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Deluxe two CD edition including a bonus nine-song CD featuring never before released material. 2010 album from the British singer/songwriter. Recorded in London and produced by Gray himself, Foundling picks up where Draw The Line left off, creating a new chapter of lush, soulful songs that finds Gray returning to his Folk music roots. The first single, "A Moment Changes Everything" is an upbeat driving force, while songs such as the album opener "Only The Wine" and the bluesy title track "Foundling" show David Gray's understated artistry and hauntingly beautiful vocals
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the Foundling,
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This review is from: Foundling (Audio CD)
Big David Gray fan. At first listen "The Foundling" much different than previous album "Draw the Line". It is a little more laid back. Some different sounds and styling. Took a few times listening but now can't stop playing it!Catch him live if you can.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (33 customer reviews) 26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Most intimate in a decade,
By James A. Crosson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Foundling (Audio CD)
As an avid fan, even I was getting a little tired of cheesy love songs with cheeky lyrics that have come since White Ladder. Foundling abandons all that, and comes at you with inward, intimate, and beautiful songs.I don't understand other reviews and critics that compare this with previous albums, and say it's "nothing new". The closest album to this in Gray's portfolio is Lost Songs which was written nearly twenty years ago! This album doesn't have cheesy-pop songs like Stella the Artist or Be Mine from recent records. Some of the songs on Foundling, such as We Could Fall in Love Tonight or Old Father Time are in a different league; a lot more dynamic and thoughtful. A lot of times musicians have a hard time staying personal an intimate as they get older. I think of early records of Coldplay, Radiohead, and the Counting Crows that have the passion and restlessness of youth. When you listen to later offerings they become an abstraction of themselves, almost a comical, heavily marketed version of what the passion in their early work. Think of Coldplay's Shiver vs. Fix You or the Counting Crows Mr. Jones vs. American Girls. . . It's very difficult to stay relevant after your first few records. Gray, at 42 years old, somehow with Foundling found that youthful, restless, passionate voice again. The first time I heard this record I admit I was incredibly surprised at the lyrics and themes of the music; it blew me away. This is the kind of offering of a singer/songwriter bursting onto the scene. This album is incredible, and comes recommended to anybody who enjoys deeply personal, moving music. This is the kind of album to play on a Fall day over a cup of tea while rain falls gently. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best by David Gray,
By W. Lawrence "W. Lawrence" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Foundling (Audio CD)
This CD doesn't compare to Gray's earlier works in the late 90's/early 00's like Sell Sell Sell or A New Day at Midnight. "A Million Years, Old Father Time, Foundling, A Moment Changes Everything, Forgetting, We Could Fall in Love Again, Holding On, When I was in Your Heart" are the highlights and essentially the entire real album. The rest of the cuts should've been out-takes. Most songs on this album are a dreary drag, which is fine if you like that kind of thing, but I found it repetitive and a downer. Honestly, "Davey Jones' Locker" has got to be one of the worst songs I've ever heard in my life; the song hurts like torture to listen to. I haven't given up on Gray though; he has far too many other great works and every artist goes through their own thing. Go check out the earlier works or even the last album Draw the Line, which I think was underrated.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not the David Gray I know,
By T. Murray - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Foundling (Audio CD)
I think arguably, David Gray is one of the best folk singers in the world. For me, Foundling was a huge disappointment. I'm a huge fan of 'Lately', 'Kathleen', 'Meet Me on the Other Side', 'Destroyer', 'The One I Love' 'Sail Away' and songs like that. Songs the reach into your soul.I've listened to Foundling 3 times to see if I missed something. I'm sorry to say, for me, not one song on his new album moved me. They are mostly slow ballads with no "punch." Many of them sounded the same with different lyrics. Almost as if DG was on Valium. It got two stars because I expected more from such a talented singer. |
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