MP3: Beacon cover Portishead's "The Rip"

Beacon just kicked off a three week tour supporting San Francisco ambient wiz Tycho. To celebrate the occasion, the Brooklyn duo have posted up a cover of Portishead's "The Rip" for free download. Grab the mp3 and/or stream the track below. When they return in February, Jake & Thomas plan to head back into the studio to record the follow up to their No Body EP, which dropped late last year.

Beacon 2012 tour dates w/ Tycho

01/13 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom 
01/14 Toronto, Ontario WRONG BAR 
01/16 Montreal, Quebec Il Motore 
01/18 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place 
01/19 Pittsburgh, PA Shadow Lounge 
01/20 Charlottesville, VA The Southern 
01/21 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox 
01/23 Saint Augustine, FL The Original Cafe 11 
01/24 Gainesville, FL Double Down Live 
01/26 Orlando, FL The Social 
01/27 Tampa, FL Crowbar 
01/28 Miami, FL Bardot 
01/30 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre 
01/31 Atlanta, GA Masquerade 
02/01 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle 
02/02 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel 
02/03 Philadelphia, PA The Rotunda 
02/04 New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg