This is not a drill. Lucy Dacus is back, and the sapphic internet is exploding.
Three years after last releasing solo music, the famed member of the band boygenius has returned to the spotlight to promote her forthcoming album, Forever is a Feeling, and release two tracks, “Ankles” and “Limerence.”
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“Ankles,” the album’s first single, is a whimsical, hopelessly romantic swirl of yearning. The song features a swelling string section and playful lyrics, perfectly capturing the excited chaos of intense desire.
The song’s music video, starring Bottoms actress Havana Rose Liu, was released alongside the song earlier this month.
In the video, Dacus plays a woman who has escaped from a painting to run around Paris clad in a billowing Rodarte ball gown. Liu plays the stoic museum security guard who runs after Dacus to secure her safe return to the museum, where Liu spends her time admiring Dacus’ portrait.
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Fans, who have been patiently waiting for Dacus’ return, could not contain their excitement about this first peek into the singer’s next era.
ankles by lucy dacus isn’t a choice it’s a lifestyle
— clem🪽 (@aalwaysanangel) January 18, 2025
listening to new lucy dacus music i’ve prayed for days like these pic.twitter.com/0HWxBdigRU
— miriam ౨ৎ ‧₊˚ (@miriamsport) January 15, 2025
“at least there’s a new lucy dacus album coming this year,” i say to myself as if i’m not having a mental breakdown rn
— mythri 🍉🦇🍓|| SEEING LUCY (@sitcomythri) January 21, 2025
lucy dacus album about a happy joyous relationship whilst i am in a happy joyous relationship.. she knew i needed this…
— evie ʚɞ⋆ (@ahalfcrazygirl) January 15, 2025
anytime im in a moment of crisis i just start planning my next concert (lucy dacus i am coming for you)
— bowie ! (@shutupb0wie) January 27, 2025
Some fans note the music video’s similarity to the 2019 queer film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” and Dacus seemingly confirmed the correlation by reposting this fan’s tweet.
fuck you lucy dacus pic.twitter.com/yuNos4BHKd
— gelsomina (@rohrwachers) January 15, 2025
The sexual nature of “Ankles” showcased a new side of Dacus, with lyrics like “Pull me by the ankles to the edge of the bed / and take me like you do in your dreams.” Fans weren’t complaining, to say the least.
pull me by the ankles to the edge of the bed and take me like you do in your dreams??? oh lucy dacus i WAS familiar with your game but wow pic.twitter.com/oCjzo3vNjC
— ren ⚢ (@pillaroftruther) January 15, 2025
any lesbians wanna make out to ankles by lucy dacus or
— ً (@sitcomilfs) January 15, 2025
Dacus continued her return to the public eye, performing “Ankles” on the Tonight Show January 16 and announcing a forthcoming tour with trans musician jasmine.4.t and Katie Gavin of MUNA.
With her return to the spotlight and 11 new songs to be released on March 28, Lucy Dacus fans know they have much to look forward to and comment that her return is exactly what they’ve needed.
