Coheed and Cambria have released an eight-track covers album featuring songs by The Cure, The Smiths, and Taylor Swift

Coheed and Cambria have released a new covers album, ‘Claudio Covers’, ahead of their upcoming tenth studio album ‘The Father of Make Believe’.

‘Claudio Covers’, released via Virgin Music Group, features eight reimagined tracks by vocalist and guitarist Claudio Sanchez, including renditions of The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’, The Smiths’ ‘There is a Light That Never Goes Out’, and Taylor Swift’s ‘Welcome to New York’.

Speaking about his cover of ‘Welcome to New York’, Sanchez explains: “My decision to include ‘Welcome To New York’ in this collection is two-sided. First, in 2014, my son was born in a Brooklyn Hospital (Welcome To 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.

“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.”