Lamontagne, Ray
Gossip In The Grain
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

2008 "Ray Lamontagne's Third Album, 'Gossip In The Grain' Is As Different From 2007's Till The Sun Turns Black As That Album Was From 2006's Trouble. The Deep, Heart-Of-Night Atmospherics Of The Preceding Disc Have Been Jettisoned In Favor Of A Brightly Lit Palette Of Textures And Instruments That Legendary Producer And Multi-Instrumentalist Ethan Johns Uses To Illustrate Lamontagne's Considerable Ambitions As A Writer. 'Gossip In The Grain' Is Lamontagne's Most Adventurous Recording, Yet In Many Ways It's Also The Most Focused And Well Executed. The Partnership With Johns Has Become Almost Symbiotic At This Point; His Songwriting Has Become So Confident, Sure, And Expressive -- Despite The Ready Intimacy In Its Subject Matter -- That He's Become A Kind Of Force Majeure. One Thing Is Certain, That Given The Consistency And Vision Lamontagne Has Shown On All Three Albums, Punters Are Certain To Follow Him Wherever He Goes Next". AMG -Thom Jurek