Lucy Dacus has confirmed that she is in a relationship with her boygenius bandmate Julien Baker.

The singer offered the revelation in a recent interview with The New Yorker’s Amanda Petrusich, ahead of the release of her new album, Forever Is a Feeling. In the lengthy article, Petrusich outlined that the upcoming record is “about falling in love”, adding that “Dacus is now in a committed relationship with Baker,” for further context.

According to the journalist, although the pair have kept their romance somewhat private to this point, Dacus didn’t necessarily want to hide it. However, with such an engaged fanbase, most of whom are respectful of boundaries, the singer says, “It only takes a handful to make your life feel like a really easily threatened thing.”

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She continued: “It’s been interesting, because I want to protect what is precious in my life, but also to be honest, and make art that’s true…I think maybe a part of it is just trusting that it’s not at risk,” she paused.

“Maybe a healthier way to think about it is that it’s not actually fragile. These songs are about different people. But, you know, ‘Most Wanted Man in West Tennessee’—what are you gonna do?” (Baker was born and raised outside Memphis.)

Dacus also explained that she has only had romantic love with friends or collaborators. “Almost every relationship I have been in, we’ve had some business or creative dealings. I don’t mean this just sexually, but it turns me on…To have your minds meet on something, and be, like, ‘Oh, my gosh, you said what I couldn’t say. I love your mind.’”

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boygenius was formed in 2018 as an indie rock supergroup composed of Dacus, Baker and Phoebe Bridgers. The trio released a self-titled EP the same year and returned in 2023 with the Grammy Award-winning album The Record. After achieving huge success with the project and touring together across the world, the band announced an indefinite hiatus in 2024.

“The decision to take time off came even before the record came out. We always said, ‘One year,’” Dacus explained in The New Yorker interview. “Let’s protect our friendship, let’s protect our energy, let’s not have each other feel pressure to keep it going for the others.”

She concluded: “It was so much fun, and I think we ended at the perfect time.”

According to Petrusich, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker moved to Los Angeles together as the band finished its world tour, where they still reside. Bandmate Phoebe Bridgers reacted to the pair going public, sharing a photo on Instagram of the trio with herself blurred out.

The news comes as Lucy Dacus also announced the tracklist for her new album ahead of its March 28 release. The project will include a song with Ireland’s own Hozier entitled ‘Bullseye’, marking the first feature Dacus has ever done on her solo music.