Released 01/31/12
Not really associated in most minds as a rock artist, nonetheless Leonard Cohn is a poetic musical artist. If his half-spoken baritone voice and exemplary lyrics hit your buttons then this one will not disappoint. I'm one of those people and that's why it's here.
Musically it's similar, yet a bit more diverse, to recent original albums by Cohen. Excellent vocal accompaniment from the usual female suspects. The songs cover expected weighty matters from life to death and beyond with emphatic musical wistfulness. Atypically, he makes light of his own persona right from the beginning with "Going Home". ("He's a lazy bastard living in a suit")
If you are part of the spiritual/romantic party that is Leonard Cohen then "Old Ideas" (his first album of new material in 8 years) is required listening. If not, maybe this one will change you mind...maybe not.
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