Where the Viaduct Looms, will be released on Bella Union / and was mastered by Dave Fridmann at Tarbox Road Studios. Replete with The Flaming Lips styled soundscape and Dave Fridmann mastering the track (and album), the song fits right into the band’s discography and further establishes Nell as a force to be reckoned with. The LP is comprised of nine Nick Cave cover versions with vocals and instrumentation by 14-year-old Nell Smith and instrumentation and production. Nell & The Flaming Lips will release of Where the Viaduct Looms, out November 26th via Bella Union/ PIAS. The song does seem to take on a new meaning with a 14-year-old at the helm. Nell & The Flaming Lips have announce their new album Where the Viaduct Looms. It’s a minimalistic affair like the original. The Flaming Lips and Nell have released their second Nick Cave cover, ‘The Ship Song’.

Nell has had the unique experience of working with one of the premier bands in the industry today, The Flaming Lips.” And quite a story it is… At the time we wrote about Nell’s introduction to the world of music and the opportunity she had, “A rare collaboration has come to fruition for 14-year-old Nell Smith of Fernie BC, Canada. Through her dad we learned about Nell’s backstory and how everything came together. At the time we were completely blown away (and still are) at the level of Nell’s skill set.

We were first introduced to her music earlier in 2021 through her father, Jude Smith. This isn’t the first time we’ve covered Nell Smith. Meanwhile, Coyne has also been dabbling in entrepreneurship by launching his own cannabis brand.The Flaming Lips with Nell Smith, have announced Where The Viaduct Looms, an album of Nick Cave covers with Nell Smith on lead vocals. In Novemeber, the Lips will be embarking on a massive world tour. Listen to it below, and read more about how this collaboration came to life via CBC News.Įarlier this year, The Flaming Lips approached live music in the time of COVID the best way they knew how: by dividing themselves and their audience members into human-sized hamster balls. She flips Cave’s original ballad into a hushed bedroom-pop jam, embellished with the band’s psychedelic guitars. “Girl in Amber” was the first track Smith and the Flaming Lips recorded together, with Smith taking the lead vocals. It was cool to listen and learn about Nick Cave and pick the songs we wanted to record.” It was a really steep learning curve. 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. Smith added, “I still really can’t believe it, it was hard to get through all the songs but Wayne was so encouraging when I was struggling with a few of them that I kept going. It was a great way to connect with her and help harness her cool attitude to making music.” 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.

In a statement, Coyne said, “It is always great to meet excited, young creative people. Second video and single from the album 'Where the Viaduct Looms' by Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips.This is a cover version of Nick Caves Ship Song.Video sh. Their shared passion spawned the idea of a covers album, which was recorded remotely due to the pandemic. Just like that, Smith and her father exchanged contact information with Coyne and stayed in touch. It didn’t take long for her to become a regular at their typically over-the-top performances, and after nabbing front-row spots a number of times, she caught the attention of the band’s frontman Wayne Coyne.

Smith first became enamored with The Flaming Lips when she attended her first show of theirs about three years ago. That album, Where the Viaduct Looms, arrives October 25th, and today, Smith and The Flaming Lips offer a preview with their rendition of the 2016 Bad Seeds track “Girl in Amber.” For 13-year-old Nell Smith, however, that dream came true by way of an album of Nick Cave covers, recorded with none other than The Flaming Lips. It’s not every day that youngsters get to collaborate with some of their biggest musical heroes.

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