Hear Portishead's Devastating, Foreboding Cover of ABBA's 'SOS'

Portishead have turned in a threadbare cover of ABBA's infectious hit "SOS," marking their first new recording since 2009's charity single, "Chase the Tear."Watch Thom Yorke Join Portishead for 'The Rip'
Singer Beth Gibbons delivers a serene vocal performance that remains faithful to the song's original melody, but synths and guttural bass swells transform ABBA's melancholy disco. Portishead's rendition gives the Seventies hit an eerie, modern context.
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