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Leonard Cohen Gives 'Thanks For The Dance' From Beyond The Grave

With an assist from past collaborators, including his singer-songwriter son Adam, Cohen's new posthumous album will drop Nov. 22. Hear "The Goal" now.
Leonard Cohen's posthumous new album, <em>Thanks for the Dance</em>, comes out Nov. 22.

When died in November 2016, the enigmatic icon left behind a catalog of dark, thoughtful treasures — 14 studio albums' worth of bleakly soulful, eminently quotable poetry. With help from an assortment of past collaborators, including, it's due out Nov. 22, with a teaser dropping today in the form of a short piece called "The Goal."

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