No Burden
{{Infobox album
| name = No Burden
| type = studio
| artist = Lucy Dacus
| cover = Lucy Dacus No Burden.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2016|02|26}}
| recorded = January 2015
| venue =
| studio =
- Starstruck (Nashville)
- The Record Shop (Nashville)
| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|rock|indie folk|power pop{{cite web|url= https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/lucy-dacus-historian |title= Lucy Dacus's second outing is a monolith of American songwriting |last=Putnam|first=Jon|website=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=July 4, 2021}}}}
| length = {{duration|m=35|s=53}}
| label = {{hlist|EggHunt|Matador}}
| producer = {{hlist|Lucy Dacus|Jacob Blizard|Collin Pastore}}
| prev_title = Girls Back Home
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Historian
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = No Burden
| type = studio
| single1 = I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore
| single1date = November 18, 2015
| single2 = Strange Torpedo
| single2date = January 16, 2016
}}
}}
No Burden is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, released February 26, 2016 by EggHunt Records, then subsequently re-released September 9, 2016 by Matador Records.{{cite web|url=https://matablog.matadorrecords.com/2016/06/22/lucy-dacus-signs-to-matador-no-burden-available-now-and-later/|title=Lucy Dacus Signs To Matador; 'No Burden' Available Now (And Later)|date=22 June 2016 |accessdate=March 9, 2019}} It was promoted by the singles “I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore” and “Strange Torpedo”. The album was recorded in one day in Nashville, with a band that had barely learned the songs.{{cite web|url= https://magnetmagazine.com/2016/12/22/magnets-1-album-of-2016-lucy-dacus-no-burden/ |title=Magnet's #1 Album of 2016: Lucy Dacus' "Home Video"|last=Klinge|first=Steve|work=Magnet|date=December 22, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2021}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-burden-mw0002922430 |title=No Burden - Lucy Dacus Album Review|last=Donelson|first=Marcy|work=AllMusic|access-date=July 4, 2021}}
|rev2 = American Songwriter
|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url= https://americansongwriter.com/lucy-dacus-no-burden/ |title=Lucy Dacus: No Burden|last=Terich|first=Jeff|work=American Songwriter|date=7 September 2016 |access-date=July 4, 2021}}
|rev3 = Exclaim!
|rev4 = Paste
|rev5 = Pitchfork
|rev6 = PopMatters
|rev7 = Spin
}}
‘No Burden’’ received a score of 79 out of 100 based on 11 reviews from media aggregate site Metacritic, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.
The album was Magnet’s choice for the best album of 2016, comparing it to the likes of Laura Marling and Erika Wennerstrom. Paste named it the eighth best album of the year, calling it “surprisingly genuine and mature”.{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums-of-2016/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/#8-lucy-dacus-no-burden|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|last=Saunders|first=Hillary|work=Paste|date=November 30, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2021}} Under the Radar named it the 48th best album of 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/lists/under_the_radars_top_100_albums_of_2016/ |title=Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016|work=Under the Radar|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2021}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Lucy Dacus.
| title1 = I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore
| length1 = 2:43
| title2 = Troublemaker Doppelgänger
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Green Eyes, Red Face
| length3 = 3:39
| title4 = Strange Torpedo
| length4 = 4:24
| title5 = Dream State…
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = Trust
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = Map On A Wall
| length7 = 7:28
| title8 = Direct Address
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = ... Familiar Place
| length9 = 2:56
| total_length = 35:53
}}
Personnel
- Lucy Dacus – vocals, guitar, production
- Jacob Blizard – guitar, production (all tracks); keyboards (tracks 3, 5)
- Hayden Cotcher – drums
- Christine Moad – bass guitar
- Collin Pastore – production, mixing, recording (all tracks); guitar (track 5), keyboards (7)
- Alan Douches – mastering
References
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