Lucy Dacus Puts “Planting Tomatoes” on Streaming After Record Store Day Exclusive

“Planting Tomatoes” is now streaming everywhere. The song had a short physical-only window, arriving on a 7-inch for Record Store Day on April 18, before today’s digital release. Dacus avoids turning the track into a statement piece. It is a concise, two-minute recording built around a clean guitar line and a reflection on domestic love that never tips into sentimentality.

The accompanying visual is minimalist: Dacus shot the lyric video herself in Tokyo, layering handwritten words over street scenes and convenience store aisles. The result feels like a travel recording, not a music video rollout. Catherine Marks, who worked on boygenius’s the record, produced the track.

Dacus released her latest solo album Forever Is a Feeling in March of this year. Her previous full-length, Home Video, came in 2021. Between albums, her trio with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker became one of the decade’s defining rock projects. boygenius’s 2023 debut earned three Grammys, including Best Rock Song for “Not Strong Enough,” and reoriented the pace of her public career.

She will tour North America later this year. In partnership with the Ally Coalition, $1 from each ticket sold will go to organizations working directly with young queer and trans people. The tour announcement didn’t come with flashy branding. It landed like the song: a small, deliberate gesture with clear purpose.