A half-dozen new original tunes, music videos, and that Shakespeare adaptation aren’t all Laura Marling has up her sleeve in the run-up to her forthcoming LP: today brings “Dancing in the Dark,” a duet take on the Bruce Springsteen classic with Southern California songwriter Eddie Berman. Recorded live from a studio in Marling’s new homebase of Los Angeles, the pair reworked the Boss’ ’80s stadium anthem into a lovely, laid-back folk rendition, backed by acoustic guitar, violin and a light accordion drone. The way she plays with the melody in the harmonies hits home the most, as she strays from the original just subtly enough to offer the cut a bittersweet melancholic aftertaste. Watch it above (via The Lab). Meanwhile, an official studio version of this track appears on Berman’s new Blood & Rust EP.
Past impressive Marling covers worth revisiting include versions of the Allman Brothers, Ryan Adams, Neil Young, and Jackson C. Frank.