Nell shows a remarkable understanding of the song, a sense of dispassion that is both beautiful and chilling. This cover was appreciated by Nick Cave himself: “I was going to say Nell Smith inhabits the song, but that’s wrong, rather she vacates the song, in a way that I could never do,” said Cave. Nell & The Flaming Lips - Where the Viaduct Looms review: Unexpected team-up is a unique launchpad The US psych-rockers have enlisted 14-year-old from Leeds for Nick Cave covers album - and. The video enhances the chilling nature of the song, seeing the young singer wander the woods and an abandoned tunnel alone as she stares into the camera. One track from the album was released last year, their cover of “Girl in Amber.” In this version, Nell’s voice echoes as she sees her decaying body drooling blood after she was hit by a car. The cover is surreal and spacey, her voice accompanied by light percussion and reverbing guitar. In addition to the album announcement, the group released their cover of “The Ship Song” in a black-and-white video of the band behind Nell, characteristically donning her hoodie on top of a beanie. With Nell, we could see she is on a journey and thought it would be fun to join. The LP is comprised of nine Nick Cave cover versions with vocals and instrumentation by 14-year-old Nell Smith and instrumentation and production by The Flaming Lips. Coyne commented on the collaboration in a press release, It’s always great to meet excited, young creative people. It was a great way to connect with her and help harness her cool attitude to making music.” Nell & The Flaming Lips will release of Where the Viaduct Looms, out November 26th via Bella Union/PIAS. “With Nell we could see she is on a journey and thought it would be fun to join her for a while and see if we could get things going. “It’s always great to meet excited, young creative people,” vocalist Wayne Coyne said in a press release.
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