Bill Callahan is releasing one song from his new album Gold Record each Monday until the whole thing drops in September. Last Monday he shared the first one, "Pigeons," which we ranked as the week's very best song. Today he has shared another song.

Bill Callahan spent six years following up 2013's Dream River with last year's expansive Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest. His next record is coming much more quickly.

Lotta Leonard Cohen content this morning! We just got a posthumous Leonard Cohen album and a HAIM Leonard Cohen cover. And now, we're getting a Bill Callahan Leonard Cohen cover, one iconic baritone paying tribute to another.

Since Silver Jews and Purple Mountains leader David Berman passed away a couple months ago, a lot of artists have paid tribute to the late musician by covering his songs. Those artists have included his one-time Silver Jews bandmate Stephen Malkmus, Bill Callahan, Animal Collective, Kevin Morby and Woods, First Aid Kit, and many more.

David Berman, who founded the legendary indie band Silver Jews and relaunched his career this year with a new project called Purple Mountains, died by suicide last month. Since then, a number of admirers have covered Berman's songs in tribute, including his longtime Drag City labelmate Bill Callahan, Animal Collective, First Aid Kit, and Nothing...