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Billie Marten has released a video of an acoustic cover of Royal Blood's Out Of The Black, and she's reworked the track into a haunting rendition of heartbreak. Watch it below.
Conveying more emotion and experience than her age should allow (she's currently doing her GCSEs), Marten's cover of Royal Blood's break out rock anthem strips back the drums and the thrashing guitars to replace them with gentle fingerpicking and a wavering falsetto that holds you captive. Marten has used her talent as songwriter herself to find the sweet spot hidden in the original track.
Watch Billie Marten perform 'Out Of The Black' below:
Royal Blood even gave their approval for Marten's cover, tweeting a selfie in support. 'Out Of The Black' will form the b-side for Marten's single 'Heavy Weather', a soft folk song about teenage romance that displays an impressive capacity for songwriting.
Hey! @BillieMarten Great job! Thumbs up from the United States. @huwstephens @BBCR1 pic.twitter.com/bsM8KfS0Wz
— Royal Blood (@royalblooduk) May 19, 2015
Marten's 'Heavy Weather” with a studio version of “Out of the Black” will be released on a limited edition vinyl 7-inch on Chess Club Records on 8 June, available at Rough Trade.
You can catch Marten live at her two up-coming gigs:
July 5 - Barn on The Farm Festival
Sep 27 - LONDON, Blue Flowers Headline Show
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