Thursday 28 November 2019

POSTHUMOUS COHENSTUFF



Leonard Cohen was not “a lot of people.” Perhaps because he had a voice that would have gravitas even while ordering a burger and fries. Perhaps ..


Though his storied career needed no epilogue, Leonard Cohen's graceful new posthumous album Thanks for the Dance offers a satisfying postscript, ...


You Want It Darker, Leonard Cohen's final album, released in 2016, was a kind of preemptive memorial service. Like Bowie's nearly ...


Hailing from Canada, Leonard Cohen built a brand around a minimalist and moody blend of folk and pop. He started relatively late to the industry, not ...


Leonard Cohen wrote himself the perfect final statement, even if we didn't know it until 19 days after it was released. “Hineni hineni,” he cried on ...


Leonard Cohen could always wrangle a good song from a grim situation. Just one example: In 1966, he and a lover stayed in a squalid room at New ...


Leonard Cohen wrote and recorded until near his final breaths — the work, it was understood, was keeping him alive. Arriving three years after his ...


Musician Leonard Cohen left behind many unpublished poems and lyrics when he died in 2016. Now his son Adam, who spoke to Fresh Air in 2018, ...

Though his storied career needed no epilogue, Leonard Cohen's graceful new posthumous album "Thanks for the Dance" offers a satisfying postscript ...
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Leonard Norman Cohen was a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. His work often explored religion, isolation, sexuality and personal relationships. Cohen has been inducted into the ..

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