LOVE THESE SONGS: ray lamontagne - supernova

a more light hearted affair from our ray!

ray lamontagne - supernova

LIVE WONGIE: songwriters circle live feat david gray, kt tunstall & ray lamontagne

last month, the BBC4 series 'songwriters circle' invited david gray, kt tunstall and ray lamontagne to perform a special one hour concert in which they each took turns performing some of their most noted songs in a roundabout formation. intimate and wonderful, we've collected the whole concert for you to see... and it's truly a front row seat to 3 of the most talented artists around.

from the BBC4 press office:
"Three premier singer-songwriters play solo, taking it in turns to perform their signature songs and play together at west London's intimate Bush Hall. Chatting about the art and process of songwriting, Cheshire-born David Gray plays songs like Babylon and This Year's Love, plus material from his album Foundling. KT Tunstall plays Other Side and Black Horse and the Cherry Tree from her million-selling debut album Eye of the Telescope and songs from her recent Tiger Sun album. American Ray LaMontagne plays Trouble as well as songs from his fourth album God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise."


david gray - shine (live @ songwriters circle)


kt tunstall - other side of the world (live @ songwriters circle)


ray lamontagne - beg steal or borrow (live @ songwriters circle)
[up for grammy song of the year, this stripped down version showcases how wonderful the song truly is]


david gray - ain't no love (live @ songwriters circle)


kt tunstall - still a weirdo (live @ songwriters circle)
[what a sweet song]


ray lamontagne - trouble (live @ songwriters circle)
[goosebumps!!!]


david gray - babylon (live @ songwriters circle)


kt tunstall - the entertainer (live @ songwriters circle)


ray lamontagne - are we really through (live @ songwriters circle)


david gray - this year's love (live @ songwriters circle)
[still one of my all time favorite ballads of the last decade]

kt tunstall - black horse and the cherry tree (live @ songwriters circle)
[just watching kt piece together this song is a joy to watch!]

ray lamontagne - like rock & roll and radio (live @ songwriters circle)


david gray, kt tunstall & ray lamontagne - in the morning (live @ songwriters circle)

LIVE WONGIE: ray lamontagne - empty / let it be me / (live @ kcrw)

ray lamontagne - empty (live @ kcrw)


ray lamontagne - let it be me (live @ kcrw)


ray lamontagne - hey me, hey mama (live @ kcrw)

various covers

i've been feeling kind of guilty for my lack of posts here and i thought i'd ease my conscience with a batch of covers done by some unexpected performers.

i'm actually a big fan of cover versions only because when it's done right, you get to see a side of an artist that they may not be able to express through their own music. i'm also a big fan of the mashing up of genres (hip hop sung by an indie band, folk by a heavy metal posse etc...).

besides the blogs, another great place to find these covers is at jo whiley (which is where i found alot of these). here are a few of my faves of the moment:

ray lamontagne - crazy (gnarls barkley cover)
osunlade and erro - everything in it's right place (radiohead cover)
natasha bedingfield - somewhere only we know (keane cover)
arctic monkeys - love machine (girls aloud cover)
starsailor - push the button (sugababes cover)
david gray - smile like you mean it (killers cover)
belle and sebastian - the boy with the thorn in his side (live) (smiths cover)

and a classic:
communards - never can say goodbye (classical mix) (gloria gaynor cover)