CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Ray Lamontagne: Like Rock and Roll and Radio

By : Dennis Cook It's always heartening when an artist opens an album with something that feels new, even as it gives us that hit of the familiar. God Willin' and The Creek Don't Rise (released August 17 on RCA), the fourth long-player from Ray LaMontagne, begins with "Repo Man," a bumptious rocker with tangible groove and growl. This is not the teary-eyed, sensitive singer-songwriter that's sadly become LaMontagne's soundbite, but it is part of a complex artist who keeps moving past preconcept...

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