The Nationwide and CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry cowl Frightened Rabbit’s “My Backwards Stroll” in Glasgow: Watch
CHVRCHES singer Lauren Mayberry joined The Nationwide onstage on Wednesday night time for a canopy of Frightened Rabbit’s track “My Backwards Stroll”. Fittingly, the efficiency came about in Glasgow, Scotland, the place CHVRCHES and Frightened Rabbit have lengthy referred to as residence.
The Nationwide have been enjoying their first of two units as a part of the Summer time Nights on the Bandstand music pageant when Matt Berninger welcomed out Mayberry (by way of NME). With Mayberry taking a spot beside the band’s backing singers (Pauline de Lassus, Eve Owens, and This Is the Package’s Kate Stables), they sang a heartbreaking rendition of The Midnight Organ Combat reduce as a tribute to late Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison. Within the rain, no much less.
(Hear: Remembering Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison)
Final yr, Hutchison died by suicide at simply 36 years previous. To honor his legacy, the remainder of the band organized a tribute compilation referred to as Tiny Adjustments: A Celebration Of The Midnight Organ Combat, which got here out final month. Mayberry and The Nationwide’s multi-instrumentalist Aaron Dessner teamed to contribute a canopy of “Who’d You Kill Now” to the trouble. The truth that The Nationwide and CHVRCHES’ vocalist selected to carry out a special track for his or her reside cowl demonstrates their familiarity with Frightened Rabbit’s catalog in addition to the spot Hutchison takes up of their hearts.
Watch fan footage of The Nationwide and Mayberry performing “My Backwards Stroll” beneath.
Mayberry additionally joined The Nationwide for “I Want My Lady”, a track they’ve carried out collectively quite a few instances up to now. Watch that footage beneath.
Under, revisit Kyle Meredith With…’s tribute to Hutchison, which options three archival interviews with the late Frightened Rabbit singer-songwriter.
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