Leonard Cohen’s Old Ideas, his 12th studio album, will be released a week from today. If I might I offer a suggestion, listen to the album cold – sans any outside editorial critique. You’ll be glad you did…it’s worth it.
You can stream to the record, in its entirety, here.
Judging by this post and your tumblr, it looks like you’ve been on a Leonard kick as of late. Ever see ‘Bird on a Wire’? This part just kills me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNvRyzUPm-Y.
Definitely agree with you on that one! I’m loving “Darkness” off his new album right now. Pitchfork actually has it available for streaming on their site too: http://pitchfork.com/news/45048-listen-to-the-new-leonard-cohen-single/
can’t wait for the new leonard cohen album to come out! if you’re a fan, check out this cold war kids cover of “there is a war”: http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/watch_cold_war_kids_there_is_a_war
I love the new album! Great advice, to listen to it cold. These songs reach out and grab me. The guitar based tracks are lovely. His other kind–amazing.