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Leonard Cohen
You Want It Darker [ Sony Music / CD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] Leonard Cohen, acclaimed composer of 'Hallelujah', has released an album of haunting new songs at the age of 82. This great artist continues to astonish us. Uncompromising and urgent, "You Want It Darker" is the latest chapter in Leonard's... |
Madeleine Peyroux
Half the Perfect World [ Universal Music / CD - released 31/Aug/2006 ] This 12-track album finds Peyroux lending her sublime vocals to songs by artists she has cherished throughout her lifetime, such as Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Fred Neil and Joni Mitchell ("River," on a duet with k.d. lang). |
Antony And The Johnsons
I Am A Bird Now [ Secretly Canadian / CD - released 4/May/2018 ] A remarkable recording! The 2nd full-length from this extraordinary New York artist, with cohorts Rufus Wainwright, Devendra Banhardt, Lou Reed & Boy George. |
HENRYK GORECKI
Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' Dawn Upshaw (soprano) / London Symphony / David Zinman [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 26/Jun/1992 ] This is an outstanding rendition of Gorecki's Third, capturing the feeling of growing hope and joy that can ultimately break from the shackles of sorrow. Zinman and the London Sinfonietta really understand the mood and philosophy of this piece, and... |
Leonard Cohen
Live in London [ Columbia Records / DVD - released 26/Mar/2009 ] For over four decades, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a figure whose body of work achieves greater depths of mystery and meaning as time goes on. His songs have set a virtually unmatched... |
The Priests
The Priests [ Sony Music / CD - released 17/Nov/2008 ] This is an album of awe inspiring music that's a celebration of faith, spirituality, tolerance, love & the power of the human spirit, from three practicing Northern Ireland, Roman Catholic priests. |
Robert Plant / Alison Krauss
Raising Sand [ Decca Records / CD - released 25/Oct/2007 ] Two of the most distinctive vocalists in modern music, present their astonishing new collaborative album. The pair create an amazing, unexpected, and entirely new sound when they sing together. |
Soundtrack / Various
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man [ Verve Records CD / CD - released 22/Aug/2006 ] Lian Lunson's film celebrates the legacy of one of music's most celebrated and influential troubadours. This soundtrack features powerful performances of Cohen masterpieces by top singer / songwriters - including Martha & Rufus Wainwright, Teddy... |
Little Bushman
The Onus of Sand [ Little Bushman Music New Zealand / CD - released 28/Nov/2006 ] This NZ group - led by local hero, Warren Maxwell (previously of Fat Freddy's Drop & Trinity Roots) - use influences from the experimental, psychedelic rock era of the 60s and 70s: Led Zep, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and others, to create a journey... |
Jennifer Warnes
Famous Blue Raincoat [ RCA Records / CD - released 10/Jul/2007 ] This CD is Jennifer's brilliant tribute album to the great singer / songwriter, Leonard Cohen and features nine of his songs. |
Lloyd Cole
Antidepressant [ Sanctuary Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] "Cole remains a gifted and articulate songwriter, as this excellent solo album demonstrates"….. "the best suite of songs that Cole has written in years".- The Times, UK (4 stars) |