Lucy Dacus Covers Cher’s “Believe” for Spotify Singles

Photo by Ebru Yildiz
Photo by Ebru Yildiz

Last year, Lucy Dacus released Home Video, her third studio album on Matador. Today, fresh off her performance at the Pitchfork Music Festival, Dacus unveils her contribution to the Spotify Singles series: a reworked studio rendition of Home Video standout, “Partner in Crime,” and a cover of Cher’s “Believe,” a “huge, expansive, beautiful, heart-pumping, excitement-inducing song,” says Dacus. Despite this distinct use of auto-tune in both “Believe” and the original “Partner in Crime,” Dacus’ new versions remove the auto-tune and scale back the production, bringing each songwriter’s prowess to the forefront. “I feel like some of my favorite lyrics that I’ve written are in ‘Partner in Crime’ and maybe they aren’t as noticeable because the effect takes you out of it a little bit,” Dacus says. “So, I just wanted to strip it bare and showcase the song for what it is without any tricky production moves.”

Lucy Dacus 2022 Home Video Tour

Wed. July 20 – Cooperstown, NY @ Brewery Ommegang
Thu. July 21 – New York, NY @ Summerstage in Central Park
Sat. July 23 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Fest (SOLD OUT)
Sun. July 24 – Providence, RI @ Strand Ballroom *
Mon. July 25 – Baltimore, MD @ Outdoor Stage at Power Plant Live! * (SOLD OUT)
Wed. July 27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
Thu. July 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at the Mann !
Fri. July 29 – Richmond, VA @ Brown’s Island !
Sun. July 31 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
Thu. Aug. 4 – Ogden, UT @ Ogden Twilight Series @
Fri. Aug. 5 – Bozeman, MT @ The Elm
Sun. Aug. 7 – St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland Festival
Tue. Aug. 9 – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory #
Wed. Aug. 10 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre and Ballroom #
Fri. Aug. 12 – Harrisburg, PA @ XL Live $
Sat. Aug. 13 – North Adams, MA @ MASS Moca %
Thu. Aug. 25 – Edinburgh, UK @ Leith Theatre
Fri. Aug. 26 – London, UK @ All Points East Festival
Sat. Aug. 27 – Paris, FR @ Rock en Seine
Sun. Aug. 28 – Darmstadt, DE @ Golden Leaves Festival
Mon. Aug. 29 – Helsinki, FI @ Helsinki Festival
Wed. Aug. 31 – Cologne, DE @ LUXOR ^
Fri. Sep. 2 – Vlieland, NE @ Into The Great Wide Open (SOLD OUT)
Sat. Sep. 3 – Maastricht, NE @ Re Bruis Festival
Sun. Sep. 4 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Tue. Sep. 6 – Barcelona, ES @ WOLF Barcelona
Thu. Sep. 8 – Málaga, ES @ Andalucia Big Festival
Sat. Sep. 10 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Sunset
Mon. Sep. 12 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre &
Fri. Sep. 30 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
Sat. Oct. 1 – Columbia, MD @ All Things Go Festival
Mon. Oct. 3 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
Wed. Oct. 5 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
Thu. Oct. 6 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
Fri. Oct. 7 – Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater
Sat. Oct. 8 – Miami Beach, FL @ North Beach Band Shell
Mon. Oct. 10 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
Wed. Oct. 12 – New Orleans, LA @ The Civic Theatre
Thu. Oct. 13 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
Fri. Oct. 14 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
Fri. Nov. 4 – Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall
Sat. Nov. 5 – Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre
Tue. Nov. 8 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
Wed. Nov. 9 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
Fri. Nov. 11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Sat. Nov. 12 – Boise, ID @ Egyptian Theatre
Sun. Nov. 13 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
Tue. Nov. 15 – Healdsburg, CA @ Little Saint
Thu. Nov. 17 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Fri. Nov. 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Sat. Nov. 19 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park

* w/ Samia
! w/ Courtney Barnett and Samia
@ w/ Local Natives and NoSo
# Here & There Fest w/ Courtney Barnett and Quinn Christopherson
$ Here & There Fest w/ Courtney Barnett, Faye Webster, and Caroline Rose
& supporting The National
& Here & There Fest w/ Courtney Barnett, Men I Trust, Faye Webster, The Beths, Bartees Strange, and Hana Vu
^ w/ Emperor X

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