Musical Thesis: Ray Lamontagne “Till the Sun Turns Black”

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At the center of every album is a musical thesis. This thesis can be the driving force behind the album, a theme that interweaves songs together, or a feeling you are left with after the very last song plays. With some albums, the thesis is easy to find. On others, it is hidden and requires you to be more than a passive listener. These reviews aren’t about rating an album. Instead, it is about uncovering a musical thesis.

Musical Thesis: Ray Lamontagne “Till the Sun Turns Black”

Ray Lamontagne possesses a gift. Better than most of his contemporaries, he possesses a talent to explore the spectrum of love and express his findings in a meditative form. As you listen to his work, you are invited to compare and contrast your own life. As I listen to “Till the Sun Turns Back,” I hear a more restrained form of the blues. I hear love gained and lost. I hear someone exploring all that means. I hear someone attempting to hold a conversation about our relationships. Over the course of his career, Ray Lamontagne has dug deeper and deeper into this subject. I, for one, consider myself to share in his discoveries.

Be good to each other,

Nathan