Doing your debut Like A Version is definitely nerve-wracking for an artist, but doing a song by one of your absolute favourite artists for your debut LAV? That's a whole other level of fear. Evie Irie did just that.
The Darkinjung/Central Coast-born, LA-based singer songwriter threw it all at the wall for her first entry in the Like A Version studio, tackling Lana Del Rey's 'Norman fucking Rockwell' with her own punchy indie twist.
"I went to Coachella last year – sorry, Lanachella – and it was the greatest thing ever," Evie Irie said.
"It was life-changing. I was bawling... sobbing... it was spiritually, chemically, unbelievable. When I got asked to do this I was like 'yes!'.
"It's an ode to her. I just love her so much, she's everything to me. I just wanted to interpret it in my own way."
Once Evie got deep into the lyrics and emotion of the track, she found that her love for Lana was unlocked even deeper.
"Her artistry, her lyricism, goes so deep," she said.
"And it's so smart and so beautiful and poetic in every single way. She just understands culture and history and is able to blend it all and merge it all together."
Backed by a full band and strings, Evie Irie gave the track her own full-bodied energy, allowing it to build, soar and gently fall back down to its delicate, moody roots.
An unreal debut from Evie Irie, we reckon Lana would love it, too.