http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_fug ... _strangersOne example is album highlight "No Words," dedicated to Leonard Cohen; "I have no words, he took them all," it declares, though the song does include such eloquent lyrics as "I never knew a stranger who hurt my heart better." The song begins slowly, just voice and guitar, with other group members gradually joining in on banjo and fiddle. A choir (dubbed the Awesome Strangers Gospel Choir) is then added, imparting a neo-gospel fervour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj6WsixYtwE
Live at the Ryerson Church in Vancouver, Canada, with the Righteous Ramshackle Chorus -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0X-E2Kkws
LC said at the beginning of his song Morning Glory:
No words this time? No words. No, there are times when nothing can be done. Not this time.