Video: First Aid Kit | Diamonds and Rust (Joan Baez Cover) for PSL

First Aid Kit adds another angelic tune to their covers collection with Joan Baez's "Diamonds & Rust."

Hot off the release of their new album, the Lion's Roar , here is a video of the Swedish folk duo performing a passionate, beautiful cover of Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rush." / via /

First Aid Kit always seem to set a perfect atmosphere while performing their emotionally fueled folk. Whether its vocal harmony in a meadow or the echo of a church corridor, First Aid Kit transform a space. Here we see the sisters perform in a church in Stockholm against stained glass window pains. They play "Diamonds and Rust", a Bob Dylan tribute [...]

First Aid Kit are young masters of the art of the cover. They first came to prominence singing Fleet Foxes' ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media /first-aid-kit/diamonds-and-ru st-and-blue-videos/66472/

One thing that always brings First Aid Kit's covers home for me is the way the Söderberg sisters evoke a relevant mood unique to each tune. From their despondent  vision of "Gloomy Sunday" to a rousing rendition of Patti Smith's "Dancing Barefoot" , the Swedish duo consistently prove they can go beyond mere homage to the craft of the original. (The pair's nostalgic  "When I Grow Up" is another highlight.) Now they've done it again with Joan Baez's not-so-cryptic ode to Bob Dylan. Watch them wring even more lovelorn emotion from the 1975 original , live in Stockholm, [...]