http://pitchfork.com/news/36409-beck-re ... ard-cohen/
Video of Beck's group covering Suzanne is available at http://vimeo.com/6424375Beck's Record Club series-- in which he gathers a group of musician friends to record a cover of a full album in a day-- has begun its second round. This time, Beck has recruited Devendra Banhart, MGMT, Binki Shapiro from Little Joy, and Brian Lebarton and Bram Inscore from his touring band, to cover Leonard Cohen's 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen. (Ace of Base was apparently their "close second choice.")
Beck has posted the first track, "Suzanne", to his website, with a new song to be added once a week. It's a big group sing-along accompanied by a junk shop groove. Beck's site says, "There is no intention to 'add to' the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens. And those who aren't familiar with the albums in question will hopefully look for the songs in their definitive versions."