Ray LaMontagne's fourth LP, God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise, is the first he's produced on his own. It's a bold move, considering his producer Ethan Johns also produced albums like Rufus…   Read Story »

SNL continued to surprise me with its music picks by inviting backwoods troubadour Ray LaMontagne to join Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at Studio 8H over the weekend. Ray would have been a perfect fit…   Read Story »

Last night Meg White's biggest fan brought Gossip In The Grain's "You Are The Best Thing" to Conan. It's unclear why he didn't do "Meg White" (I didn't mean it that way) considering Conan's Stripes…   Read Story »

It would maybe be unfair to Ray LaMontagne if the last image you had of the man was making vaguely embarrassing pickup lines in Meg White's general direction (to recap: "Baby you're the bomb. Oh Jack…   Read Story »

If you're gonna write a song to woo Meg White, doing it while Jack is busy Bonding with Alicia is probably as good a time as any. Savvy, LaMontagne. The "Crazy" coverer and hailed troubadour has a…   Read Story »

LaMontagne's deep exhale at the beginning of "Let It Be Me," a song from his forthcoming Gossip In The Grain (out 9/30), is packed with a tangible weariness and exhaustion. Once he starts singing,…   Read Story »

Who needs Lisa Hannigan when you've got Ray LaMontagne? Ajee alerts us to the kings of coffee shop troubadours' cover of Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody," performed for French television show Taratata.…   Read Story »

Via Amrit, we have MP3 of our favorite (Stephen) Stills-loving crooner taking on that soulful charttopper blaring from every Brit kid's mobile. Ray LaMontagne - "Crazy" (MP3 Link Expired)   Read Story »

Ray LaMontagne's backstory is so inspiring, it's mentioned in every single piece of press he gets (sorta like M.I.A.). So I apologize if you heard this already. A few years ago, Ray was living with…   Read Story »