And that hopefulness is ever present, not just on "Night Shift," which is my favorite song of 2018, but on her album, "Historian," which is my favorite album of 2018.ĭACUS: (Singing) You got a nine-to-five so I'll take the night shift.
And so she wrote "Night Shift." And as "Night Shift" nears its end and she imagines the years gone by, her look back on this bad relationship is hopeful. But as the story unfolds, the tone of the tune goes from spellbinding to a sonic burst of guitars and more.ĭACUS: (Singing) You got a nine-to-five so I'll take the night shift, and I'll never see you again if I can help it.īOILEN: Lucy Dacus told me that, for a long time, I didn't believe expressing this sort of negativity was productive, but it's less productive to resist the truths of a situation. It has a well-worn husk that adds heft to her stories of loss and death.ĭACUS: (Singing) I'm doing fine trying to derail my one-track mind, regaining my self-worth in record time.īOILEN: If you listen, you can hear the song's quiet subtlety.
LUCY DACUS: (Singing) The first time I tasted somebody else's spit, I had a coughing fit.īOILEN: Lucy Dacus is a 23-year-old singer based in Richmond, Va. "Night Shift" from Lucy Dacus is a six-minute and 32-second post-breakup song that extends a hand of hope after a virtual scream into a pillow. Before the end of 2017, I knew I'd just heard my favorite song of 2018.
So what were the best songs of 2018? Well, not surprisingly, opinions vary wildly, but let's check out one favorite from a co-host of NPR's All Songs Considered.īOB BOILEN, BYLINE: I'm Bob Boilen.
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