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You Want It DarkerLeonard Cohen
Folk & Singer-Songwriter · 2010s

You Want It Darker

Released 2016Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Classic

A graceful, mortality-haunted final album. Powerful and acclaimed. A profound farewell. Released in 2016, it's one of Leonard Cohen's later high points.

On vinyl: A vinyl-revival-era release, so fresh pressings are usually easy to find new.

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More from Leonard Cohen — where to go next

If you have You Want It Darker, these are the Leonard Cohen records worth reaching for next.

  1. 1
    Songs of Leonard Cohen1967 · Folk & Singer-Songwriter
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  2. 2
    Songs of Love and Hate1971 · Folk & Singer-Songwriter
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  3. 3
    New Skin for the Old Ceremony1974 · Folk & Singer-Songwriter
    Classic
  4. 4
    Various Positions1984 · Folk & Singer-Songwriter
    Classic
  5. 5
    I'm Your Man1988 · Folk & Singer-Songwriter
    Classic

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