jbrana Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Ray LaMontagne is back with a new album, and if you pre-order via Amazon, you receive pre-sale access for his 2016 tour. The album was recorded in collaboration with Jim James of My Morning Jacket. Amazon: $19.98 Via ew.com: "Ray LaMontagne collaborated with My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James for his forthcoming album and listeners finally got a taste of what they made Wednesday when he dropped the fuzzy “Hey, No Pressure.” In the lyrics, the singer-songwriter laments watching someone dear to him buckle under the weight of their responsibilities. “Anything you want your life to mean/It can mean,” he assures them. The words certainly ring true for the artist. When EW spoke to him about the new album, Ouroboros, he said he doesn’t force his music. “I kind of equate it to the Peter Pan experience,” he said of his process. “If Peter Pan comes to your window and you try to tell him what you want to do or try to direct in any way, he’ll disappear. So that’s how I do it, I sit down and if it doesn’t feel right, then I just set it aside. I don’t force anything. I just let things happen.” As for working with James, LaMontagne says, “It was probably the best experience I’ve had in the studio, ever. It was just such a generous, kind, creative, playful atmosphere.” Ouroboros is expected to drop in early 2016." Hear the new track "Hey No Pressure" from NPR here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantark Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Red @ BM $25 http://www.bullmoose.com/p/21777802/ray-lamontagne-ouroboros-red-vinyl-warm-red-vinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrana Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 You can hear "Hey No Pressure" from the new album via NPR here: http://n.pr/1OFMNDl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerk3745 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hmmm, I have all his other releases so I'm sure I'll get this but that is an odd single. Not bad... interesting. I dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrana Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hmmm, I have all his other releases so I'm sure I'll get this but that is an odd single. Not bad... interesting. I dig it. I feel like this is more of the sound that I was hoping for from his collaboration with Dan Auerbach on his last album. Definitely different, but I dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerk3745 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I feel like this is more of the sound that I was hoping for from his collaboration with Dan Auerbach on his last album. Definitely different, but I dig it. ...I didn't know Auerbach worked on Supernova, gonna have to give it another listen. That one definitely grew on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entendu Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hmm, I'm not a fan of the new direction. Found supernova bloody average too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarballs Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Not feeling this at the moment. I might have to wait to hear more of the album before considering picking it up. I agree with entedu, Supernova was a bit of a miss overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno66 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 UK/EU preorder anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrana Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Another new song ("In My Own Way") that I like A LOT better:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASXriqyKQlk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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