It's official: Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker are dating — and fellow boygenius member Phoebe Bridgers had the perfect reaction when the news broke.
Ahead of the release of her solo album Forever Is A Feeling on March 28, Lucy Dacus sat down with The New Yorker, and the profile confirmed she is indeed dating Julien Baker, something fans have long speculated about.
Though Dacus herself is not quoted confirming the relationship, the profile, by Amanda Petrusich, reads: “Dacus is now in a committed relationship with Baker.”
As soon as the confirmation was official, news accounts started sharing it far and wide, and Phoebe Bridgers herself also joined in on the fun, sharing a picture of the trio with her face blurred out and a heart framing Dacus and Baker.
Both Dacus and Baker have kept their relationship private, and the former shared that she felt relief that fans have been “respectful of her boundaries" in her New Yorker profile. However, she also shared some reservations. “It only takes a handful to make your life feel like a really easily threatened thing,” she said. “I’ve been practicing not reinforcing that narrative to myself.”
Despite wanting to be private, Forever Is A Feeling does look to Dacus's relationship with Baker for lyrical inspiration, and the artist is aware of the incongruity.
“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,” she explained. “I think maybe a part of it is just trusting that it’s not at risk. Maybe a healthier way to think about it is that it’s not actually fragile."
