Leonard Cohen details live release

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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He’ll launch album recorded on his Old Ideas world tour later this month

Leonard Cohen is to release a live album recorded during his Old Ideas world tour later this month, it’s been confirmed.

Can’t Forget: A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour will launch on May 15 via Sony Music Entertainment.

The 10-track album contains a selection of rare songs recorded during his 470 shows between 2008-2013 and is his first release since last year’s Popular Problems.

The live set is described as having “the immediacy, spontaneity, and thrilling intimacy of the best studio recordings made in the white heat of live performance and Cohen’s legendary sound checks.”

Can’t Forget: A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour is available to pre-order with those buying now getting immediate access to Never Gave Nobody Trouble.

Tracklist

  1. Field Commander Cohen 2. I Can’t Forget 3. Light As The Breeze 4. La Manic 5. Night Comes On 6. Never Gave Nobody Trouble 7. Joan Of Arc 8. Got A Little Secret 9. Choices 10. Stages

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.