Noble Dust bring folk-pop to their ‘Monkey Gone to Heaven’ cover

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What’s “Monkey Gone to Heaven” without a good dose of grime? As Noble Dust can demonstrate, pretty damn good. For their upcoming covers record Both Sides Now, the Boston band has released their take on the Pixies classic, culled from 1989 breakthrough record Doolittle. The cover filters the original’s atmospheric “10 million pounds of sludge” through Noble Dust’s folk-pop, unearthing a heavier sound from the band, while brightening the tune with a trickle of cello. The track joins Noble Dust’s cover of The Shins’ “Sleeping Lessons” as the first puzzle pieces of Both Sides Now, which is due out this September via Bridge & Key. Tune in below.