#Daniel Lanois Shares New Song With Leonard Cohen, “Torn Again”: Listen

Daniel Lanois has released “Torn Again,” a new song that features a recording of Leonard Cohen reciting a poem. The musical arrangement in the new release began with a slide guitar performance with Rocco Deluca, according Lanois. “The spine of our steel guitars became the rock for the poem to stand on,” he said in a press release. “Wayne Lorenz and I spent many hours in the studio rearranging and dubbing out the steel to enhance the lyrical journey with orchestral compliment. I’m very proud of this work, may it keep on reaching and speaking.”

“Torn Again” follows Lanois’ most recent album Heavy Sun, released in March. In 2019, the producer contributed music to the soundtrack for Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2.