thu. Apr. 07, 2022 - Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb ** Sat. Apr. 09, 2022 - Berlin, DE @ Lido ** Sun. Apr. 10, 2022 - Jena, DE @ Trafo ** Mon. Apr. 11, 2022 - Vienna, AT @ Chelsea ** Wed. Apr. 13, 2022 - Munich, DE @ Milla ** Thu. Apr. 14, 2022 - Zürich, SU @ Bogen F ** Fri. Apr. 15 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie ** * = Indigo De Souza supporting **= Fenne Lily supporting
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