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How Phoebe Bridgers Stripped Down Nirvana (And What Creators Can Learn)
In mid-August 2026, Phoebe Bridgers stepped into BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge and delivered a haunting, stripped-down cover of Nirvana’s 1991 grunge anthem, “Lithium.” Rather than trying to recreate the original’s explosive distortions and raw screams, she took the track entirely in a different direction. With quiet guitar work and whisper-soft vocals, she stripped it…