The session was recorded before appendicitis forced the postponement of several UK dates, but the cover itself is still moving through fan channels.
Phoebe Bridgers used her BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session, which aired August 19, to put her own mark on Nirvana’s “Lithium.” The performance has not yet been posted to YouTube, but audio and short clips from the broadcast have already circulated online.
Bridgers’s version keeps the melody close while dialing back the original’s volume, a choice that feels less like a deconstruction than a shift in emphasis. The session also included “Bobby” from her latest album, Lost Weekend, and the lead single “Lost Boys.”
The episode was recorded before Bridgers developed
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