Nell & The Flaming Lips announce the release of Where the Viaduct Looms, out November 26th via Bella Union / [PIAS].
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. The album was mastered by Dave Fridmann at Tarbox Road Studios.
This inspiring and heartwarming story begin when Nell Smith, originally from Leeds (UK), moved to Canada and first met Wayne Coyne at the age of 12 at The Flaming Lips’ headline show at the Sled Island Festival in Calgary (2018) with her family. Nell had already attended several Lips shows and was a regular at the front of the stage, dressed in a parrot costume and screaming out the band’s songs. Coyne soon began to notice the kid in the parrot suit and sang a David Bowie cover directly to her at the show in Calgary, with Nell singing every word back.
To celebrate the announcement of the album, Nell & The Flaming Lips released the video for their cover of “The Ship Song,” watch it below!