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It takes a whole lot of courage to dedicate an entire tribute album and live concert to a master of songwriting and performance. On their live tribute album to Leonard Cohen, Who By Fire, First Aid Kit is up for the task.
Sweden’s singing sisters First Aid Kit on their tribute to Leonard Cohen and their next album
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FOR this special concert, Sweden’s singing sisters are dressed in flowing white trouser suits.
Their VIP guest is a familiar figure sitting, legs crossed, in the front row of the audience and gazing up at the stage.
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Sweden’s singing sisters First Aid Kit on their tribute to Leonard Cohen and their next album
He’s immaculately turned out in a dark tailored suit with matching trilby and his wonderfully lived-in face is wreathed in smile
They are Klara and Johanna Söderberg of First Aid Kit and he is Leonard Cohen except that the Canadian icon isn’t really there and his presence is merely imagined.
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When it comes to a songwriter reimagining the work of one of their peers, the conventional thinking is that it is an homage, or an acknowledgment of one’s own musical roots. It might be a creative exercise, or perhaps an artistic outreach to a perceived kindred spirit. A cynic might see it as a calculated play to gain attention by covering an already recognizable song.