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by: Ray LaMontagne

Ray LaMontagne, : Gossip in the Grain
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5051865102021
14th Floor
14th Floor
1
14th Floor
October 13, 2008
14th Floor
166



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



Amazon.co.uk Review:
Gossip in the Grain, Ray LaMontagne's third full length, is a slightly different record from 2007's Till the Sun Turns Black. But then that album was of course a move on from his 2004 debut, Trouble. Obviously creative progression is a large part of LaMontagne’s vision, which chimes well with that of his pal and producer Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams). On Gossip in the Grain, they offer a rainbow mix of mellow "Bonnie Prince Billy"-style Americana, brassy Memphis soul and meandering folk. The horn-fuelled opener "You Are the Best Thing", gets the record off to a flying start, but LaMontagne soon settles into a more introspective groove with the folksy "Let It Be Me" and the more expansive "Sarah", a tune that wouldn’t be out of place on Van Morrison's Astral Weeks. LaMontagne continues to careen casually across a plethora of styles, from the psychedelic "I Still Care for You", and the upbeat "Meg White", (an ode to the White Stripes drummer), to the catchy banjo-and-trumpet of "Hey Me, Hey Mama". Infectiously free-wheeling yet beautifully focused, this is arguably LaMontagne’s most career-defining album to date. --Paul Sullivan



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - It's impossible to go against the grain
As a big fan of both Ray's 'Trouble' and 'Till The Sun Turns Black' albums, I have to admit that I was looking forward to this release as soon as I became aware ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Just don't get it yet........
I loved Trouble, though quite dark I quite like TTSTB because its pure, its sticks with its script and does have some great songs. But this new album, I find quite ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A beauty
What an absolutely magnificent release this is.From the soulful,upbeat strut of the opener "You Are The Best Thing" all the way to the hushed beauty of the title track ... Read More

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Ray LaMontagne, : Gossip in the Grain