MONOVISION - Ray LaMontagne: Review
Ray LaMontagne is a New Hampshire based singer-songwriter who has pulled from the worlds of folk, country and Americana over his 15 year career. After an experiment in psychedelia on 2016's Ouroboros he has returned to his folk roots on his last two records. Review By Lavender: While Ray LaMontagne has never been one of my favorite songwriters in the world his appreciation for the classics is clear and he is almost always good for a handful of great tracks. Monovision is no different and after his stripped back Part Of The Light record two years ago he decided to self-produce a record with more sonic variety throughout. Ray dropped three singles in the lead up to the albums release and they are three of the best tracks here. The opener Roll Me Mama, Roll me is a track that channels classic blues with the vocal prowess of Dan Auerbach. The multi-tracked vocals gives the track a bit more of a slick sound than the era he is worshiping b...