Ray LaMontagne

I've just discovered the "lost" Ray LaMontagne album, One Lonesome Saddle and I must say that it's just as incredible as anything else that I've ever heard the man do. I highly suggest checking it out, if you can find it. Oh, but the finding it part I can help you with! The excellent music blog I Am Fuel, You Are Friends has the album in its entirety available for download, along with a couple of other early demo albums (which I also have but haven't had the chance to ... MORE

i would make my life better.  but no one is stopping me from doing so and so why do i say if?  Maybe it's my pathethic way out not to do anything to change?  i've been listening to a lot of Ray LaMontagne these days just because i feel his songs are in sync with what is going on in my life and my head space. It's like having someone understand you really well but not lecturing you to be proactive and change what you don't like.  Sometimes I just like to wallow and i think ... MORE

Yes indeed...the Bee Gees have NEVER sounded so good! Thanks to Eliza for hipping me to this

RAY LAMONTAGNE – TILL THE SUN TURNS BLACK (2007) It seems the UK scene is awash with ‘sing ‘em and weep’ singer songwriters, strumming erstwhile anthems of heartache, love and loss. Amongst the clean cut, homogenized, chart targeted sensitive boys, like Blunt, Morrison and Nutini sits the shaggily bearded, gravel toned American Ray LaMontagne. Unfortunately, he’s been pigeon holed in this slot, and his cause hadn’t been helped by a decision to tour with the king of safe ... MORE

This week's Tuesday Tunes is the sophomore effort of contemporary singer/songwriter Ray LaMontagne. Visit Write State of Mind for a mini-review and sound selections (plus downloads) from his album, Till the Sun Turns Black.

I don't consider myself stuck in the pop world, however, I don't consider myself all-knowing of the indie musicians out there either. Here's a nice little bridge to that gap. I'll post some more of his songs later. Please enjoy.

Cheers
Mike In Bold
P.S.
Sorry about the long pause between posts

Hellllo moggers, Its been a long time...
...i shouldnt have left you..without a dope beat to step to..step to step to..

haha just kidding. No bit in all reality I havent mogged in a really long time, almost 2 months! Its been a funny time, but I'm almost convinced that this was bound to happen and that times like these always come..but they also always go...
The last month and a half has been quite a rollercoaster moving back to Beantown, but ya know what, just a few more bum... MORE

I first discovered RL a little over 2 years ago, just after the release of his debut album, Trouble. Ironically enough, I had trouble finding the album at first, but once I found it, I couldn't stop playing it (or singing along to it-alone in my car, of course)! His voice, so soothing; his lyrics, haunting...enough to wake the dead and troubled souls; his sound, swaying. Although a majority of the songs on the album are sullen, the 'fantastic four' pulled him through. ... MORE

I am sure most of you are familiar with the story of Ray Lamontagne. He is definitely on my own personal Mt Rushmore of people who have inspired me. He was working in Maine at a shoe factory(no joke), and during one of his shifts the Stephen Stills song 'Tree Top Flyer' came on the radio, and Ray's life was changed forever. It was the epiphany of all epiphanies...he decided on the spot to become a singer/songwriter. I'd say it worked out pretty well for him...he has s... MORE

...cause all I can say is WOW!

Let me tell you a story of how someone else's lack of sanity almost affected my own....... I go to the gym on a pretty regular basis, and I am fortunate enough to have one both in my office and close to my apartment, so my choice of which one to go to depends on my mood and the time of day. If I want to go early in the morning, which is usually the case, I go to the one located in my building. However, if I am not in the mood to wake up early or if it is the weekend, I... MORE

who or what the fuck i am.....anymoreand i really don't care She lifts her skirt up to her kneesWalks through the garden rows with her bare feet, laughingI never learned to count my blessingsI choose instead to dwell in my disasters Walk on down the hillThrough the grass grown tall and brownAnd still it's hard somehow to let go of my painOn past the busted backOf that old and rusted CadillacThat sinks into this field collecting rain Will I always feel this way?So emp... MORE

Driving home late on a Sunday evening, Ray LaMontagne’s album Trouble is keeping me company. The song Burn comes on and I find myself unable to let it blend into the sounds of the road and the engine and the world passing by at 73 mph. Ain't it clear when I'm near youI'm just dying to hear youCalling my name one more timeOh so don't pay no mindTo my watering eyesMust be something in the airThat I'm breathingYes'n I try to ignoreAll this blood on the floorIt's just this ... MORE

Oh and you knew there would be a third. The musical addiction is all consuming, like something that creeps up behind you in the mornings, tapping you on the shoulder just to let you know he is there. Arrgh, and before you know it a month passes and you've accumulated more new jammy jams than you can shake the proverbial stick at. Damn, here it goes again 1. Ray LaMontagne- _Trouble_ This debut left me speechless. He has to try harder to say less than on his second ... MORE