NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY black inner sleeves Ryan Vikedal (drums)

Ryan Vikedal (drums)

Duck Dowle (drums)

The vast majority of albums that Ronnie Laws recorded in the 1980s and '90s were colossal disappointments

2-3                 Silence And I

Originally released digitally in May 2017

NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY black inner sleeves Ryan Vikedal (drums)Though it is the least acclaimed of Leonard Cohen's early albums, NEW SKIN is one of his best, easily the equal of its three predecessors. It is much more ambitious than Cohen's previous efforts in terms of songwriting, but the production is nevertheless understated and tasteful. The urgent delivery and rhythmic drive of "Lover Lover Lover" and "There is a War" makes it seem like the young David Byrne spent as much time absorbing Cohen as he did