
A brand new anthology documenting the again catalogue of Leonard Cohen has been launched. Hallelujah & Songs from His Albums charts his best-known tracks, reside renditions and rarities from his profession.
Starting with a surprising Hammond Organ-heavy rendition of ‘Hallelujah’ from his Glastonbury Competition efficiency again in 2008, the album is a stirring assortment that reveals all sides of the musical poet, together with the classics ‘Chook on a Wire’, ‘Suzanne’ and ‘You Need it Darker’.
The anthology is the accompaniment to the documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Track which “explores the lifetime of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen by means of the prism of his internationally famend hymn, ‘Hallelujah’.”
Backed by the Cohen Household Belief, each the documentary and anthology are lovingly comprised of polished items which showcase Cohen at his greatest with out glazing over the cracks that permit the sunshine in.
The gathering is at present accessible on streaming companies, and makes for a luxurious take heed to ease you into your week, however received’t be launched on CD or vinyl till autumn.
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