Alternative metal outfit Islander have released a stream of their cover of Deftones‘ “White Pony” single, “Back To School (Mini Maggit)“. Islander previously teased their plans to cover that track live this past June, and began playing it at their shows this summer. Today, August 11th, they unveiled the below studio version of their take on it. Speaking earlier this summer, Islander said of the decision to cover the track, “If they’re not gonna play it, we figured someone should.” Deftones last played the track back in 2022.
The song remains a bit of a sticking point in the Deftones catalog, having been created in response to label pressure to deliver a single more in line with the trends at the time of the release of “White Pony“. Subsequent editions of the album found the single included as the opening track — a decision the band felt disrupted their original vision for the record.
