Lucy Dacus came in Daily Show perform his thoughtful song “Modigliani”. The singer appeared on stage in front of a group of Modigliani paintings along with a group of musicians, including a harpist and string section.
“Modigliani” appears on Dacus's latest album. Forever is a feelingwhich fell in March. “The moments when I felt 'forever,' the way you feel love, resonate in my life and have changed me,” she said. Rolling Stone about the meaning of the name. “So they have an effect, even though that particular moment may not last forever.”
Dacus sat down with the host I left Lydia discuss the expanded edition of the album, Forever is a feeling: Archivesand receive dedication to conduct weddings on tour. Lydic noted that Dacus' record has been called “the most romantic album of 2025” and asked the singer what she thinks makes a great love song.
“I like love songs that acknowledge that you don’t know everything,” Dacus explained. “I think some love songs that I still love are like, 'I need you forever,' or 'I'll die without you,' or something like that. And while those are great songs, I don't think they're ambitious. So I tried to write a lot of songs that were still very passionate, but grounded in the reality that everything passes, including maybe the love that you're so passionate about at the moment. But it's still worth doing.”
Talking about weddings At her concerts, Dacus said she wished she had “thought about this a long time ago.” “We started doing this in July, and I warned people about three days before our first show on the tour,” she said. “And people would come and get their marriage licenses and dance on stage. Every city we've played in since people signed up to get married, and it was really nice.”
She added: “The idea came about a year ago when Trump took office. He came so quickly for transgender rights, and it influenced a lot of my friends. Actually, my mom said, 'He's going to stand for gay marriage and marriage equality'… It's just such a colossal, pathetic waste of time – like, why? It's very confusing. So I just thought it would be fun and really cute. I think we did 154 couples.”
Dacus recently joined Janelle Monáe for Rolling StoneMusicians about musicians reflect on your creative process and your role as an artist. In an interview, she noted: “For me, what keeps the album going is to think of it as going through scenes. You have to wait until the end of the record. A lot of times my favorite songs are towards the end of the record because it's like you ask a question and keep searching and then you come to something.”
