The Word On... Old Ideas, Leonard Cohen

"Maybe the inevitable covers of these songs to come will reveal buried musical charms as rich as the lyrical gems. At the moment, however, they combine for a welcome but somewhat lacklustre encore." wbez.org/blog

"It's taut, vital music, stripped of the electronic gimmicks that sounded so cool a few records ago and got tiresome when they seemed to be covering for weak songs and a weakening voice... The lyrics are something else: considered, bone-deep, precise. And smart in a way that looks like his best work – a reach for what is eternally true." headbutler.com

"Leonard Cohen remains his own man, with a unique sound that brings the temple to the cabaret and a sensibility balancing humour and profundity on the crystal stem of a glass filled with red wine of an ideal vintage." npr.org/music