Name: Part of the Light *
Brand: RCA
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Part of the Light *

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Album: Part of the Light *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	To the Sea
2)	Paper Man
3)	Part of the Light
4)	It's Always Been You
5)	Let's Make It Last
6)	As Black as Blood Is Blue
7)	Such a Simple Thing
8)	No Answer Arrives
9)	Goodbye Blue Sky

Album: Part of the Light *

Song Title

Time

To the Sea

Paper Man

Part of the Light

It's Always Been You

Let's Make It Last

As Black as Blood Is Blue

Such a Simple Thing

No Answer Arrives

Goodbye Blue Sky

Performer Notes

Audio Mixer: Kevin Ratterman.
Recording information: The Big Room.
Photographer: Samantha Casolari.
Ray LaMontagne may dial back the thick-lidded psychedelia of 2016's Ouroboros on its 2018 sequel, Part of the Light, but he by no means abandons his fondness for trippy sounds. Part of the Light may have moments that recall LaMontagne's austere rustic beginnings, but now that he's revealed his inner Pink Floyd, the singer/songwriter is eager to have it merge with his Americana instincts. Often, this means that Part of the Light can drift, but it's in an amiable, appealing fashion, with LaMontagne finding time for the occasional grinding blues jam ("No Answer Arrives," "As Black as Blood Is Blue") between the lingering twilight ballads. There may be some sturdy song construction here -- the opening "To the Sea" recalls Van Morrison at his most mystic, "Paper Man" feels lean and precise -- but what's memorable is the ever-shifting, ever-changing production on Part of the Light: it's an aural lava lamp, kicking up slow-bursting explosions of texture and sound. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

NME (Magazine) - "He knows the power of the spectral and the flesh, the emotional and the intangible, and his seventh album PART OF THE LIGHT finds him straddling the divide more confidently than ever."