Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez covers Taylor Swift and The Smiths on new album

Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez has shock launched a brand new covers album that includes renditions of songs by Taylor Swift and The Smiths.

Six of the eight songs had been beforehand launched as a part of the “Claudio Covers” YouTube sequence — additionally the title of the brand new album, which is technically being launched beneath the Coheed and Cambria identify. The 2 new entries embrace a tackle Taylor Swift’s “Welcome to New York” and The Smith’s basic “There Is a Gentle That By no means Goes Out.”

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Relating to his cowl of “Welcome to New York,” Claudio revealed that he was impressed by his son and town itself.

“My choice to incorporate ‘Welcome to New York’ on this assortment is two-sided,” he mentioned in a press launch. “First, in 2014, my son was born in a Brooklyn Hospital (Welcome Tt NY, Atlas!)… and when he turned conscious of this Swifty basic we listened to it much more so than when it was initially launched, and if you recognize my spouse, that’s quite a bit.”

He continued, “The opposite facet of my alternative is…I really like NY. When so many fled town with uncertainty, my household made the choice to plant deeper roots right here. There’s no place on this planet prefer it and no place I’d reasonably spend my downtime. It’s a spot that deserves all its tributes and songs. Possibly in the future I’ll have one in me… till then, this should do.”

We beforehand reported on Claudio’s incredible cowl of The Remedy’s “Simply Like Heaven,” which is the lead observe on the album. Different covers on the tracklist embrace The Outfield’s “Your Love,” Bastille’s “Pompeii,” The Church’s “Beneath the Milky Means,” the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Stumbleine,” and “Sister Christian” by Night time Ranger.

The covers assortment is a pleasant tide-over for Coheed followers anticipating the discharge of the band’s forthcoming album The Father of Make Consider, the third a part of the conceptual “Axis” saga, out March 14th. Coheed have a busy 12 months forward, with a co-headlining tour with Mastodon additionally on the books. Get tickets right here.

Under you possibly can watch the video for Claudio Sanchez’s cowl of Taylor Swift’s “Welcome to New York” and stream the Claudio Covers album.

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