Vaults cover Alt-J’s ‘Hunger of the Pine’

London trio Vaults have shared their first ever cover, and they’ve been saving themselves up for a special occasion. Blythe, Ben and Barney have taken on ‘Hunger of the Pine’, the lead track from Alt-J’s second album ‘This Is All Yours’.

In this serene, string-laden take, Vaults stick to their strong aesthetic without making any compromises. They build a good chunk of the song around the original’s genius Miley sample, “I’m a female rebel!”, which Blythe flips on its head.

“We are all massive fans of these guys; they make such exciting choices in their music and we thought this particular track, with the Miley sample, would sound really interesting interpreted by a female voice,” say the band.

“Blythe laid down a vocal which seemed to work first take - everything followed that. We just hope they like it.”

If Alt-J aren’t keen on this, they’re being fussy so-and-sos. Listen to Vaults’ ‘Hunger of the Pine’ cover below.