articles, interviews & sources
on "You Want It Darker"
in German
DIE RHEINPFALZ: „Jeder hat eine Art magisches System“ – Interview: Der Rockpoet Leonard Cohen über sein neues Album, seine Gesundheit und den Nobelpreis für Bob Dylan
http://www.rheinpfalz.de/nachrichten/titelseite/artikel/jeder-hat-eine-art-magisches-system/
DEUTSCHLANDRADIO: Ein erfrischendes Masterpiece – Christof Graf im Gespräch mit Andreas Müller
DPA: Leonard Cohens leise Lieder übers Loslassen
http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/kultur/kultur/art448949,6282300
MDR: CD-Kritik: Leonard Cohen – "You Want it Darker" – Der neue Cohen: "Etwas fehlt"
http://www.mdr.de/kultur/empfehlungen/leonard-cohen-neues-album-you-want-it-darker-100.html
ME/ SOUNDS: Album der Woche: Leonard Cohen : You Want It Darker – Cohen richtet sich mit betörenden Torch-Songs an den Tod, der ihm seine Muse nahm.
https://www.musikexpress.de/reviews/leonard-cohen-you-want-it-darker/
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Im Land der letzten Dinge – Ist es sein letztes Album? Leonard Cohen führt auf "You Want It Darker" sein Zwiegespräch mit Gott und sich selbst fort. Das kann gerne noch ewig so gehen. Außerdem: Glam-Pop aus New York und Retro-Beats von NxWorries.
DIE PRESSE.COM: Leonard Cohen: Letzte Lieder eines Suchenden
http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/popco/5102536/Leonard-Cohen_Letzte-Lieder-eines-Suchenden
STUTTGARTER NACHRICHTEN: Leonard Cohens neues Album „You want it darker“
Requiem in eigener Sache?
Updates: 22/23.10.16
DER TAGESSPIEGEL/ Berlin : Neues Album von Leonard Cohen – Die zwei Arten der Liebe
Das kann nicht das Ende sein: Leonard Cohen und das neue Album des 82-jährigen Kanadiers, „You Want It Darker“. von Rüdiger Schaper
DIE WELT: Leonard Cohen singt über den Tod. Sagt er etwa Tschüss? Von Carla Baum Heute erscheint, „You Want It Darker“, Cohens 14. Studioalbum. Man munkelt, es werde sein letztes sein – der Tod ist ein Leitmotiv
SPIEGEL: Verschwinden – Auf seinem Album „You Want It Darker“ erzählt Leonard Cohen von den letzten Dingen.
https://magazin.spiegel.de/SP/2016/43/147472294/?utm_source=spon&utm_campaign=centerpage
Update 251016
SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG: Neues Album "You Want It Darker" – Leonard Cohen singt sein letztes Liebeslied – Der große Dichter der Vergänglichkeit hat ein Album voller Abschiede aufgenommen. Es zählt zum Besten, was er je veröffentlicht hat.
BADISCHE ZEITUNG: Leonard Cohens starkes Alterswerk "You Want It Darker" – Leonard Cohens starkes Alterswerk "You Want It Darker".
ROLLING STONE (Germany): Aphorismen aus Marnor – Kirchenorgeln und Geigen, feierliche Chöre und altneue Elegien aus Leonard Cohens Boudoir des sinnlichen Existenzialismus – schreibt der DEUTSCHE ROLLING STONE und gibt dem "Masterpiece" vom "Old Man" 4 Sterne. Ne Story zu dem Album gibts nicht, aber ne "hübsche" Zeichnung. in ROLLING STONE, Nr. 11/ 2016, S. 83
https://www.rollingstone.de/willanders-album-des-monats-leonard-cohen-you-want-it-darker-1132223/
Update 251016
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG : Leonard Cohen – Sein Testament : Finster ging es auf Leonard Cohens Alben schon immer zu, aber so schwarzgallig wie auf „You want it darker“ noch nie. Es ist wohl das Testament des schwer kranken Künstlers.
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/pop/leonard-cohen-sein-testament-14499076.html
STERN: Albumkritik 5 Sterne: Ein tuefberührender Abschiedsgruß – Und ein großes Geschenk
RHEINISCHE POST: Leonard Cohen – Der Dandy der Dunkelheit: Düsseldorf. Der 82 Jahre alte Leonard Cohen veröffentlicht ein großartiges und düsteres neues Album. "You Want It Darker" könnte sein Abschiedswerk sein. Von Philipp Holstein
DIE ZEIT: Poesie gediegener Ereignislosigkeit – Der 82-jährige Leonard Cohen sieht das Ende vor sich und bleibt unsterblich
Update 301016
TAZ: Cohens Album „You Want It Darker“ – Gesang vom Trümmerberg herab – Cohens Album „You Want It Darker“ – Gesang vom Trümmerberg herab – Leonard Cohens abschließendes Album ist harter Tobak. Musik und Texte nehmen es mit seinen Großtaten aus früheren Jahrzehnten auf
http://www.taz.de/Kultur/!p4639/
MITTELBAYERISCHE ZEITUNG: Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker – Bewertung: Meisterwerk
FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU: Leonard Cohen – Teerschwarze Samtpfötchen – Leonard Cohen legt ein abschiedsschweres, aber auch himmelszartes Album vor: „You Want It Darker“.
http://www.fr-online.de/musik/leonard-cohen-teerschwarze-samtpfoetchen,1473348,34894308.html
ECLIPSED: Wer hätte gedacht, dass Leonard Cohen noch so ein ass im Ärmel hat. Bewertung : 8 von 10 Sternen
Update 4.11.16 (with a little help of my friend Lutz Sedler)
JÜDISCHE ALLGEMEINE: Hineni, Hineni! – Der Musiker besinnt sich mit »You Want It Darker« auf sein Judentum – und verabschiedet sich
http://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/article/view/id/26828
MÜLLER MARKT MAGAZIN: Leonard Cohen – Der letzte Vorhang?
http://keinlinkde
Update 7.11.16
SAARBRÜCKER ZEITUNG: „Ich beabsichtige, für immer zu leben – Zu Besuch bei Leonard Cohen, der sein neues Album vorstellt – von Christof Graf
http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/kultur/sz-kultur/art449429,6296875
INTERNATIONAL (Auswahl)
ÖSTERREICH/ KRONEN-ZEITUNG : You Want It Darker – Leonard Cohen: Ein Alterswerk nahe der Perfektion
ÖSTERREICH/ SALZBURGER NACHRICHTEN: Leonard Cohen: Aus der Wärme letzter Songs strömt Seelenheil – Vieles klingt nach Abschied auf Leonard Cohens neuem Album "You Want It Darker". Aber was soll "Abschied" schon heißen?
http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/welt/kultur/sn/artikel/leonard-cohen-aus-der-waerme-letzter-songs-stroemt-seelenheil-218998/#.WBy2MVxQ9wo.mailto ; Dank an Lutz Sedler für den Link.
SCHWEIZ/ NZZ: Leonard Cohen und Van Morrison – Zwei Dichter besingen die Ewigkeit -von Martin Schäfer / 26.10.2016, 05:30 Uhr – Nicht nur Bob Dylan, auch Van Morrison und erst recht Leonard Cohen haben sich als singende Poeten bewährt. Auf ihren neuen Alben setzen sie sich mit Tod und Jenseits auseinander.
UK/ THE GUARDIAN: Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker review – still changing, still full of life
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/20/leonard-cohen-you-want-it-darker-album-review
IRELAND/ THE IRISH TIMES: Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker album review: music that will live forever
THE ROLLING STONE: Review: Leonard Cohen's 'You Want It Darker' Possibly His Darkest LP Yet – Octogenarian lady's man seduces the eternal with grim, spiritual beauty
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-leonard-cohen-you-want-it-darker-w446058
in English
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker by Jason Anderson (Uncut: Nov 2016) has been published but is not available online. Excerpts can be found at Excerpts From Uncut Review Of Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker. Also see Uncut Names Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker Album Of The Month
- It’s Leonard Cohen’s Birthday. The Present Is Dark by Bob Boilen (NPR: 21 September 2016)
- Howard Bilerman Tells Story Behind Recording Cantor Gideon Zelermyer And Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir For Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker
- Cohen & The Cantor by Bill Brownstein (Montreal Gazette: Sept 21, 2016)
- View video of Cantor Gideon Zelermyer singing his contribution to Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker Album at Montreal cantor collaborates on Leonard Cohen’s new album
- Hear Leonard Cohen’s Mesmerizing New Song ‘You Want It Darker’ by Andy Greene (Rolling Stone: 21 September 2016) Little new information beyond the official press release.
- Leonard Cohen Announces You Want It Darker Release Date, Shares Mesmerizing Title Track by Monica Hunter-Hart (Paste: September 21, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen celebrates his birthday with a new death song by Sean O’Neal (A.V. Club: Sep 21, 2016)
- Listen to Leonard Cohen’s New Eerie Ballad ‘You Want It Darker’ by Raisa Bruner (Time: 21 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Debuts “You Want It Darker,” With New Album Coming Next Month by Andy Cush (Spin: September 21, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen at 82, darker and solitary before God by Afp (Daily Mail: 21 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Marks His 82nd Birthday With A Chilling New Song by Julia Brucculieri (Huffington Post: 21 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s new ‘birthday’ song is very Jewish — and very dark by Gabe Friedman (JTA: September 21, 2016)
- Today is Leonard Cohen’s 82nd birthday. You should listen to his new song by Devra First (Boston Globe:September 21, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s Third Act by Brian D. Johnson (Maclean’s: Sept 21, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Posts Title Track, Announces Release Date for ‘You Want It Darker’ by Jeff Giles (Diffuser: September 21, 2016)
- Happy Birthday Leonard Cohen: Covering The Legendary Songwriter by Andy Kahn (JamBase: Sep 21, 2016)
- Is Leonard Cohen’s New Song His Most Jewish Ever? by Seth Rogovoy (Forward: September 21, 2016)
- Listen: Leonard Cohen Releases New Song “You Want It Darker” by Christopher Lee (Mxdwn: September 21st, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen, l’œuvre au noir by Michel Hajji Georgiou (French) (L’Orien: 22 September 2016) Update: English version now online at Leonard Cohen’s Nigredo
- Leonard Cohen’s New Biblical Dirge Is Among His Best Songs Ever by Jay Michaelson (The Daily Beast: Sept 21, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Releases Creeping Title Track to Upcoming ‘You Want it Darker’ Album by Andrew Unterberge (Billboard: 21 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want it Darker by Bob Jensen (The music, prose and poetry of Bob Jensen: 22 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen è inarrestabile, ‘You Want It Darker’ è il nuovo disco (Italian) (Repubblica: Aug. 12, 2016)
- Ascolta il nuovo brano di Leonard Cohen, “You Want It Darker” (Italian) (Rolling Stone: Sept 21, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s Haunting New Track: ‘You Want It Darker’ by Brent Furdyk (ET Canada: 21 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen is as Jewish as it gets by Jeffrey Salkin (Religion News Service: 22 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen fête ses 82 ans avec un nouveau morceau qui inspire le respect (French) (Les Inrocks: Sept 24, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen, Usher, Willie Nelson and Tokyo Police Club top this week’s new music by Darryl Sterdan (Toronto Sun: 22 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker by Kerry Doole (FYI Music News: Sept 22, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen faces a holy darkness in new single by Matthew Becklo (Aleteia: Sept 23, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen says ‘Hineni’ by Larry Yudelson (Jewish Standard: September 22, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want it Darker – Track Review by Sam Rye (The Black Wax: September 22, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – “You Want It Darker” by Mark Lorence (NanoNews: 22 September 2016)
- “You Want It Darker” by Seth Colter Walls ((Pitchfork: Sept 22, 2015)
- New Leonard Cohen Single Shines Dark Light On Religious Fanaticism by Rich Karfilis (Rocknuts: 22 September 2016)
- “You Want It Darker” : Leonard Cohen livre un sombre 14e album (French) Par Culturebox (Culturebox: 22 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen s’apprête à sortir un nouvel album (French) by Guillaume Huault-Dupuy (Boursorama: 22 Septembre 2016)
- Leonard Cohen zeer Joods in nieuw lied (Dutch) (Jonet: 23 September 2016)
- New and old: Sean Michaels’s songs of the week: Kaytranada and Leonard Cohen by Sean Michaels (The Globe and Mail: Sept. 23, 2016)
- The Playlist: The Weeknd, Leonard Cohen and Dirty Projectors All Want It Darker by Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Nate Chinen And Caryn Ganzsept. (New York Times: Sept 23, 2016)
- New from Leonard Cohen: “You Want It Darker” by Mockingbird (Mockingbird: Sep 23, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Rings in 82 with morbid new tune (Elmore Magazine: Sept 21, 2016)
- Behind the Song: “You Want It Darker” by Leonard Cohen by Forrest Brown (Amplify: 23 September 2016)
- You Want It Darker – We’ve Got It Shining by Inna Rogatchi (Rogatchi Films: Sept 25, 2016)
- Morning Open Thread – Leonard Cohen at 82 by Joy of Fishes (Daily Kos: Sept 25, 2016)
- When Facing God – Leonard Cohen by Emanuela Rubinstein (On Ourselves and Others: Sept 23, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen at 82, darker and solitary by Agence France-Presse in New York (China Daily: 26 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen challenges God: 9-26-16 by Bill Tammeus (Bill’s ‘Faith Matters’ Blog: 26 September 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s Torah by Rabbi Rami (RabbiRami.com: September 28, 2016)
- Darkness and Light: Leonard Cohen and the New Cantors—A Playlist for the High Holidays by Allan Nadler (Jewish Review of Books: Sept 29, 2016)
- The best of this week’s music by Sam Wolfson (The Guardian: 30 September 2016)
- “You Want it Darker”: On Rosh Hashanah & New Beginnings by Rosebud Ben-Oni (Kenyon Review: Oct 3, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: un album majeur pour ses 82 ans by Alain de Repentigny (French) (La Presse: 21 septembre 2016)
- Now Hear This: New music from Leonard Cohen, Goat, Carol Cleveland Sings and more by K. Ross Hoffman (Philly Voice: October 03, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – “You Want It Darker” (Singles Going Steady) by PopMatters Staff (PopMatters: 7 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker by David Remnick (New Yorker: October 17, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: “I Am Ready to Die” by Brock Thiessen (Exclaim: Oct 11, 2016)
- First Listen: Leonard Cohen, ‘You Want It Darker’ by Tom Moon (NPR: 14 October 2016)
- First Play: Leonard Cohen, You Want it Darker by Jesse Kinos-Goodin (CBC Music: 14 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Corrects Himself: ‘I Intend to Stick Around Until 120’ by Chris Willman (Billlboard: Oct 14, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker album review: music that will live forever by Joe Breen (Irish Times: Oct 17, 2015)
- Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker is a bleak masterpiece – review by Neil McCormick (Telegraph: Oct 18, 2016)
- Church in These Pleats – Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker makes me relax by Raymond Cummings (Splice Today: 18 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen, “You Want It Darker” by Josh Hurst (Flood: Oct 18, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker by Janine Schaults (Consequence Of Sound: Oct 18, 2016)
- The Deadly Certainty of Leonard Cohen by Spencer Kornhaber (Atlantic: 19 October 2016)
- You Want It Darker’ review: Leonard Cohen delivers with deeper, richer voice by Steve Knopper (Newsday: Oct 19, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s stunning ‘You Want It Darker’ has a twilight glow by Maura Johnston (Boston Globe: Oct 20, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s Magnificent Obsession With Mortality (Real Clear Life: Oct 19, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s “You Want it Darker” is grimly alluring by Ian Gassman (Reverb: Oct 19, 2016)
- TEST SPIN: Leonard Cohen — You Want it Darker by Julia Curley (Cornell Daily Sun: Oct 19, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen prepares us for his final goodbye by Ben Rayner (The Star: Oct. 20, 2016)
- Album reviews: Lady Gaga – Joanne, Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker, Pretenders – Alone, and more by Andy Gill (Independent: 19 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker review – still changing, still full of life by Alexis Petridis (Guardian: 20 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen examines his life and details his laments on You Want It Darker by Annie Zaleski@anniezaleski (AV Club: Oct 21, 2016)
- ‘You Want It Darker’ van Leonard Cohen: door merg en één been in het graf (Dutch) by Gunter Van Assche (DeMorgen: Oct 20, 2016)
- Pop: Leonard Cohen: You Want it Darker by Will Hodgkinson (The Times: October 21 2016)
- Leonard Cohen on new ‘You Want It Darker’ album: He’s not done yet by Randy Lewis (LA Times: 21 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker by Cosette Schulz (Exclaim: Oct 20, 2016)
- NEW MUSIC: Leonard Cohen, Conor Oberst, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding by Michael Fitzgerald (Towleroad Oct 20, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker review: ‘profound ruminations on mortality’ by Richard Godwin (Evening Standard: 21 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Is Still Vital and Writing Great Songs, So Let’s Stop Trying To Bury Him by Steven Hyden (Uproxx: Oct 21, 2016)
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Leonard Cohen’s Son on His Father’s Health and Potential Next Album
By David Marchese (Vulture: 21 October 2016) - Review: Leonard Cohen old and wise on ‘You Want It Darker’ by Pablo Gorondi (Associated Press: 21 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen; Colin Lillie; Lisa Mitchell; Ol’ 55; Peep Tempel by Staff Writers (The Australian: October 22, 2016)
- Album reviews: Leonard Cohen and more by Jon M. Gilbertson, (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 21 October 2016)
- Review: Leonard Cohen’s ‘You Want It Darker’ Possibly His Darkest LP Yet by Will Hermes (Rolling Stone: 21 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s farewell masterpiece: Whether this is goodbye or not, “You Want it Darker” is powerful and real by Scott Timberg (Salon: 21 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker is a late-career masterpiece by Stuart Henderson (Now: October 21, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker is a noble, brilliant album, not a farewell by Bernard Zuel (Canberra Times: Oct 18, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker — review by Ludovic Hunter-Tilney (Financial Times: 21 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s ‘You Want It Darker’ Is A Family Affair (audio interview with Adam Cohen) by Talia Schlanger (WXPN: 21 October 2016)
- Five Notable Releases of the Week (10/21) by Andrew Sacher (Brooklyn Vegan: October 21, 2016)
- Review: Leonard Cohen returns with a masterful new album by Tim Sandle ( Digital Journal: 21 October 2016)
- How the Light Goes Out by Pico Iyer (The Walrus: October 20, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker by Jesse Cataldo (Slant: October 21, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: I’m not ready to die by Bang Showbiz (The List: Date: 23 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker review – killer couplets over bare bones by Kitty Empire (Guardian: 23 October 2016)
- Poetry in motion: The overshadowed, visionary genius of Leonard Cohen; and the elegance of his gently uplifting new album You Want It Darker by Tim De Lisle (Daily Mail: 22 Oct 2016)
- Leonard Cohen / You Want It Darker by Alain Brun (La Presse: Oct 22, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: Hey, that’s some way to say goodbye by Dan Cairns (The Sunday Times: October 23, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen needed convincing to make new album (The List: Oct 23, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker by Stacey Anderson (Pitchfork: 24 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s ‘You Want It Darker’: A Lifetime of Love and Wisdom Shared by Tom Hawking (Flavorwire: October 24, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker by Mike Regenstreif (Folk Roots/Folk Branches with Mike Regenstreif: October 24, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker – Album Review by No More Workhorse (More Workhorse: October 25, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker (Columbia Records) by Luke Labenne (Ghettoblaster: Oct 24, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen : You Want It Darker by Wil Lewellyn (Treble: 25 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker Review by Douglas Heselgrave (Paste: October 24, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Casts a Dim But Holy Glow on ‘You Want It Darker’ by Justin Joffe (Observer: Oct 25, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker: Album Reviews by Ira Kantor (Elmore Magazine: October 25th, 2016)
- Recess reviews: Leonard Cohen’s ‘You Want It Darker’ by Will Atkinson (Duke Chronicle: October 26, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave Take on Death and Rebirth in Stellar Albums: Review by Mark Beech (BlouinArtinfo: October 25, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s Final Cry Of Anguish by Arnav Das Sharma (Outlook India: Oct 26, 2016)
- Lady Gaga, Jimmy Eat World, Leonard Cohen And More Music Reviews by Allan Raible (ABC News: Oct 26, 2016)
- You Want It Darker – Leonard Cohen by Stewart Wiseman (Northern Transmissions: Oct 26 2016)
- Leonard Cohen kills the flame by Paul Rohrbach (The Cavalier Daily: Oct 26 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s “You Want It Darker” Album Review by Jon Hoel (Beacon: October 26, 2016)
- Album Review: “You Want it Darker” by Leonard Cohen by Alicia Lepler (Guardian: October 27, 2016)
- Sein Testament by Jan Wiele (German) (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: 27 October 2016)
- All We Need Is Love—and Leonard Cohen by Liel Leibovitz (Tablet: October 28, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen interview: Graceful artistry borne of patience by Ayala Or-el (Jewish Herald: Oct. 27, 2016)
- Q-and-A with Adam Cohen on his father, Leonard Cohen by Ayala Or-el (Jewish Herald: Oct. 27, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen “Wants It Darker” by Jackson Shrout (The New Paltz Oracle: October 27, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker by Ian McCuen (Buffablog: Oct 27, 2016)
- Light Out Of Darkness: A Review Of Leonard Cohen’s ‘You Want It Darker’ by David Robertson (Christian Today: 28 October 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s new album You Want it Darker shows return to form by Dan Cairns (The Australian: October 29, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen finds path through darkness on latest album by Greg Kot (Chicago Tribune: 28 October 2016)
- Street Sounds: Leonard Cohen sings farewell, with a wink by Dean Gordon-Smith (Vernon Morning Star: Oct 28, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker by Chris Familton (The Music: Oct 17, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s ‘You Want It Darker’ – His New Album Inspired By Life Experiences by thekingoftickets (King Of Tickets: October 27, 2016)
- Jewish influences evident in Leonard Cohen’s new song by Carol Balinski (Reading Eagle: Oct 29, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s ‘You Want It Darker’: Still a Whisperer, Still a Winner by Ben Shalev (Haaretz: Oct 30, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen Explores The Fragility Of Life In ‘You Want It Darker’ by Ken Tucker (NPR: Oct 31, 2016)
- Poetry in motion: The overshadowed, visionary genius of Leonard Cohen; and the elegance of his gently uplifting new album You Want It Darker by Tim De Lisle (Event Magazine: Oct. 22, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker by Dan Einav (Huffington Post: 01 November 2016)
- Leonard Cohen’s “You Want It Darker”: mortality, religion, love and war by Kostyn Petrunick (Brock Press: Nov 1, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen makes death sound breezy in You Want It Darker by Yeow Kai Chai (The Straits Times: Nov 2, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen, ‘You Want It Darker’ by Aidin Vaziri (SFGate: Nov 3, 2016)
- New music: Leonard Cohen, at 82, delivers a soul-baring album; San Fran psychedelic pioneers, and an Auckland veteran release albums by Jack Barlow (Stuff: Nov 4, 2016)
- We should listen closely to Leonard Cohen while we still can by Erik Thompson (Line Of Best Fit: 04 November 2016)
- Leonard Cohen gets even darker on new album by Wayne Bledsoe (Knoxville News Sentinel: November 4, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen gets darker by Andrew Perez (San Diego Reader: Nov. 4, 2016)
- Witness some moments of absolute beauty ( Chandigarh Tribune: Nov 5, 2016)
- Godfather of Gloom: Could Leonard Cohen’s latest album be his last? by Sanjoy Narayan (Hindustan Times: Nov 05, 2016)
- Cohen pays homage to the twilight by Barry Egan (Irish Independent: 07 November 2016)
- Album review: You Want It Darker is the sound of Leonard Cohen looking life squarely in the eye by Rob Garratt (The National: November 7, 2016)
- Album reviews: Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave confront death on their new albums Sandra Sperounes (Edmonton Journal: 07 November 2016)
- Cohen’s Darker illuminates by Ellis Widner (Arkansas Online: November 08, 2016)
- Leonard Cohen faces mortality on ‘You Want It Darker’ by Jacob Nierenberg (Stanford Daily: Nov 8, 2016)
- Review | Leonard Cohen embraces The End on You Want It Darker by Adam Duke (HeadStuff: Nov 8, 2016)
- Navigating the Darkness With David Bowie, Nick Cave, and Leonard Cohen by Sasha Frere-Jones (Village Voice: 09 November 2016)
- Album Review: Leonard Cohen – You Want it Darker by Theo Stone (Exepose: Nov 9, 2016)