Lucy Dacus released a cover of Cher’s auto-tune classic “Believe” for the Spotify Singles series. The singer-songwriter also announced a Fall Tour 2022.
Dacus’ newly added tour dates begin September 30 in New Haven, Connecticut. After a previously announced appearance at the All Things Go Festival, Dacus will perform between October 3 and October 14 in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Tenessee. The tour resumes on November 4 with the first of three shows in Canada. Dacus will then appear in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, before completing the tour with three shows in California, including a final stop in Los Angeles on November 18.
Tickets for Lucy Dacus’ Fall Tour 2022 go on sale Friday, July 22 at 12 p.m. local venue time. See below for further information and ticket links.
In addition to covering “Believe,” Dacus also recorded a new version of her original “Partner In Crime.” The track appeared on Dacus’ 2021 album, Home Video and like Cher’s original recording of “Believe,” heavily utilized auto-tune. Regarding the pair of new Spotify Singles recordings, Dacus stated:
“[‘Believe’ is a] huge, expansive, beautiful, heart-pumping, excitement-inducing song. Iconic for its use of auto-tune. I feel like some of my favorite lyrics that I’ve written are in ‘Partner In Crime’ and maybe they aren’t as noticeable because the effect takes you out of it a little bit. So, I just wanted to strip it bare and showcase the song for what it is without any tricky production moves.
“‘Partner In Crime’ was partially inspired by ‘Believe,’ so I thought it’d be nice to pair them together. I love Cher’s voice and how low it gets. The timbre of her voice is so unique, you can recognize it anywhere. Even with the auto-tune, you can tell that it’s Cher and nobody else. But, on our cover, taking away the autotune, I feel like you can tell that the structure of the song is very special and I did feel myself accidentally wanting to become Cher when I was doing vocal takes. It could never happen, but I love a low-voiced pop legend.”
Stream Lucy Dacus’ Spotify Singles tracks below:
