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Monday, March 7 2011

The Year in Music: August 2010

Continuing out look at the year’s most notable events in the world of music, here’s what happened in August 2010.


Tuesday, September 21 2010

David Gray + Ray LaMontagne: 25 August 2010 - Chicago

One would struggle to find a better place to be on a Wednesday evening: downtown Chicago in the beautiful Millennium Park, with a double bill featuring Ray LaMontagne and David Gray.


Wednesday, September 15 2010

David Gray: Foundling

David Gray's stripped-down latest effort is simple, haunting, moody, and, most importantly, unhappy.


Tuesday, September 29 2009

Bulletproof Within the Music: An Interview with David Gray

For his first new album in four years, David Gray decided to go for broke, sacking his entire band, calling up friends like Annie Lennox and Jolie Holland, and -- for the first time in a long time -- no longer being self-conscious about what he's doing, describing himself as feeling "liberated" now ...


Thursday, April 26 2007

David Gray: Shine: The Best of the Early Years

Witness the portrait of a now famous songwriter when he was on the cusp of being famous, guided only by a raw gift for melody and a fire in his belly.


Friday, December 22 2006

David Gray: Live in Slow Motion [DVD]

Now released in the US and Canada, Live in Slow Motion is proof that David Gray is one immensely talented artist.


Tuesday, September 27 2005

David Gray: Life in Slow Motion

David Gray leaves his bedroom behind, traveling with new producer Marius de Vries into the unknown of full-on studio wizardry.


Wednesday, February 26 2003

David Gray


Saturday, December 14 2002

David Gray: A New Day at Midnight


Monday, July 9 2001

David Gray: A Century Ends / The EPs 92-94 / Flesh

I can't imagine what made David Gray change his style. Perhaps there was some personal tragedy or triumph. Maybe it was the frustration of trying to break through, or maybe it was an electrical life-changing charge that went through him on hearing some new piece of music. Whatever it was, Gray stands poised to make some quality, affecting pop in the years to come.


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