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Sharon Van Etten covers The Velvet Underground and Nico’s "Femme Fatale" with Angel Olsen

17 September 2021, 10:51 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

Sharon Van Etten has released her cover of The Velvet Underground and Nico's "Femme Fatale" from I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico, which features backing vocals from Angel Olsen.

Van Etten's cover of "Femme Fatale" sees her recruit "Like I Used To" collaborator Angel Olsen on backing vocals, and follows Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney's reimagining of "European Son", Courtney Barnett's take on "I'll Be Your Mirror", Matt Berninger's version of "I’m Waiting For The Man" and Kurt Vile & The Violators' cover of "Run Run Run".

I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico will also feature contributions from Michael Stipe, Andrew Bird, Lucius, St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett, Thurston Moore, Bobby Gillespie, King Princess and Fontaines D.C.. All of the artists will cover one song from the 1967 original album.

Sharon Van Etten's cover of "Femme Fatale" with Angel Olsen is out now. I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico will be released 24 September via Verve Records, and is available to pre-order now.
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