SMITH: It’s one of my loose theories that Catholicism and art have gone well together because both believe ... like these commemoratives for witches. I was making, at the time, drawings of drowned ...

We spoke with Dacus about her connection to art and the aesthetic realm of her new record. Read our conversation, below. Wallpaper*: Do you remember the first time you connected with classical art?

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