Lucy Dacus, after publicly announcing her romantic relationship, is highlighting her recent friendship with pop star Chappell Roan.
In an interview with People, Dacus shared that she and the “Pink Pony Club” singer have developed a friendship over the past year, expressing that she is “really cherishing” this “new friendship.”
Dacus mentioned a recent instance that demonstrated their bond, explaining that Roan supported her during a challenging time. “I had kind of a bad week a couple of weeks back, where putting out music just feels worse, and it made me wonder if I should just skip to the part of my life where I live off the land and have a job that isn’t my name,” Dacus said. “[Chappell] was just like, ‘No, what you make is important and makes a lot of people feel less lonely."”
Their relationship is mutually supportive. When Roan was grappling with her rapid rise to international fame last year, she told Rolling Stone that Dacus and her Boygenius bandmates, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker, helped her navigate the challenges of sudden fame and difficult fan interactions.
Dacus recounted the same event in her interview, noting that all three members of Boygenius understand the transition from a cult following to mainstream success. “When she was feeling spread really thin, all of us in Boygenius were encouraging her and telling her that it’ll die down,” Dacus said. “It is just a really spinny trip when everybody has something to say about you.”
This news comes during a significant week for Dacus. In addition to promoting her fourth studio album, “Forever Is a Feeling” (set for release on March 28), she confirmed her relationship with Boygenius bandmate Baker in an interview with The New Yorker. “I want to protect what is precious in my life, but also to be honest, and make art that’s true,” Dacus said. “I think maybe a part of it is just trusting that [my relationship]’s not at risk.”
Meanwhile, Roan has recently released her country anthem “The Giver.” In a discussion on Amazon Music’s Country Heat Weekly, Roan stated that her venture into the country genre was more of a humorous experiment than a new musical direction. “I’m not trying to convince a country crowd that they should listen to my music by baiting them with a country song,” she said. “I just think a lesbian country song is really funny, so I wrote that.”