Reviews by jander

The peak of his storytelling. If this isn’t a 5 star album, then nothing is.

I guess I prefer the musicians he influenced.

4 stars not 5 because they ripped off a lot of blues players, but still hard not to love this right from the opening bars. Long time favorite: “How many more times”

A few fun songs, but a bit inconsistent and I kind of got tired of listening to it before the end.

I know I’m supposed to like Leonard Cohen because he’s a great songwriter, but I generally find his lyrics obtuse rather than deep, and he’s musically repetitive. This album is no exception.

Mellow electronica. I liked it, would listen again.

So. Many. Power chords.

Smooth 1960s Latin jazz. Fine, but not my thing.

Amazing.

Nice jazz, very little Afrobeat.

“Folk” here seems to be mostly sort of medieval style. It’s okay, just not my thing.

Boring. The spoken word parts are terrible.

Mostly really enjoyed it, but “Clap” doesn’t really fit with the rest of the album, not sure why it was included.

I went into this album with a pessimistic attitude. Some years ago I had read her memoir “Just Kids” and found it annoying. Or at least it didn’t inspire me to really give her music a listen. But I ended up really liking this album and it’s proto punk vibe.

Perfectly acceptable, but nothing really grabbed me.

EDM with lyrics about the melancholy of getting older.

Forgettable. And probably mostly forgotten.

Still finding their voice.

Smooth tunes with hard hitting social commentary lyrics.

Had no idea what to expect, really enjoyed the funky jazzy reggae fusion.