“I’ve used Teles and Strats, but I always find myself going back to that Jag – something about the Cobain Jag just sounded extra-beefy”: Courtney Barnett is one of indie-rock’s most celebrated southpaws – and the Nirvana Fender connection runs deep

Courtney Barnett plays a Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar in studio.

Courtney Barnett’s three solo albums have been slathered with awards in her homeland of Australia and graced charts internationally. Her 2015 debut was nominated for a Grammy, and her 2017 collaboration with US singer Kurt Vile landed on many album-of-the-year lists.

Fender – which spotlights artists using their instruments in their video session series – invited her to take a break from working on her next album to shoot an episode. She chose to reinterpreting two tracks from her 2021 album Things Take Time, Take Time.