Coheed And Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez Releases Surprise Covers Album
Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez has released a surprise covers album featuring renditions of songs by The Smiths, Taylor Swift, The Cure, and more.
The album, Claudio Covers, includes six songs that were previously released as part of the YouTube series of the same name. The eight-song tracklist is rounded out by his version of Taylor Swift’s “Welcome to New York” and The Smiths’ “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.”
Talking about the Swift cover, Sanchez revealed it was inspired by his song and New York City.
“My decision to include ‘Welcome to New York’ in this collection is two-sided,” he said in a press release. “First, in 2014, my son was born in a Brooklyn Hospital (Welcome Tt NY, Atlas!)… and when he became aware of this Swifty classic we listened to it even more so than when it was initially released, and if you know my wife, that’s a lot.”
He continued, “The other side of my choice is…I love NY. When so many fled the city with uncertainty, my family made the decision to plant deeper roots here. There’s no place in the world like it and no place I’d rather spend my downtime. It’s a place that deserves all its tributes and songs. Maybe one day I’ll have one in me… until then, this will have to do.”
Listen to the Taylor Swift cover and stream the Claudio Covers album below.
Sanchez and the rest of Coheed and Cambria will release their new album, The Father of Make Believe, the third part of the conceptual “Axis” saga, on March 14th. Pre-order it here.
