Hear Porridge Radio’s tender lo-fi cover of The Shins’ ‘New Slang’

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Porridge Radio have shared a lo-fi cover of The Shins‘ ‘New Slang’ – take a listen to it below.The Brighton-born band took on the 2001 track for an exclusive 7″ release, available on vinyl for subscribers to Sub Pop’s Singles Club Volume 6.The Shins cover is the B-side of the vinyl release, with a version of Wolf Parade‘s ‘You Are A Runner And I Am My Father’s Son’ serving as the A-side and hitting streaming services on August 9.“Sub Pop are a label I’ve loved for a long time, and when they asked if we wanted to release some songs with them this summer, I looked through their back catalog and chose 2 songs to cover that had a big impact on me as a teenager,” said Porridge Radio’s Dana Margolin.It’s not the first cover Porridge Radio have.