Suggested Listening: Ray LaMontagne - "Till the Sun Turns Black"
This is Ray's sophomore release from 2006 that absolutely blew me away. His raspy, sincere voice is what he is known for, and there is good reason for that. It has a lot of tonal qualities that can effortlessly send him from a soft acoustic love ballad to a grooving blues jam. The album opens with "Be Here Now," a sweeping epic piece that makes me want to lay down in a field of flowers. "Three More Days," and "You Can Bring Me Flowers" mark two of the more upbeat parts of the album, the latter having one of my favorite lines on the album - "You can bring me flowers, baby, when I'm dead and gone." "Lesson Learned" is by far the most powerful song lyrically on the album, and I highly highly suggest you listen to it. The record closes with "Within You," a fitting end to a very well planned track list. If you like folk/blues/acoustic then Ray LaMontagne needs to be at the top of your listening list. Besides...who can say no to a beard like Ray's?
Grade: A
Finally, here are the Notable New Releases for this week:
The Roots – "How I Got Over"
Showbread - "The Fear of God"
George Strait – "Twang"
Starflyer 59 - "Ghosts of the Past"
Willie Nelson – "Lost Highway"
Thrice – "Beggars" (exclusive iTunes release 8/11 – follow up physical release 9/15)
Enjoy and happy listening!
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