Hear Amanda Palmer and Brendan Maclean cover Bat For Lashes' "Laura"
22 June 2016, 17:22
| Written by
Laurence Day
Amanda Palmer teams up with Brendan Maclean to cover Bat For Lashes' heartfelt opus "Laura".
"Laura" appears on 2012 record The Haunted Man. Palmer and Australian musician Maclean have given it an atmospheric rework - read an accompanying letter from the pair explaining the cover and emotions behind it.
The duo performed the track in 2014 at the Sydney Festival, but this is the first time we've had the studio edition out in the wild.
Read Once Upon A Time, our Longread interview with Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan.
Check out Palmer and Maclean's "Laura" rendition below.
Latest
- Samia releases AA side single, "Hole In A Frame"/ "Pants"
- Most Things announce forthcoming debut album, Bigtime
- Self Esteem shares new single, "If Not Now, It’s Soon"
- Miley Cyrus officially announces new visual album, Something Beautiful
- Primavera Pro to tackle new models and challenges in music industry as speakers for 2025 event revealed
- EKKSTACY releases new track, "Forever"
- Wet Leg debut seven new songs during secret Brighton show at Green Door Store
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday
Read next
Listen
Escapist alt-pop auteur Erin LeCount presents her latest labyrinthine track "Marble Arch"
Waiting for Smith's "I Like Life" is a sun-soaked gambol
Sink into a blistering shoegaze soundscape with green star’s latest track “four-o-five”
lavender’s textured “harlequin/los días azules” is good for the soul
Florence Road place an immutable stake in the ground on “Heavy”
Provoker's “Another Boy” is a masterclass in atmospheric world-building
Reviews
Lonnie Holley
Tonky
18 Mar 2025
The Horrors
Night Life
17 Mar 2025
Benefits
Constant Noise
17 Mar 2025
