![]() ![]() ![]() Listen to Ray Lamontagne's "Meg White" from Gossip in the Grain on his MySpace page. ![]() It does, however, invest these songs with a distinctively twilit poignancy. “In fact, I think you’re pretty swell.” On slower songs like “Sarah” and the title track, his voice proves his best instrument, which doesn’t make him any different from other earnest strummers out there. Even better is “Meg White,” a sweet love letter to the White Stripes drummer that lacks only a request for her to check “yes” or “no.” “Meg White, you’re alright,” LaMontagne sings, savoring the simplicity of the words. “Hey Me, Hey Mama” is actually a lusty rag-slowed to a tasteful crawl, but convincing nevertheless, thanks to its jazzy banjo and LaMontagne’s laidback delivery. But there’s more to him than achingly pretty acoustic folk songs. On his third album, he initially comes across like one of those unnaturally sincere singer/songwriters, like James Blunt or Damien Rice. Ray LaMontagne’s grainy voice has regularly been compared to Van Morrison’s and Tim Buckley’s. ![]()
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