Ray LaMontagne
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Ray LaMontagne

Ray LaMontagne's debut album 'Trouble' came out in 2004, introducing his raw, soulful voice and folk-blues storytelling. The record's title track became an...

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Ray LaMontagne's quiet, weathered folk-blues

A Maine-born songwriter with a raw voice and eight studio albums of intimate storytelling.

If you need a place to start, 'Trouble' and 'Shelter' frame it pretty well. That's the sound, weathered, a little lonely, and completely his own.

That voice hits you first, a gravelly, soulful thing that sounds like it's been through something. It's there on 'Trouble', the title track from his 2004 debut, and it carries through songs like 'Shelter' and 'Winter Birds'. He writes about love and loneliness without much fuss, just a guitar and that direct, unadorned sound.

He started with 'Trouble' in 2004, introducing his folk-blues style. Since then he's put out eight albums, working with musicians like Ethan Johns and collaborating with John Prine. The records keep coming, including 'Monovision' in 2022.

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Ray LaMontagne's debut album 'Trouble' came out in 2004, introducing his raw, soulful voice and folk-blues storytelling. The record's title track became an early signature, and he's since released eight studio albums, including 'Till the Sun Turns Black' and 'Monovision' in 2022.

He often works with a loose group of musicians like bassist Jennifer Condos and drummer Ethan Johns, and has collaborated with artists such as John Prine and the Indigo Girls. Songs like 'Shelter' and 'You Should Belong To Me' show his knack for intimate, weathered ballads.

LaMontagne grew up in Maine, born in 1974, and found music as a teenager after what he's described as a difficult childhood. He writes quietly about love and loneliness, avoiding big production in favor of a direct, unadorned sound that feels lived-in.

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