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Rootsy singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne returns with his third album, downplaying the vintage soul vibes of his earlier work in favor of a more idiosyncratic feel rather akin to the sound that Cat Power has achieved with her recent albums. More so than on earlier albums, LaMontagne has toned down the old-fashioned Stax and Motown feel, although there's still a natural bluesiness both in his vocals and in the soulful, molasses-slow arrangements. However, the album's biggest outlier turns out to be its best song; "Meg White," a tongue-in-cheek ode to the White Stripes' drummer, sounds like a peculiar blend of that band and "I'm Not In Love" era 10cc, and, somehow, the combination works.
Arranger: Ethan Johns.
Personnel: Ray LaMontagne (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica); Eric Heywood (guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, background vocals); Ethan Johns (electric guitar, banjo, ukulele, piano, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, bass instrument, drums, percussion, background vocals); Lucy Wilkins, Howard Gott, Jules Singleton, Sally Herbert (violin); Sophie Sirota, Charlie Cross (viola); Chris Worsey, Sara Wilson (cello); Pete Long, Peter Long (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jonathan Scott , Jonathan Scott (trumpet); Winston Rollins (trombone); Dominic Monks (synthesizer); Jennifer Condos (bass instrument, drums, background vocals); Louise Marshall, Leona Naess, Louise Claire Marshall, Melanie Marshall, Billie Godfrey (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Ethan Johns.
Rolling Stone (p.126) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'I Still Care for You' has a gentle Radiohead vibe; 'Winter Birds' verges on psych folk. There's also a new playfulness..."
Spin (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "LaMontagne gets a bit more expansive here, gently juking his earthy rasp with Stax-y horns, guitar twang, and lilting lady backup vocals."
Entertainment Weekly (p.101) - "This soft-spoken singer-songwriter has the kind of earthy rasp and wounded sincerity that melts hearts and suggests lots of woodshedding with old Van Morrison records." Gossip In The Grain Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $4.89) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Rock | | Label | RCA | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  14782  | | CD Universe Part number | 7747587 | | Catalog number | 32670 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 14, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Ethan Johns; Ethan Johns | | Engineer | Dom Monk | | Personnel | Ethan Johns - electric guitar, banjo, ukulele, piano, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, bass instrument, drums, percussion, background vocals
Ray LaMontagne - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica
Sally Herbert - violin
Jennifer Condos - bass instrument, drums, background vocals
Lucy Wilkins
Chris Worsey
Eric Heywood - guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, background vocals
Sara Wilson - cello
Howard Gott
Jules Singleton
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Every once in a while a singer/songwriter comes down the pike in the grand emotive tradition of Neil Young and Van Morrison. In the early 2000s, the quietly intense folk of Iron & Wine and the rootsy-experimental stylings of Sufjan Stevens continued that lineage. Ray LaMontagne, whose impressive 2004 debut, TROUBLE, draws on alt-country, roots rock, and progressive folk in a unique, strikingly sincere way, seems a likely candidate for the keeper of the flame.
The title track, which opens the album, introduces LaMontagne's deeply textured singing. Simultaneously raw, lilting, and expansive, LaMontagne's voice bristles with emotion, and immediately ...
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