The Flaming Lips and 14-year-old musician Nell Smith have returned with cover of Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand.”
The cover comes from Smith and the band’s Nick Cave covers album, Where the Viaduct Looms, released back in November.
Backdropped with a psychedelic light screen, and with members of The Lips faded into the background, Smith takes center stage coupled with her beautifully-mature vocals and presence.
The performance, captured live on CBS, is the latest in a series of videos, including a stunning cover of Cave’s “Ship Song” dropped in November.
At the end of the performance for “Red Right Hand,” drummer Matthew Kirksey reveals a t-shirt which reads ‘Bad Seed.’
Where the Viaduct Looms features nine Nick Cave covers performed by Smith and The Flaming Lips.
“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 said about being asked to record with the band. “It was cool to listen and learn about Nick Cave and pick the songs we wanted to record.”
The record features “Red Right Hand,” plus previously released covers “The Ship Song” and “Girl in Amber,” among others.
The band and Smith first met at a Flaming Lips concert where Wayne Coyne offered the mic to Smith who was seated in the front. Apparently, Coyne heard something special in her voice.
Interesting, the album’s front cover referencing only “Nell” without even a mention of The Flaming Lips. View it and listen to the stream via Bandcamp.