If the high-energy disco power of Lady Gaga’s newest album was just too much for you, Lucy Dacus has a present: While on BBC Radio 1, the boygenius member covered second single “Abracadabra” on piano, with guitar accompaniment.
Mayhem was Gaga’s self-described dive into dark pop, and Dacus brings out the darkness to an even greater degree thanks to her soulful treatment, which we could see scoring an equally moody movie trailer in the not-too-distant future.
“Abracadabra” was Consequence Song of the Week pick back in February, with our own Mary Siroky writing that “Gaga is great at many things, but something special happens when she leans into dark pop, especially when the music plays around with concepts of the occult or taboo.”
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Stream the full cover below, followed by a partial video of Dacus at the keyboard. Dacus recently dropped her new album, Forever Is a Feeling, on March 28th (buy here). She’ll kick off her next tour in Philadelphia, PA on April 16th (get tickets here).
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga’s own “Mayhem Ball” begins this summer (buy your tickets here). Be sure to check out our recent interview with Mother Monster on her new album and love for Saturday Night Live.
Lucy Dacus covering ‘Abracadabra’ by Lady Gaga for BBC Radio 1 New Music Show with Jack Saunders!
She also played ‘Ankles’ and ‘Best Guess’ and did a short interview. Listen here: https://t.co/8FIfIsNj1r pic.twitter.com/EKICVJIVtR
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