Lucy Dacus is one helluva songwriter. Whether collaborating with boygenius, or crafting solo songs, she’s gathered a dedicated following across the world.

Lucy just recently put out her fourth album Forever is a Feeling, but back in 2019 she was in Australia touring her second Historian, and I swooped at the chance to have her Take 5. She was 23 at the time, but already showing a wisdom that proved she’d have a long songwriting road ahead of her. And she loves a good cover, as you'll hear in this very charming conversation.

• Yo La Tengo - ‘Tom Courtenay’
• Jesse Pearson - ‘One Last Kiss’
• Louis Armstrong - ‘When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)’
• The Cure - ‘Close To Me’
• Sixpence None The Richer - ‘Kiss Me'