On Further Review by Julie Stoller It dawns like an early morning sunrise, with chorus, piano and strings drawing a pastoral scene. Punctuated by organ chords and soft percussive flourishes, the introduction is somberly recited by a man who is both observer and observed. I was laughing and in tears at the first song. But that’s about right, isn’t it? This is Leonard Cohen. new release! "Different Sides" by Leonard Cohen For “ Old Ideas ,” Cohen’s first new album since 2004 (studio album #12), the production is clean, crisp and sparse, with sharp focus on the vocals and ...

War Kids">Cold War Kids have made a video for their new, outta tha blue song "Minimum Day", and it has DANCING.

A próxima edição da revista britânica Mojo está bem especial, pois vem acompanhada de um cd de covers do gênio Leonard Cohen. O suplemento tem 10 faixas e conta com versões do calibre de: Cass McCombs, Bill Callahan, Michael Kiwanuka (vencedor do “sound of 2012″ da BBC), Field Music, entre outros. Entre as canções clássicos [...]

In the lead-up to triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown on Australia Day, eventual list topper Gotye revealed how he’d like to see Godley & Creme-inspired album track ‘State of The Art’ make the cut. It didn’t, of course, but we can now reveal how close it actually came thanks to a list of the Hottest 100 also-rans (picks 101-200) published by triple j today. Included among the selections of the “second” Hottest 100 are hotly tipped tracks by Oh Mercy (‘Stay Please Stay’), The Middle East (‘Land Of The Bloody Unknown’), Cut Copy (‘Need You Now’), Loon Lake ...

CWK's awesome new single gets a visual.

“Old Ideas With New Friends” is the way Columbia Records celebrate the new release of Leonard Cohen: “Old Ideas” by inviting new artists (including Cults, War Kids">Cold War Kids and Greg Dulli) to chose their favourite song of him and do a cover of it. Check out this beautiful cover by Bradford Cox [Dearhunter, Atlas Sound] of Seems So Long Ago, Nancy, which I highly recommend you to see. Juana

We previously reported on the Cults and War Kids">Cold War Kids covers of Leonard Cohen, and now Bradford Cox has contributed to the group with, "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy." Columbia Records has marked the release of Cohen's newly released album Old Ideas, with a cover series entitled Old Ideas With New Friends.

A few days after Leonard Cohen dropped his new album a couple of young bands, Cults and War Kids">Cold War Kids, are paying tribute to the poet turned crooner. The covers were performed for Old Ideas with New Friends, a project orchestrated by Cohen’s longtime label, Columbia Records, to “celebrate Leonard Cohen’s legendary 40 years in [...]

Last night at Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios, Cults covered Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” to pay homage and celebrate the release of their idol’s new album Old Ideas. In similar fashion, War Kids">Cold War Kids also took to the studio at Columbia Records and honored Cohen with a cover of “There Is A War.” Cohen’s Old Ideas was released Jan. 31 to much anticipation. Check out the album now, and watch the two covers of classic Cohen tracks below. Cults “Everybody Knows” War Kids">Cold War Kids, “There Is A War” War Kids">Cold War Kids ...

El día de ayer aparecieron en línea un par de videos que rinden tributo a Leonard Cohen. El primero corresponde a un cover por parte de Cults, mismo que pudimos escuchar hace algunas semanas y el segundo muestra a War Kids">Cold War Kids reinterpretando la canción “There Is A War” del álbum New Skin for the [...]

A few days after Leonard Cohen talked shop with Jarvis Cocker on the BBC , a couple of young guns are paying tribute to the deep-voiced crooner: Videos of Cults and War Kids">Cold War Kids covering Cohen songs hit the web yesterday. The covers were performed for Old Ideas with New Friends , a project orchestrated by Columbia Records (Cohen's label) to "celebrate Leonard Cohen's legendary 40 years in music" — as well as build all that newfangled blog buzz around the recent release of the poet's new studio album Old Ideas . The disc, which arrived January 31, is ...

LA-based Superhumanoids are pleased to announce that they will be supporting Active Child and Balam Acab on their upcoming North American tour. The dates will follow previously announced tours supporting War Kids">Cold War Kids and Class Actress. A full list of dates is below. Superhumanoids make dreamy pop that shouts summery '60s harmonies, garage rock's raw tonality, slick new-wave electronics, and the adventurous dissonance of '90s indie rock. Originally the solo bedroom project of Cameron Parkins, the LA band quickly evolved into a multifaceted outfit featuring Sarah Chernoff (Vocals and keys), and Max St. John (Bass, vocals, and ...

Cults take on Commander Cohen’s latter day jam “Everybody Knows” for an upcoming cover LP Old Ideas With New Friends. The set also includes tracks from Bradford Cox and War Kids">Cold War Kids. Cults choice to put an almost “Runaway” feel under the track (a cold rumbling guitar supporting one-the-ones single note piano stabs) ably maintains [...]

Watch ‘There Is A War’ below. War Kids">Cold War Kids recently dropped by WXPN. MP3: War Kids">Cold War Kids – Mine Is Yours (Yeasayer Mix)

► Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jessie Baylin visits the Troubadour behind her recently released album “Little Spark,” made with producer Kevin Augunas (War Kids">Cold War Kids, Edward Sharpe) and arrangements by Richard Swift. The video for the song “Hurry Hurry” was directed by Scarlett Johansson. The Watson Twins open tonight’s show. ► Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. swings back [...]