Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez has released a new covers record, Claudio Covers, which sees him taking on songs by the Cure, the Smiths, Smashing Pumpkins, and more. One of the more surprising covers is a rendition of Taylor Swift’s 1989 track ‘Welcome to New York’. You can listen to it along with the rest of the collection below.
“My decision to include ‘Welcome to New York’ in this covers collection is two-sided,” Sanchez explained in a statement. “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,” he continued. “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.”
