#St. Vincent Covers Nine Inch Nails’ “Piggy”: Listen

St. Vincent has covered Nine Inch Nails’ “Piggy,” while Jehnny Beth takes on NIN’s “Closer.” Real Estate play the Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes In.” The Kills covered T. Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer.” And Eyelids put their spin on Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence.” Hear the covers below. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

In a press release, St. Vincent said:

[“Piggy”] remains one of my favorite Nails songs to this day.… I am obsessed with the slinky tambourine that is just a little lazy in feel. And when I took this song apart to cover it, it took me a long time to really understand the immensity of the groove. It’s a dark, industrial reggae. Muscular, but never as distorted as you imagined it when you think of it in your head…. They made a complicated thing seem easy and made big, bold sonic choices.

The 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony premieres on HBO and HBO Max on Saturday, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. St. Vincent is among the artists participating in the ceremony.