"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." These are the first words out of Bill Callahan's mouth on Gold Record, his newly announced follow-up to last year's Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest. We learned of this album's existence last week, which was surprising because last time Callahan took six years between albums, and now he's turned one around…

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...