Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat
Amanda Palmer and Brendan Maclean performed a cover of Bat For Lashes’ song “Laura” at the All Saints Church in Brighton, UK. Amanda Palmer sits at a large grand piano at the left stage while Brendan Maclean stands at the mic in a glorious black suit jacket. The show setting seems extremely intimate, performing in a quaint little church on a small stage to a limited audience and it feels incredibly personal. Amanda Palmer and Brendan Maclean even offers a personal antidote about performing at the Sydney Festival and comments on the fact they’re playing in a church building. But the real show begins once they start singing, and their vocals sound beautiful as ever, echoing throughout the church halls. Check out the entire video below.
Amanda Palmer, or as she calls herself on her official website, Amanda Fucking Palmer, is singer/songwriter who made her claim to fame as a vocalist in The Dresden Dolls. They recently played their first shows in a year in New York and Boston. She recently announces a new album Piano is Evil which will have the piano version of Theater is Evil songs. You can catch the talented artist this fall as she is currently on tour to cities across North America.
Brendan Maclean started off in Australia releasing his own music in 2007, and is now an award nominated musician, actor, and presenter. Palmer had asked him to join her at the Sydney Festival where they also performed a duet to “Laura,” like in the video. Since then the pair has performed at several more venues and recorded music together. They have proved themselves to be an amazing duo, as portrayed in the video.
Bat For Lashes is an English multi-instrumentalist who has released four studio albums starting ten years ago in 2006. Her song “Laura” came off of The Haunted Man, Bat For Lashes’ third album which got good reviews all across the board.
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