Ray LaMontagne – Part Of The Light (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ray LaMontagne – Part Of The Light (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:05 minutes | 877 MB | Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA Records Label

There was a time when Ray LaMontagne was viewed as the heir apparent to Van Morrison or Jeff Buckley. Part of the Light shakes up those assumptions as the New Hampshire singer/songwriter balances the quiet, loud, and ethereal. Ray’s voice ripples and expands like a pebble splash in a quiet lake, so the vocal echo on “It’s Always Been You” adds a haunting contrail. “As Black as Blood Is Blue” hints that LaMontagne has some Metallica cassettes stashed in his attic. Meanwhile, the ballads here are gorgeously lethal. “Let’s Make It Last” might be Ray’s best one yet, perfect for a wedding first dance. The track represents the album’s exquisite beauty and message: Slow down and appreciate what’s truly important.

In 2016 Ray LaMontagne once again threw everyone off guard with Ouroboros. Not really surprising coming from someone who could never quite be put in a specific genre with his blend of haunted folk à la Nick Drake, southern soul, refined blues and classic rock. With this sixth album created with Jim James from the band My Morning Jacket, the songwriter from New Hampshire provided a new piece to his stylistic puzzle. Ouroborosfeatured the markers of his previous album while bringing a new dreamy, almost psychedelic touch, straight out of an old Pink Floyd record. LaMontagne had never sounded so haunted and dreamlike… Two years later, Part Of Light takes him back to more roots and classical considerations: an heir to Cat Stevens rather than David Gilmour. This seventh opus is above all else carried by an impressive spiritual force. An impulse wrapped in a sound full of reverberation, giving his songs more power. And splendour. © Clotilde Maréchal

Tracklist:
1. Ray LaMontagne – To The Sea (05:11)
2. Ray LaMontagne – Paper Man (04:25)
3. Ray LaMontagne – Part Of The Light (04:20)
4. Ray LaMontagne – It’s Always Been You (05:37)
5. Ray LaMontagne – Let’s Make It Last (04:27)
6. Ray LaMontagne – As Black As Blood Is Blue (04:45)
7. Ray LaMontagne – Such A Simple Thing (04:58)
8. Ray LaMontagne – No Answer Arrives (05:14)
9. Ray LaMontagne – Goodbye Blue Sky (07:04)

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