Phoebe Bridgers has recruited Glitch Gum, Bartees Strange, and The Marias different remixes of her song “Kyoto.”
Phoebe Bridgers wrote her first song at age 11, spent her adolescence at open mic nights, and busked through her teenage years at farmers markets in her native Los Angeles. By age 20, she’d caught the ear of Ryan Adams, who listened to her perform her song “Killer” and invited her to record it in his studio the next day. The session grew into the three-song ‘Killer’ EP, and she hasn’t looked back since.
Kyoto” first appeared on Bridgers’ 2020 album “Punisher“. The Glitch Gum version of the song came about after the teen hyperpop producer covered the song last year and his version caught Bridgers’ attention. Bartees Strange and The Marias have more personal connections to the artist, with Strange set to support act on her forthcoming tour
Speaking about their take on the song, The Marias said in a statement: “I remember seeing Phoebe years ago at an open mic here in Los Angeles, and I knew right off the bat that she was really special. Working on this remix was a sort of full circle moment for us. ‘Kyoto’ is an amazing song as-is, so with the remix we were just curious to see what it would sound like with the vocal slowed down and adding some of our favourite synth sounds behind it.”.
