There are few songs as unmistakably powerful as “My Own Summer (Shove It),” arguably the best single that the Deftones have ever recorded. From its quiet parts to its ear-splitting chorus, the song signifies everything that is unique, original, and awesome about the band. By no means an easy tune to cover, Agent Envy has unleashed her own version of “My Own Summer,” simultaneously doing justice to the original while also making the song very much her own. There isn’t much resemblance between the two versions, except for the lyrics. Agent Envy has injected an element of industrial eeriness to the song, less forceful than the Deftones’ original, but more mysterious and unsettling. As a debut single, Agent Envy’s “My Own Summer” acts as an appropriate introduction of just the type of artist s...
