Courtney Barnett has once again partnered with Vagabon to cover Sharon Van Etten’s track ‘Don’t Do It’.The track is lifted from the forthcoming anniversary edition of Van Etten’s 2010 album, ‘Epic’.
For the album, Van Etten enlisted a handful of artists to cover tracks off ‘Epic’, including Fiona Apple, Shamir, Lucinda Williams, IDLES and Big Red Machine, the project of Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.Compared to the original, Barnett and Vagabon’s cover keeps the same steady rock beat, with Barnett’s rough vocals standing front and centre.Listen to the cover below:Speaking to Australian radio station Double J, Barnett said she wasn’t immediately sure how to reimagine the song.“This song ‘Don’t Do It’ is powerful and personal, I.
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