Till The Sun Turns Black - Ray LaMontagne

Two years after he released Trouble, Ray LaMontagne released this album. In this album he tries something really different to Trouble. This album is less country-folk, R&B roots and more athmospheric and wistful in feel and sound. But dont be mistaken, the songs are just as poignant, strong and effective without all of that. Most of the songs use a very gentle ensemble of string instruments which gives it the delicate and airy feel that isn't present in Trouble. And his voice too is a bit different in this album. I loved his warm gravelly tones in Trouble and they are still just as lovely in this album, but they are...softer, I think is the best word to ...  Read the complete review

This is the second Album from the little known American singer-songwriter Ray Lamontagne. I first came across his music on our jukebox at work (The Pier, sadly no longer trading but that's a different story), the tracks at work were from his debut album Trouble. I loved the tracks we played at work so much I bought the Trouble album and played it constantly. My sister then discovered Til the sun turns black and gave me a copy of this album to listen to. Again I loved the album and have been playing it to get in the mood for my 2nd Ray Lamontagne concert in February for his Gossip in the Grain tour (up coming review of that album me thinks). This ...  Read the complete review