MUSIC

A much lauded singer/songwriter whose soulful voice has been likened to Van Morrison, Ray LaMontagne is touring in support of his new album Gossip in the Grain. While his previous two albums Trouble and Till The Sun Turns Black introduced a plaintive, regretful, beautifully broken man, LaMontagne’s latest album shows an ability to loosen up. PopMatters.com declares Gossip in the Grain is “…the artist’s most cohesive, career-defining album to date.”