Alex Kapranos and Erol Alkan spread New Order synth luster all over Franz Ferdinand’s take on LCD’s “All My Friends” — so maybe we’re just in that mode, but John Cale’s version sounds like “Isolation” off of Joy Division’s Closer, just with a James Murphy melody, right down to Cale’s Curtis-sized delivery. For the trifecta, the “All My Friends” single also will have LCD covering Joy Division. There’s a connection in there, somewhere. Hear Cale’s cover at myspace.com/dfarecords.

Comments (3)
  1. That is awesome.

    How did John Cale manage to stay so relevant while Lou Reed just lost it?

  2. Why does every band have to do a cover of somebody else that isn’t even that old? Why don’t they just trade dollar bills?

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