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Lucy Dacus Releases 'Planting Tomatoes' to Streaming With Tokyo-Set Lyric Video

The reflective track signals a new stretch of touring built around orchestral shows and a per-ticket charity pledge.

Overview

  • The single, her first new music of 2026, hit streaming Friday after a Record Store Day 7-inch release on April 18.
  • The lyric video was shot by Dacus in a Tokyo stationery store and edited by Mikayla LoBasso, with the words written out by hand.
  • Dacus wrote the song on tour in Berlin and focuses on grief, outliving someone who died, and choosing to stay present.
  • She will tour this summer behind her 2025 album Forever Is a Feeling, including symphony dates with the Chicago Philharmonic at Millennium Park and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl.
  • For the North American shows, $1 from each ticket will go to groups that support young queer and trans people through a partnership with the Ally Coalition.