Sigrid’s “Everybody Knows”
Though Sigrid’s version of “Everybody Knows” is incredibly morbid, it is only so because it is truthful.
Leonard Cohen’s Voice Is Still Needed for These Troubled Times
Leonard Cohen devoted his career to telling us that, in the midst of human experience, pain is rarely devoid of beauty and beauty is rarely devoid of pain.
Listening Closer: Bettye LaVette Steals a Great Song Back From Madonna
Sometimes a cover version of a song reveals that different artists discover new possibilities, new interpretations, new insights in borrowed material. And sometimes it makes you wonder if the performer ever really listened to the words that they were singing.
The Cold and Broken ‘Hallelujah’ of the Evangelical Subculture
Music at Mars Hill: Lessons From Leonard Cohen
“Old Ideas”‘ simplicity and focus on songwriting feels refreshing.
