Bleep

One of Cohen’s finest hours. 8 simple and beautifully crafted ballads exploring the despondency and isolation that Cohen expressed so poetically. Opening with the rumbling ominousness of Avalanche, Cohen’s unique performance style sets a mood of the great unknown. We’re then met with the stark downtrodden simplicity of Last Year’s Man where Cohen’s unmatched lyricism is on full display. The record closes with the faux-choral finale of Joan of Arc. In Songs Of Love And Hate, Cohen crafted a record that would become a blueprint for balladeers of the future and define his own place in the landscape of alternative music.