It’s invigorating to hear words we last heard rumbling from the rusty guts of an octogenarian prophet come soaring with sweet, fresh purpose from the mouths of his young disciples. The band structured the shows like church services, allowing space for music and silence, spoken words and sentences lifted by melody.
Cohen’s deep themes of sex, death, despair and spirituality speak to the moment while his wit and wordplay continue to delight. While mostly gentle, not jarring the pandemic’s hush, it offers the best of the live ritual: familiar songs reinvented in the moment. But fans of both Cohen and First Aid Kit will be delighted that Who by Fire is one that has been preserved. One year into the pandemic, any gig is obviously “something out of the ordinary” for all of us. The gold and velvet grandeur of their surroundings added a sense of ceremony to the proceedings, which were broadcast live on Swedish television. So, four months after his death, they assembled a group of Swedish musicians to help them celebrate his songs and poems. Tracklist First Aid Kit with Nina Zanjani and Maia Hansson Bergqvist, Twelve OClock Chant, 1:04 First Aid Kit and Frida Hyvnen, Everybody Knows, 5:05. They say if they pick up a guitar then his 1967 song “Suzanne” is often the first one they sing. The sisters had always loved Cohen’s work. “Something out of the ordinary,” is how Johanna and Klara Söderberg describe the four Leonard Cohen-themed concerts they played at Sweden’s Royal Dramatic Theatre back in March 2017.
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