Album: New Skin for the Old Ceremony by Leonard Cohen (1974)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Carefree
Record Label: Columbia
Format: Album

Description: New Skin for the Old Ceremony is the fourth studio album by Leonard Cohen. On this album, he begins to evolve away from the rawer sound of his earlier albums, with violas, mandolins, banjos, guitars, percussion and other instruments giving the album a more orchestrated (but nevertheless spare) sound. The album is silver in the UK, but never dented the Billboard Top 200.

Artist Background: Leonard Norman Cohen, CC GOQ (21 September 1934, Westmount, Montreal, Canada - 7 November 2016, Los Angeles, California, USA) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality, and interpersonal relationships. Cohen has been inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highe... Part of the Westmount, Montreal, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Westmount, Montreal, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, Carefree, 1970s, Album, Columbia

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New Skin for the Old Ceremony is the fourth studio album by Leonard Cohen. On this album, he begins to evolve away from the rawer sound of his earlier albums, with violas, mandolins, banjos, guitars, percussion and other instruments giving the album a more orchestrated (but nevertheless spare) sound. The album is silver in the UK, but never dented the Billboard Top 200.

New Skin for the Old Ceremony

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