The Eighty Six Seas breathe new life and a refreshed look on the classic record from indie rock juggernauts The National. The effervescent and lively synth work that Nick Stevens brings to life is nothing short of illuminating and disconcerting all at once. It’s a flourish of experimental electronic synth work, the kind of flooding that adds so much more weight and depth to an otherwise engrossing melody that many a fan has grown to love. But it’s in these creative choices that you find yourself enamoured by this cover.
Truly though, much of the heart of this song comes from the additional vocals provided by Elly Kace , who’s poignant duet work perfectly captures and highlights these complexities and intricacies of relationships intricate and delicate.
As a long-time National fan and someone who has played this song on end for years, it’s refreshing to hear a new spin of it with character and emotion that The Eighty Six Seas brings.