“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,” Cave wrote in his Red Hand Files newsletter. The first track they recorded together was a cover of “Girl In Amber,” which Smith shared last year and which Nick Cave himself is a fan of. It was cool to listen and learn about Nick Cave and pick the songs we wanted to record.” I hadn’t heard of Nick Cave but Wayne suggested that we should start with an album of his cover versions, and then look at recording some of my own songs later. “It was a really steep learning curve but Wayne was so encouraging when I was struggling with a few of the songs that I kept going. “I still can’t really believe it,” Smith says of the experience. When a planned trip to record with the band in Oklahoma had to be cancelled due to COVID, Coyne suggested that they collaborate remotely. A fan who first met Wayne Coyne while attending a Flaming Lips show with her family in 2018, Smith stayed in contact as she started learning guitar and writing her own songs. Subscribe to Consequence of Sound’s email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.The Flaming Lips have announced Where The Viaduct Looms, an album of Nick Cave covers sung by the 14-year-old musician Nell Smith.
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“The video was shot at The Criterion in Oklahoma City in October 2021, and was part of a session that captured three videos of Nell playing with the full band for the first time. Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips Share the Origins of Nick Cave Cover The Ship Song: Exclusive I picked Nick Cave, ’cause I love his music and lyrics, and I thought, ‘Nell probably doesn’t know very much of his music, and she might (because she has NO pre-conceived notions) just do something very simple, heartfelt and original.’ And… SHE DID!!” Doing cover songs is a fun way, in the very beginning, to get things rolling along. “Once the second song was done, I really felt that I might be able to do more, and so we continued choosing songs and kept the recording going.”Ĭoyne adds, “I think Nell and I just wanted to start to make some music and see what would happen. “It was really exciting to be recording a second song, as I wasn’t really sure how Wayne felt about the first one, so it gave me some confidence to keep going,” Smith tells Consequence. The latest preview from the upcoming joint project is Smith and The Flaming Lips’ rendition of 1990’s “The Ship Song” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, which Consequence is premiering exclusively today (November 10th).
Not only has she stayed in contact with Coyne, but they have become close collaborators, recording an album of Nick Cave covers together.īack in September, Smith - who hails from Fernie in British Colombia, Canada - and The Flaming Lips offered up the lead single “Girl in Amber,” which featured Smith flipping Cave’s original ballad into a hushed bedroom-pop jam. But after meeting frontman Wayne Coyne following the band’s 2018 headlining show in Calgary, the 13-year-old musician has been living the dream.
Three years ago, Nell Smith was just another fan of The Flaming Lips. Today, 13-year-old Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips break down their cover of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ “The Ship Song.” Our recurring new music feature Origins offers artists the chance to share their personal insights into their latest release. The post Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips Share the Origins of Nick Cave Cover “The Ship Song”: Exclusive appeared first on Consequence.