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Artist: Ray LaMontagne Album: Ouroboros Bitrate: 237kbps avg Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz Label: RCA Genre: Folk Size: 71.21 megs PlayTime: 0h 39min 40sec total Rip Date: 2016-03-04 Store Date: 2016-03-04 Track List: -------- 01. Part One - Homecoming 8:29 02. Part One - Hey, No Pressure 6:34 03. Part One -The Changing Man 4:13 04. Part One - While It Still Beats 4:10 05. Part Two - In My Own Way 6:36 06. Part Two - Another Day 3:05 07. Part Two - A Murmuration of 2:33 Starlings 08. Part Two - Wouldn't It Make A 4:00 Lovely Photograph Release Notes: -------- Ray LaMontagneÆs career is impressive, if for nothing but his continued success in the face of his own idiosyncrasies. After several songs from his debut Trouble became the soundtracks to shows like GreyÆs Anatomy, he began to follow his own whims away from standard folk-rock fare. His 2014 album Supernova, produced by The Black KeysÆ Dan Auerbach, was a heady trip of an album, all sixties-styled psychedelic rock. Ouroboros continues to follow this muse to its logical conclusion, with itÆs in lengthy tracks, prog-inspired echoes, and two-sided structure. Ray LaMontagne OuroborosRecorded with production from My Morning JacketÆs Jim James, itÆs easy to see that bandÆs spaced-out textures and aimless song-structures represented on Ouroboros. Lead single Hey, No Pressure sees LaMontagneÆs breathy vocals contrasted against a growling lead guitar riff, and surrounded by atmospheric effects. The track is spacious, and itÆs easy to get lost in its six-and-a-half minute sprawl. The track leading off the second side of the record û In My Own Way û is its exact opposite, relaxed and emotional, even as LaMontagne boasts ôIÆll spend the day in my own wayö. The songÆs airy spaces conjure both relief and melancholy in equal measure, and the album takes its power from this dichotomy. Is the jagged guitar in the pre-chorus a celebration of independence, or a condemnation of isolation? The weakest track is actually the opener, Homecoming. Whilst it begins with moody pianos and echoes, the track simply lacks the depth to maintain interest throughout what is almost nine minutes. The opening minute and closing one are separated by little besides a light drum beat, and the song lacks a sense of development as a consequence. ItÆs an example of the albumÆs laid-back atmosphere working against it, and outstaying its welcome if the listener isnÆt quickly immersed in its groove. Ouroboros maintains LaMontagneÆs trajectory away from his early pop work, and towards increasingly challenging and psychedelic territory. He at his best when he lets the emotion of his songwriting become outsized and dramatic, like in In My Own Way. Whilst the apparent aimlessness of some tracks becomes overbearing, the rest of the album is so smooth and lush that it more than makes up for it. This NFO File was rendered by NFOmation.net
Artist: Ray LaMontagne Album: Ouroboros Bitrate: 237kbps avg Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz Label: RCA Genre: Folk Size: 71.21 megs PlayTime: 0h 39min 40sec total Rip Date: 2016-03-04 Store Date: 2016-03-04 Track List: -------- 01. Part One - Homecoming 8:29 02. Part One - Hey, No Pressure 6:34 03. Part One -The Changing Man 4:13 04. Part One - While It Still Beats 4:10 05. Part Two - In My Own Way 6:36 06. Part Two - Another Day 3:05 07. Part Two - A Murmuration of 2:33 Starlings 08. Part Two - Wouldn't It Make A 4:00 Lovely Photograph Release Notes: -------- Ray LaMontagnes career is impressive, if for nothing but his continued success in the face of his own idiosyncrasies. After several songs from his debut Trouble became the soundtracks to shows like Greys Anatomy, he began to follow his own whims away from standard folk-rock fare. His 2014 album Supernova, produced by The Black Keys Dan Auerbach, was a heady trip of an album, all sixties-styled psychedelic rock. Ouroboros continues to follow this muse to its logical conclusion, with its in lengthy tracks, prog-inspired echoes, and two-sided structure. Ray LaMontagne OuroborosRecorded with production from My Morning Jackets Jim James, its easy to see that bands spaced-out textures and aimless song-structures represented on Ouroboros. Lead single Hey, No Pressure sees LaMontagnes breathy vocals contrasted against a growling lead guitar riff, and surrounded by atmospheric effects. The track is spacious, and its easy to get lost in its six-and-a-half minute sprawl. The track leading off the second side of the record In My Own Way is its exact opposite, relaxed and emotional, even as LaMontagne boasts Ill spend the day in my own way. The songs airy spaces conjure both relief and melancholy in equal measure, and the album takes its power from this dichotomy. Is the jagged guitar in the pre-chorus a celebration of independence, or a condemnation of isolation? The weakest track is actually the opener, Homecoming. Whilst it begins with moody pianos and echoes, the track simply lacks the depth to maintain interest throughout what is almost nine minutes. The opening minute and closing one are separated by little besides a light drum beat, and the song lacks a sense of development as a consequence. Its an example of the albums laid-back atmosphere working against it, and outstaying its welcome if the listener isnt quickly immersed in its groove. Ouroboros maintains LaMontagnes trajectory away from his early pop work, and towards increasingly challenging and psychedelic territory. He at his best when he lets the emotion of his songwriting become outsized and dramatic, like in In My Own Way. Whilst the apparent aimlessness of some tracks becomes overbearing, the rest of the album is so smooth and lush that it more than makes up for it. This NFO File was rendered by NFOmation.net