Lucy Dacus: “It’s dark when adults fantasise about being teens again”
The US indie singer-songwriter on diary-writing, home movies, and the pull of nostalgia.
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New Thinking.
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The US indie singer-songwriter on diary-writing, home movies, and the pull of nostalgia.
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