David Gray’s Mutineers – The Soundtrack to your Summer

I’ve loved music ever since I was a little kid.  For me, music plays as big a part in many of my memories as the sights and smells I experienced.  My husband loves listening to 80’s music and I can just about name the year for each song that comes on and tell you what I was doing when that song was popular.  Because of this, I’m always on the hunt for music that will create the mood and memories that I will actually WANT to remember over and over.

When I first played David Gray’s Mutineers, I loved the mood behind the music.  Even if you aren’t really familiar with David Gray, I’ll bet you have heard his hit from a few years ago “Babylon”.  This album has the same sort of feel to it, even though Gray says he went about writing it in a completely different way.  I feel like it has a sophistication that can be missing in so much of the music out there today.  The lyrics are thoughtful and definitely spoke to me as I went through the different songs.

Listening to Mutineers, I pictured my life as a TV show and the album as that soundtrack music that plays as you watch the characters go about their activities.  It wasn’t intrusive and had a nice upbeat feel without making me antsy.  One of my favorite tracks (although I loved all of them) is “Back in the World Again”, the first track on the album.  I love the way Gray’s voice is layered throughout the song.  Another favorite, “Last Summer” has an absolutely haunting string solo that had me turning the volume up as far as it would go.

Mutineers was released on June 17^th, and is available both  or here on Amazon.com

 

You can catch David Gray live on tour this summer. (I’m so sad he isn’t visiting Milwaukee on his tour!)

North America Tour Dates & Cities:
See all dates and ticket info here: https://tickets.davidgray.com/
Aug 01 – Boston
Aug 04 – NYC
Aug 05 – Philadelphia
Aug 07 – Columbia, MD
Aug 08 – Charlotte, NC
Aug 09 – Nashville
Aug 11 – Raleigh, NC
Aug 12 – Atlanta
Aug 13 – Indianapolis
Aug 15 – Cleveland
Aug 16 – Cincinnati
Aug 17 – Detroit
Aug 18 – Chicago
Aug 20 – Denver
Aug 21 – Salt Lake City
Aug 22 – Boise
Aug 23 – Troutdale (Portland), OR
Aug 25 – Redmond, WA
Aug 26 – Vancouver, BC
Aug 28 – Oakland, CA
Aug 29 – Reno, NV
Aug 30 – Las Vegas
Aug 31 – San Diego
Sep 03 – Los Angeles

If he isn’t visiting a city near you either, you can always catch him on his website, like him on Facebook, or follow on Twitter and Instagram. You can also view his official videos here at his YouTube channel.

 

I received a free download of this album from One2One Network for review purposes.  All opinions are 100% my own.