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David Gray
Babylon
Album: White Ladder
Genres: Pop
English-Welsh singer/songwriter David Gray goes for the goose bumps on the subtly transcendent love song "Babylon."

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	"Babylon," the current single from David Gray's fourth album White Ladder, was recorded at home by Gray with not much more than his guitar and a keyboard sampler. Re-mixing and overdubs notwithstanding, the result finds Gray's usual gruff, ancient Irish hills vocals and earnest acoustic guitar buffed around the edges and accompanied by a clicking, echoing drum loop, giving it an almost danceable flair. This is definitely one of those songs where there is as much power in what isn�t heard as in what is. Gray's knack for raw, passionate melody is apparent on "Babylon," and though the lyrics would indicate love song, the chorus is fraught with melancholy -- the result is subtly transcendent.

	*Penelope Biver*
	Penelope Biver has written music criticism for Illinois Entertainer Magazine, INsider Magazine, The Star Newspapers, and currently for localmusic.com.