Ray LaMontagne

Welcome to the wonderful world of mellow and strong music. Ray LaMontagne has a gruff yet soothing voice backed by a classic otis redding sort of themed band. He reminds me very much of an otis redding/ben harper sort of mixture that is really refreshing in a world of pop/rock generic tunes. Trouble is perhaps one of the most popular and one of my favorites from the album. Crazy is definitely a sweet remake of the popular Gnarls Barkley song, it's not an annoying cover- but a nice take on the song. Jolene is just another amazing love song that has just enough sorrow in it to make you sit and be quiet. If you're looking for an artist that you can play in the background, listen to on a rainy day, or just mellow out to- I think that Ray is a great musician to consider. The album "Trouble" is a great place to start.