Yesterday we heard Sonic Youth cover an old Beck song and vice versa. Today we’ve got Islands’ Nick Thorburn covering an even older Beck song. “Cyanide Breath Mint” can be found on the newly reissued One Foot In The Grave. Islands’ take adds drums and synths and is streaming on MySpace.

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  1. old greg  |   Posted on Apr 21st, 2009

    this is old. this is not news.

    • new greg  |   Posted on Apr 21st, 2009

      It may be old news, but this post informed me of something I didn’t know about. I derived enjoyment from it. I’m sure others feel the same.

  2. Love it! pretty short for Islands’ standards.

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