If Bon Iver has taught us all one lesson, its that the rebirth of folk music will be soft spoken, passionate, and hairy.
Fellow beard patron, Ray LaMontagne, adds to this legacy with his bleak, beautiful lyrics and soft, innocent scores. With two albums currently released (Trouble and Till the sun turns black), Ray is already a well known artist in the UK but also gaining ground here in the states. If you’re like me, you just won’t be able to get enough of his voice, which rides the fine line between swing-low soul and fuzzy rasp.
I gotta go to class, but youtube this hoodwink for serious…
5 comments:
those vids are pretty sweet dawg. i like the raspy voice, kinda reminds me of marc broussard.
I heard about Ray a couple years ago when he covered Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". It was absolute perfection, melted my ears. And I went out and immediately bought "'Til The Sun Turns Black".
Good find, Willie!
I am pretty sure that Ray is my soul mate.
definatelyyy sounds like marc broussard to me too. i love it!
definitely a good find
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