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"Anjani, Blue Alert"
by Shannon Whibbs
ChartAttack
May 15, 2007
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Everyone's saying it, but it's hard to avoid: being Leonard Cohen's girlfriend is a pretty sweet deal. He'll write a record for you and produce it, and all you have to do is show up and sing. Which is great, because everyone knows that Cohen can't really sing, anyway. Everyone wins. Flippancy aside, Anjani also wrote the musical arrangements, performed them and cobbled bits of Cohen's poems and journals together to make up the lyrical content of Blue Alert. The end result is a Diana Krall-esque album, only with more quiet soul and less jazzy bombast. It's a spare effort, as Anjani wisely avoids overwhelming Cohen's words, even keeping her vocal delivery delicate and reverent. It's not exactly the ideal listen for a gym workout, but good stuff to chill out to at night.
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