Alan Taylor on "Dear Heather"

Alan Taylor gave Leonard Cohen's new album 3 stars out of 5 in Echoes of firmer glories (Sunday Herald, 24/10/04)

"His best songs are concerned with the pain and joy of love and lovemaking. As the years have gone by, however, and his libido has been tamed, ... his interest in matters coital appeared to wane. But in Ten New Songs, released in 2001 there was a return to the tender sexiness which was always evident if you cared to listen."

"There is nothing of comparable stature on Dear Heather but it, too, places love at the forefront of Cohen’s consciousness. There are many reminders of his age but few indications that his interest in women will ever be extinguished."