Ray LaMontagne THIRD ALBUM, 'GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN' DUE OUT ON SEPTEMBER 9TH

patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
edited June 2008 in Other Music
Lauded singer/songwriter, Ray LaMontagne is set to release his much-anticipated third album, Gossip In The Grain, on September 9th on RCA Records. Recorded with returning producer, Ethan Johns in Box, England, and touching upon a range of styles and musical settings- spanning pastoral folk, railroad blues, front porch country, and plangent balladry - Gossip In The Grain proves to be his most creative and emotionally expansive collection to date.

Whereas LaMontagne's two previous albums, 'Trouble' and 'Till The Sun Turns Black', were largely solo affairs, with Johns serving as multi-tasking instrumentalist, Gossip In The Grain sees him joined by members of his touring band, bassist Jennifer Condos and guitarist Eric Heywood (with Johns largely handling drum duties). Along with his band members, LaMontagne is also joined on two tracks - "A Falling Through" and "I Still Care For You" - by singer/songwriter Leona Naess.

As LaMontagne explains "It was time to open up a little bit more, not be quite so reserved in my choice of songs that I wanted to record." Recently called by Vanity Fair "a fresh reminder that the genuine artist is not yet an extinct species," Gossip In The Grain reconfirms Ray LaMontagne as an artist and a craftsman without limits, a songwriter who is able to work his melodic gifts and distinctive lyricism through any of the myriad musical traditions that catches his fancy.

Tracklisting:
1. Let It Be Me
2. Hey Me, Hey Mama
3. Sarah
4. I Still Care For You
5. Winter Birds
6. Meg White
7. Achin' All The Time
8. Henry Nearly Killed Me (It's A Shame)
9. A Falling Through
10. Gossip In The Grain
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Comments

  • Chris1401Chris1401 Posts: 354
    Hell yea, I loved his other two albums, but really wanted to see what he could do with a "fuller" sound. Looking forward to this.
  • chimechime Posts: 7,838
    Thanks for the heads up :)
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    searching for a leak... desperately!!!!!!
  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    want to be my new best friend?
    give me a link, only one song, I don't care, I need to hear this... I NEED TO HEAR THIS!!!!
    For those unfortunate ones who haven't heard the man with the golden fucking voice, check it out:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIUSikXex5w
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