New Skin, 39 years old
5
By parcoleo814
Leonard Cohen's body (and mind) of work is one of the signal achievements in poetry and music of the last 50 years. But he doesn't appear to act like someone who's impressed with himself. The art and the artist are humble. The modest but precise musical settings LC favors put his compositions and singing in a place that's stark yet warm, somewhat like the Mc Cabe & Mrs Miller movie that used LC's first record as its soundtrack. I wasn't familiar with this 1974 record New Skin, but it retains its force almost 40 years after release. LC's albums are all worthwhile, some are brilliant and indispensable. Although I've not heard NSFTOC enough to decide if it's indispensable, I do know it's an accomplished record, more than fitting for an eclectic, serious music person.
