Watch: Cults Cover Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” in Philly

Posted by Ray Padgett at 10:30 am Add comments

Jan 162012

Much-buzzed duo Cults have only one 33-minute album to their name, so they need a little more material for their headlining shows. On Friday night, they found some material in a new cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows,” which they debuted at Philly’s Union Transfer.

The song proves a good vehicle for the band’s more atmospheric side. They slow-churn threateningly behind Madeline Follin’s ghostly vocals. Watch a video of the performance below.

Cults – Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen cover)

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5 Responses to “Watch: Cults Cover Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” in Philly”

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G. Shaw says:

January 17, 2012 at 1:37 pm

Still, the honors go to Concrete Blonde for the best ‘Everybody Knows’ cover…

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Charlotte says:

February 9, 2012 at 7:14 pm

So awesome! One of my new favorite Leonard Cohen covers is Bradford Cox’s version of “Seems So Long Ago, Nancy”, check it out http://pitchfork.com/news/45313-watch-bradford-cox-cover-leonard-cohen/

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Elvis says:

May 6, 2012 at 12:33 am

Agreed….Cant touch Concrete Blondes version of this song. This version far pales in comparison.

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Chris says:

September 19, 2017 at 2:51 am

Yes, Concrete Blonde nailed the song and I doubt anyone will ever do it better…

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