Stereogum — The former Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser has carried over the lightly-drunk lounge-lizard soulfulness of his old band over into his solo career, and he has a great way of making his covers sound like barroom singalongs. In recent months, he's ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Morly shares the poignant title track from her forthcoming Sleeping in my Own Bed 12" -- which also features the goosebump-inducing b-side "The Wetness" -- out August 25th via Cascine. The sublime piano-based affair finds Katy Morley elegantly and su... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the 40-name long list for Canada's Polaris Music Prize was unveiled, and today they've shared the pared back 10-name short list of albums that will be eligible for the award when it's given out at the Polaris Prize Gala in September. Feis... more info

Stereogum — U2 are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their landmark album The Joshua Tree by touring internationally this summer. The band performed in Toronto on Friday, and during their set they broke out a cover of Leonard Cohen's iconic "Suzanne." NME po... more info

Stereogum — Le Musée d’art contemporain in Montreal will present a tribute to Leonard Cohen starting 11/9. The exhibition will include visual and performance art, and it will run for 123 days. In addition, the National, Sufjan Stevens, Moby, and more will par... more info

New York Times — “Leonard Cohen: Une Brèche en Toute Chose / A Crack in Everything” will open Nov. 9 at the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal. more info

Stereogum — The long list for Canada's 2017 Polaris Music Prize has been revealed. Drake, Mac DeMarco, Feist, Carly Rae Jepsen, Leonard Cohen, the Weeknd, Japandroids, the New Pornographers, BADBADNOTGOOD, Tanya Tagaq, and more have made the cut. The 40-name lon... more info

Obscure Sound — Chattanooga, Tennessee-based band Dead Testaments play an engrossing vein of “noir rock” and darker-themed folk, drawing from inspirations ranging from Southern literature, the “soul of delta blues”, and acts like Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave.... more info

CNN Showbiz — "Saturday Night Live's" season finale opened with Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump, singing the classic Leonard Cohen song, "Hallelujah." I bet the real Trump was also saying "hallelujah" as this show's season came to a close. more info

Stereogum — Last night, the U.S. military launched dozens of missiles at Syria, in response to new reports that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad had authorized the use of chemical weapons on his citizens. During a segment discussing the missile launches, MSNBC�... more info