Lucy Dacus confirms romantic relationship with Boygenius bandmate Julien Baker

Lucy Dacus has confirmed her romantic relationship with Julien Baker – see what she had to say below.

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Dacus and Baker, both members of Boygenius alongside Phoebe Bridgers, have been the topic of discussion among fans for some time now, with eagle-eyed fans suspecting that the two musicians have been a secret relationship.

Now, speaking to The New Yorker about her upcoming album ‘Forever Is A Feeling’, Dacus has confirmed that she is in a “committed relationship” with Julien Baker. With both musicians being individual stars, as well as their shared fame in Boygenius, Dacus is wary of parasocial relationships and is keeping her relationship with Baker mostly private: “It only takes a handful to make your life feel like a really easily threatened thing. I’ve been practicing not reinforcing that narrative to myself.”

However, Dacus isn’t shying away from tapping into her love life on her upcoming album: “It’s been interesting, because I want to protect what is precious in my life, but also to be honest, and make art that’s true.”

“I think maybe a part of it is just trusting that it’s not at risk,” she went on to say, addressing a particular song that heavily references their relationship. “Maybe a healthier way to think about it is that it’s not actually fragile. These songs are about different people. But, you know, ‘Most Wanted Man in West Tennessee’—what are you gonna do?”

Lucy Dacus’ fourth studio album ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ is set for release on March 28 via Polydor/Geffen (pre-order/pre-save here). So far, four singles from the LP have been shared: ‘Talk’, ‘Ankles’ and ‘Limerence’ – both of which arrived in January – and last month’s ‘Best Guess’. She recently revealed the 13-song tracklist of ‘Forever Is A Feeling’, which came with custom illustrations from Nicole Jaclyn Smith.

Among the 10 remaining tracks that fans have yet to hear are album opener ‘Calliope Prelude’, ‘Modigliani’, the title track ‘Forever Is A Feeling’, ‘Most Wanted Man’ and ‘Lost Time’. Hozier will also feature on the album, namely on the track ‘Bullseye’.

Though Hozier is the only featured guest listed so far, it was previously reported that the record will supposedly include contributions from Blake Mills, Bartees Strange, Madison Cunningham, Collin Pastore, Jake Finch and Melina Duterte. Dacus’ Boygenius bandmates Bridgers and Baker will also reportedly make appearances.

Dacus has also announced a run of UK and European shows for this summer, including a performance at the O2 Academy Brixton on June 26 – the Thursday of Glastonbury Festival 2025. The artist is currently scheduled to appear at Worthy Farm on Saturday, June 28.

On Monday June 30, she’ll continue her UK trek with a gig at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall before taking to the stage at Manchester Academy (July 2) and Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens (3). Dacus is then scheduled to play Roskilde Festival in Denmark on July 5. Tickets for the new dates are now on sale – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Lucy Dacus’ 2025 UK and European tour dates are:

JUNE
12 – Rockefeller, Oslo
16 – Paradiso, Amsterdam
19 – Astra, Berlin
24 – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
25 – Trianon, Paris
26 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
30 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh

JULY
02 – Academy, Manchester
03 – Iveagh Gardens, Dublin
05 – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde

These dates will follow Dacus’ two intimate concerts at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London this month, as part of her ‘An Evening With Lucy Dacus’ tour. She has announced some small US gigs too, as well as a wider North American tour this spring (find any remaining tickets here).

As for Julien Baker, the musician recently performed a cover of System Of A Down’s ‘Toxicity’ with Jasmine.4.t at SXSW 2025.  Two days prior, Baker and Torres performed their joint set, where they debuted a new song ‘Showdown’ from their upcoming debut country album, ‘Send A Prayer My Way’, out April 18 via Matador. You can pre-order and pre-save ‘Send A Prayer My Way’ here.

Elsewhere, it was recently rumoured that Phoebe Bridgers will make an appearance in a new Robert Pattinson film after being spotted on the set.

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