Ray LaMontagne

[SoulGirl]

i heard ray lamontagne's single 'trouble' played on my favourite radio show, the ray d'arcy show on todayfm , and i absolutely fell in love with this boy's voice. it's both strong and vulnerable, smoky and sweet, soulful and sexy. a few weeks later, ray lamontagne played live on the radio show. his speaking voice is very different from his singing voice, quiet and high-pitched somewhat like jeff buckley's. he is so unassuming and quite shy, reluctant to speak at any great length. his live version of 'trouble' just blew me away, causing the hairs on my arm to stand on end. he sings from the soul, which is one of the reasons why he's the first artist i've ever been happy to say reminds me in a strange way of jeff.

i finally found his album yesterday and, although i've only listened to it once so far, i love it already.

here's a link to his official website.

[Lennon25]

I saw him here in Atlanta just before the holidays and he put on a fantastic show! He's not a chatty fellow, but he can belt it out. Don't miss him if you get the chance.

[SoulGirl]

i'm still listening to the album over and over and over again - i just love his smoky soulful voice! there is no way i'll miss the chance to see him live

[Earth-Angel]

I'm definitely going to have a listen to this when I get home

[SoulGirl]

YAY! go sue!

[Earth-Angel]

LOVE HIM!!

[edna]

I just heard the single on his web page but I like him very much... you couldn´t tell if he´s a musician from the 6s, 70s, or 2000s. Reminds me of Joe Cocker.

[Kevin]

[SoulGirl]

sue, you always have great taste!!

great to see edna and kevin appreciate his greatness too!!

[Tenacious_Peaches]

As usual, I am behind the times, but I am very much digging "Till the Sun Turns Black". Mellow gold, baby.

[Hop82]

I listened to his concert a few weeks ago NPR online stream it was really very good. I haven't gotten his cd yet but it's on my list!!

[Malakin]

I heard the same NPR stream, fantastic stuff.