{"id":2063069,"date":"2026-07-26T09:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063069"},"modified":"2026-07-26T09:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:24:01","slug":"watch-lucy-dacus-bring-out-brandon-flowers-for-jim-croces-time-in-a-bottle-at-newport-folk-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063069","title":{"rendered":"Watch Lucy Dacus bring out Brandon Flowers for Jim Croce\u2019s \u2018Time In A Bottle\u2019 at Newport Folk Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Matt_Jelonek_Scott_Dudelson.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Lucy Dacus bring out Brandon Flowers for Jim Croce\u2019s \u2018Time In A Bottle\u2019 at Newport Folk Festival<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The pair had previously joined forces for The Killers\u2019 \u2018Read My Mind\u2019 in Montreal last summer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-26T10:24:01+01:00\">26th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Matt_Jelonek_Scott_Dudelson-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Matt_Jelonek_Scott_Dudelson\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Lucy Dacus and Brandon Flowers. CREDIT: Matt Jelonek\/Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Lucy Dacus\u00a0brought out\u00a0The Killers\u2019\u00a0Brandon Flowers for a cover of Jim Croce\u2019s \u2018Time In A Bottle\u2019 during her set at Newport Folk Festival \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1221\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Lucy Dacus \u2013 \u2018Forever Is\u00a0A\u00a0Feeling\u2019 review: diving headlong into love<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dacus played a solo set at the Rhode Island festival on Friday (July 24), with Flowers joining her as the final surprise guest of the set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Introducing him as \u201cMr. Killers himself\u201d, Dacus welcomed the frontman to the stage before the pair delivered a stripped-back rendition of the 1972 ballad, which Dacus recorded for the expanded edition of her fourth album, \u2018Forever Is\u00a0A\u00a0Feeling\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>Following the performance, Dacus told the crowd: \u201cY\u2019all are going to have to pinch me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0footage\u00a0of the cover below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbOEswWsUDW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blondie210\/video\/7666300208795356429\" data-video-id=\"7666300208795356429\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @blondie210 <\/p>\n<p>#lucydacus #brandonflowers #thekillers #newportfolk <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 Madi \ud83d\udc95 <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Flowers was one of several guests to appear during Dacus\u2019 Newport set.\u00a0Hayley Williams joined her for \u2018Bullseye\u2019,\u00a0which features\u00a0Hozier\u00a0on the studio version, while\u00a0Madi Diaz appeared for a performance of \u2018Heavy Metal\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Dacus had earlier made a guest appearance during Williams\u2019 own star-studded set at the festival, joining the\u00a0Paramore\u00a0singer alongside\u00a0Jack Antonoff,\u00a0Jenny Lewis,\u00a0Remi Wolf, Wednesday\u2019s Karly Hartzman and Joy Oladokun.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration with Flowers came after\u00a0Dacus joined The Killers on stage at Osheaga Festival in Montreal last August for a rendition of \u2018Read My Mind\u2019.\u00a0Dacus later asked fans to share their footage of the performance, writing: \u201cI wish I had a video of the whole thing, that was one of the best moments of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boygenius had previously covered\u00a0\u2018Read My Mind\u2019 during their early live shows, with Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers\u00a0and\u00a0Julien Baker\u00a0releasing a performance\u00a0of\u00a0the track in 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dacus released \u2018Forever Is\u00a0A\u00a0Feeling\u2019 in March 2025.\u00a0In a four-star review,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i> wrote that the record saw her \u201cdive headlong into love\u201d, adding that she had captured \u201cthe rush, terror and total surrender of giving yourself over to another person\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She shared her first\u00a0new music\u00a0of 2026 in April with \u2018Planting Tomatoes\u2019, which had originally been released as an exclusive seven-inch for Record Store Day.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers, meanwhile,\u00a0is preparing to release his third solo album, \u2018Thrasher\u2019,\u00a0on August 21 via Island Records. He has so far previewed the Nashville-recorded project with the singles \u2018Plans\u2019 and \u2018Paradise\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the album, Flowers said he had \u201cfound my way back to my father\u2019s music\u201d,\u00a0adding: \u201cI\u2019m larger now than I was 20 years ago, and I\u2019ve unlocked a room that feels like it\u2019s been waiting for me all along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He will support \u2018Thrasher\u2019 with\u00a0a UK,\u00a0Ireland\u00a0and North American tour later this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Boygenius<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Flowers<\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Lucy Dacus<\/li>\n<li>The Killers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You 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plane\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Lucy Dacus\u00a0brought out\u00a0The Killers\u2019\u00a0Brandon Flowers for a cover of Jim Croce\u2019s \u2018Time In A Bottle\u2019 during her set at Newport Folk Festival \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1221\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Lucy Dacus \u2013 \u2018Forever Is\u00a0A\u00a0Feeling\u2019 review: diving headlong into love<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dacus played a solo set at the Rhode Island festival on Friday (July 24), with Flowers joining her as the final surprise guest of the set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Introducing him as \u201cMr. Killers himself\u201d, Dacus welcomed the frontman to the stage before the pair delivered a stripped-back rendition of the 1972 ballad, which Dacus recorded for the expanded edition of her fourth album, \u2018Forever Is\u00a0A\u00a0Feeling\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>Following the performance, Dacus told the crowd: \u201cY\u2019all are going to have to pinch me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0footage\u00a0of the cover below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbOEswWsUDW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blondie210\/video\/7666300208795356429\" data-video-id=\"7666300208795356429\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @blondie210 <\/p>\n<p>#lucydacus #brandonflowers #thekillers #newportfolk <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 Madi \ud83d\udc95 <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Flowers was one of several guests to appear during Dacus\u2019 Newport set.\u00a0Hayley Williams joined her for \u2018Bullseye\u2019,\u00a0which features\u00a0Hozier\u00a0on the studio version, while\u00a0Madi Diaz appeared for a performance of \u2018Heavy Metal\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Dacus had earlier made a guest appearance during Williams\u2019 own star-studded set at the festival, joining the\u00a0Paramore\u00a0singer alongside\u00a0Jack Antonoff,\u00a0Jenny Lewis,\u00a0Remi Wolf, Wednesday\u2019s Karly Hartzman and Joy Oladokun.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration with Flowers came after\u00a0Dacus joined The Killers on stage at Osheaga Festival in Montreal last August for a rendition of \u2018Read My Mind\u2019.\u00a0Dacus later asked fans to share their footage of the performance, writing: \u201cI wish I had a video of the whole thing, that was one of the best moments of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boygenius had previously covered\u00a0\u2018Read My Mind\u2019 during their early live shows, with Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers\u00a0and\u00a0Julien Baker\u00a0releasing a performance\u00a0of\u00a0the track in 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dacus released \u2018Forever Is\u00a0A\u00a0Feeling\u2019 in March 2025.\u00a0In a four-star review,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i> wrote that the record saw her \u201cdive headlong into love\u201d, adding that she had captured \u201cthe rush, terror and total surrender of giving yourself over to another person\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She shared her first\u00a0new music\u00a0of 2026 in April with \u2018Planting Tomatoes\u2019, which had originally been released as an exclusive seven-inch for Record Store Day.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers, meanwhile,\u00a0is preparing to release his third solo album, \u2018Thrasher\u2019,\u00a0on August 21 via Island Records. He has so far previewed the Nashville-recorded project with the singles \u2018Plans\u2019 and \u2018Paradise\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the album, Flowers said he had \u201cfound my way back to my father\u2019s music\u201d,\u00a0adding: \u201cI\u2019m larger now than I was 20 years ago, and I\u2019ve unlocked a room that feels like it\u2019s been waiting for me all along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He will support \u2018Thrasher\u2019 with\u00a0a UK,\u00a0Ireland\u00a0and North American tour later this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-lucy-dacus-bring-out-brandon-flowers-for-jim-croces-time-in-a-bottle-at-newport-folk-festival-3959031&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Matt_Jelonek_Scott_Dudelson.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Lucy Dacus bring out Brandon Flowers for Jim Croce\u2019s \u2018Time In A Bottle\u2019 at Newport Folk Festival The pair had previously joined forces for The Killers\u2019 \u2018Read My Mind\u2019 in Montreal last summer By Max Pilley 26th July 2026 Lucy Dacus and Brandon Flowers. 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