Georgia-bred, Nashville-based, Grammy Award-nominated sister duo Larkin Poe have unveiled a new EP comprised of raw renditions of four of their most beloved songs titled An Acoustic Companion. In celebration of the release, multi-instrumentalists Rebecca and Megan Lovell decided to release the first song from the project–set to drop on Oct. 5 via their own Tricki-Woo Records–”Bad Spell (Live Acoustic)” along with a video that Relix has the pleasure of premiering.

“Bad Spell” is found on Larkin Poe’s sixth studio album, Blood Harmony, which dropped in 2022. The fiery track stood out on the record, and the sister’s video of the acoustic performance of the song raised the curtain on the aspects of the song that made it do so.

“In our world, almost all of our songs start out ‘acoustic,’” Rebecca said, “with quiet beginnings at the kitchen table on an acoustic guitar. In recording An Acoustic Companion, we really enjoyed stripping a handful of our songs back down to their roots, and we hope folks will enjoy getting an earful of these songs as they originally came into being.”

“From the jump, ‘Bad Spell’ was intended to be a big, bad, swaggy rock song,” Megan added, “but we’ve found that there’s nothing more creatively freeing than challenging and burning down one’s own preconceived notions. We did just that in re-envisioning the arrangement for ‘Bad Spell’ and letting it bloom into new life.”

In the video, the Lovells sit side-by-side and seemingly effortlessly cast the song and caution out to sea with adroit guitar licks, boundless singing and tender slide guitar. Their communication is psychic and intuitive, likely resulting from playing styles that developed in harmony and evolved off itself.

“Songs contain multitudes. In recording An Acoustic Companion, we wanted to be able to let a handful of our songs shine in a different light than they have on previous albums,” the duo shared with Relix. “This introspective arrangement of ‘Bad Spell’ brings out different nuances of the song, and we love it.”

An Acoustic Companion will be available exclusively on limited edition 7” vinyl during Larkin Poe’s upcoming EU/UK headline tour, their biggest to date, or through pre-order via the band’s online stores. They’ll set out over the pond starting on Oct. 6 at Trondheim, Norway’s Tapperiet Trondheim, followed by eagerly awaited shows in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, the U.K., the Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, and Spain.

Pre-order An Acoustic Companion here.

Watch the premiere of Larkin Poe’s “Bad Spell (Live Acoustic)” below.

Larkin Poe – BLOOD HARMONY TOUR 2023

SEPTEMBER

16 – Camden, NJ – MMR*B*Q 2023 *

23 – Redondo Beach, CA – BeachLife Ranch *

29 – Memphis, TN – Mempho Music Festival *

OCTOBER

6 – Trondheim, Norway – Tapperiet 

7 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall †

8 – Stockholm, Sweden – Münchenbryggeriet †

10 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio †

11 – Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit 36 †

12 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique †

14 – Rouen, France – Le 106 †

15 – Paris, France – L’Olympia †

17 – Bristol, United Kingdom – O2 Academy Bristol †

18 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – O2 Academy Glasgow †

20 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Albert Hall †

21 – London, United Kingdom – Roundhouse †

23 – Cologne, Germany – E–Werk †

24 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg †

25 – Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie Artefact †

27 – Villeurbanne, France – Transbordeur †

28 – Zürich, Switzerland – Volkshaus †

30 – Munich, Germany – Circus Krone †

31 – Karlín, Czech Republic – Forum Karlín †

NOVEMBER

1 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys Neue Welt †

3 – Wien, Austria – Brauerei Ottakringer †

4 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique †

6 – Ramonville-St-Agne, France – Le Bikini †

7 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz †

8 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Riviera †

24 – Atlanta, GA – Coca–Cola Roxy ^ (SOLD OUT)

APRIL 2024

18-21 – Miramar Beach, FL – Moon Crush Pink Moon 2024 *

* Festival Appearance

† w/ Special Guests The Sheepdogs

^ w/ Blackberry Smoke