Leonard Cohen, now 70 years old, continues to make music that is uniquely his. Despite a gravelly voice, advancing years, and the lack of any "hit" in his career, he has an established following and now brings
Dear Heather to his audience. This CD contains songs that are simpler than ones of his earlier career, but perhaps more charged with their directness. A lot of the songs are a reflection back on a life, a career, and the artists that influenced him.
Dear Heather begins with
Go No More A-Riving, a musical adaptation of the Byron poem and finishes with a homage to his musical roots, the country classic
Tennessee Waltz. Pop Matters says, "Cohen continues to write and record with a startling consistency, and
Dear Heather, his most complex and adventurous record to date, is no exception."
CD released October 26, 2004.
Articles, reviews, and interviews:
Pop Matters review
Rolling Stone review
Stylus Magazine review
Track List:
1. Go No More A-Roving
2. Because Of
3. The Letters
4. Undertow
5. Morning Glory
6. On That Day
7. Villanelle For Our Time
8. There For You
9. Dear Heather
10. Nightingale
11. To A Teacher
12. The Faith
13. Tennessee Waltz - Live
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