Leonard Cohen

Watch Leonard Cohen’s posthumous “Leaving the Table” video

The Polaris Music Prize Gala last night showed the premiere of a new Leonard Cohen video for “Leaving the Table.” Watch it below. An animated Cohen dances around the Montreal skyline and explores the world before going back to his hometown in the video. “Leaving the Table” is on his album, You Want It Darker, which was put on the shortlist for the Polaris Prize alongside LPs from Feist, BADBADNOTGOOD, and more. Feist, along with Lana Del Rey, Elvis Costello, and more, are among the artists set to perform at an upcoming tribute concert to Cohen on the one-year anniversary of his death.

Leonard Cohen died Monday and was buried yesterday

Last night, the news came out that Leonard Cohen has passed away at 82. Few details of his death have been disclosed but it is now revealed that he died Monday, confirmed by a spokesperson for Sony Music confirmed to Billboard. He was not buried until yesterday, The New York TimesBen Sisario reports. In a statement from the rabbi and cantor at Montreal’s Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, “Leonard’s wish was to be laid to rest in a traditional Jewish rite beside his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.” Read the full statement below.

Leonard Cohen Begins Streaming New LP

Leonard Cohen is now streaming his new album, Popular Problems, ahead of the official release which is on September 22.

The LP comes out the day after Cohen’s 80th birthday is his 13th studio album. It was co-written with Patrick Leonard, who also produced the album, and worked with Cohen on his last album, 2012’s Old Ideas. There are no plans for live dates around the this album. The stream for the album is available on NPR.

Popular Problems is Cohen’s second release since his return in 2008 after a 15-year break. The album has nine tracks, although it does not include his new song, “I’ve Got A Secret,” which he performed at a Dublin gig in 2013.

Popular Problems Tracklist:

“Slow”
“Almost Like The Blues”
“Samson In New Orleans”
“A Street”
“Did I Ever Love You”
“My Oh My”
“Nevermind”
“Born In Chains”
“You Got Me Singing”