Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Black Captain/Coconuts (Black Cab Session)

At last count, one hundred. Not at the same time of course, and you have to ask the cab driver before you can let them in. Confused? Don’t be. Five ingenious London men—Jono Stevens, Gen Stevens, Chris Pattinson, Jonny Madderson and Will Evans from Hidden Fruit Promotions and Just So Films—were sitting down one day and trying to figure out a way to get their favorite musicians to play for them. They came up with the ‘Black Cab Sessions’. This is how you do it.
First, approach a musician. Every indie great has been in the back of a black cab for a session; Brian Wilson, Fleet Foxes, Laura Marling, Weezer, The Flaming Lips, Martha Wainwright and Death Cab For Cutie number among them. Second, approach a cabbie. Every performance is shot entirely in the back of the cab (providing the driver says yes) and is shot in a single take. The final step is to post the videos to the internet for quality viral musical infamy.
This is probably the most exciting set of musical performances since Queen teamed up with David Bowie. This latest clip from the ‘Black Cab Sessions’ is the hundredth in the series and features Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy performing Black Captain in all his crusty glory, accompanied by the darling Angel Olsen. The pink furry hat and the handlebar mustache are proof of how no one will ever be cooler than BPB.
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is performing around Australia during March this year and across the UK in April and May. Check the dates here.
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