Oct 062011
 

When St. Vincent picks up her guitar to do a cover, she tends to knock us out. Her version of Big Black’s “Kerosene” in May is still being discussed as a touch point for new album Strange Mercy and her pair of Tom Waits covers in July should be as well. Her latest live cover swings in a different direction, to post-punk pioneers The Pop Group. At a New Yorker event a few days back, she performed their debut single “She Is Beyond Good and Evil” and, not surprisingly, slayed it.

Accompanied by bandmate Daniel Mintseris, Annie Clark attacks her Fender with jagged precision. The cut would have fit right in with Strange Mercy, roaring in an arty, contained-madness sort of way. Watch a video of the performance below.

St. Vincent – She Is Beyond Good and Evil (The Pop Group cover)

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  1. […] At last night’s St. Vincent show from Chicago’s Metro, Annie Clark continued her penchant for covers by doling out a single homage amongst a slew of originals: a spot-on rendition of The Pop Group’s “She Is Beyond Good and Evil”. Those seeking to hear Clark’s rip-roaring for themselves can turn to a clip of the very same cover from St. Vincent’s September 30th gig at Le Poisson Rouge in New York, NY. In the clip, Clark shows off her mad shredding skills while adding her unique demonic pixie stylings to the vocals. Check it out below (via Cover Me). […]

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