![]() 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 song does seem to take on a new meaning with a 14-year-old at the helm. It’s a minimalistic affair like the original. RELATED: HAIM, Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo, more to release songs for new ‘Hanukkah+’ compilation The album sees Smith and the psych rockers teaming up to share their own renditions of nine Nick Cave covers. The Flaming Lips and Nell have released their second Nick Cave cover, ‘The Ship Song’. The Flaming Lips have teamed up with a 13-year-old fan, Nell Smith, for their new album Where the Viaduct Looms. 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. Its always great to meet excited, young creative people, the Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne said in a statement. 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. Looking forward, Smith is hoping to record an album of her own originals, perform them, and do her Nick Cave covers us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.The Flaming Lips with Nell Smith, have announced Where The Viaduct Looms, an album of Nick Cave covers with Nell Smith on lead vocals. It’s too hard to explain, it’s so crazy.” “I think that it’s like a miracle,” Smith said. And I think the Lips do quite a lot on The Late Show and those things on CBS, and so they’re just on the books there,” Jude said. Nell and The Flaming Lips’ cover songs have been gaining attention, including by Nick Cave himself, which has led to her getting featured on The Late Show. “I’m so grateful and I think that it’s an amazing opportunity… that this is the way I’m being brought into the music industry.” The band is a “very supportive group of people,” Smith said. The family developed a relationship with The Flaming Lips, and the musical mentorship began. The young Fernie-ite and the rockstar began chatting near the stage before the show, and Coyne traded numbers with Jude. Smith gravitated towards the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips, and managed to get Coyne’s attention at a show in Calgary. Her father, Jude Smith, would take her to shows from a young age. She was introduced to music at the very beginning of her life. Smith has been making her way into the professional music scene for some years now with The Flaming Lips lead singer, Wayne Coyne, taking her under his wing.īorn in Leeds, England, Smith moved to Fernie when she was around five. READ MORE: Fernie local, Nell Cline-Smith, releases first music video “I’m just really excited and thankful for everything that’s going on.” Smith, a 14-year-old student at Fernie Secondary School, said she thinks appearing Stephen Colbert’s show is “amazing and crazy.” ![]() The song is a cover of Red Right Hand by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and is part of a 9-track cover album called Where The Viaduct Looms that Nell and The Flaming Lips released on Nov. 4, Smith is set to have a music video that she recorded with The Flaming Lips appear on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which has millions of viewers worldwide. Young Nell Smith of Fernie is brushing shoulders with entertainment industry giants as she makes her way into the world of professional music. Coyne has taken Smith under his musical mentorship. Nell Smith of Fernie with The Flaming Lips lead singer, Wayne Coyne.
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