“Yeah, if it’s ever possible, I’ll have [my albums] released on vinyl,” David Gray told us last August upon the initial appearance of his latest, Mutineers in stores. “I’m still of that generation. I think it looks better and it sounds great.”
He continued, “It sounds so different… it’s bizarre, when I was listening to the vinyl pressing, it was like it had been re-mastered! It sounded completely different to the MP3 files I’d been listening to. It just has a presence; it’s an object.”
“It’s something that belongs to you. I think that’s one of the problems with “invisible” music that floats on your computer—it doesn’t ever feel the same way to me. So, yeah, I’d have all my records released on vinyl if I could, but it’s not quite as straightforward as that. The rights belong to various companies at this point, and it’s hard to get everyone to coordinate in that way.”
“But yes, I’m still a huge fan of vinyl, and I occasionally still listen to it at home, although the truth is that when you have children, you don’t really get to do anything anymore.”
Turn the clock almost a year ahead from our conversation and David’s back on the road bringing the well crafted pop sensibilities of Mutineers to audiences across North America—and beyond! To whet your appetite for his appearance at an amphitheatre near you, we’ve got a copy of Mutineers—Gray’s 10th studio album—to package up and pop in the mail to one of you.
Enter to win David Gray’s Mutineers on vinyl by letting us know in the comments below where you plan to catch him this summer and which track from his catalog you hope to hear him cover most of all—and you needn’t stick to those from Mutineers.
We’ll choose one enthusiastic winner with a North American mailing address one week from today, June 11, 2015. Our winner will be notified directly via email.
DAVID GRAY TOUR DATES:
Jun 13 – Maine State Pier – Portland, ME
Jun 14 – The Green at Shelburne Museum – Shelburne, VT
Jun 16 – The Filene Center at Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA with Amos Lee
Jun 17 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 19 – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 20 – Artpark – Lewiston, NY, United States with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 22 – Meadowbrook Amphitheater – Rochester Hills, MI, United States with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 23 – Rose Music Center at The Heights – Huber Heights, OH with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 24 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park – Alpharetta, GA with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 26 – Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater – Nashville, TN with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 27 – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 28 – Ravinia Festival – Highland Park, IL with Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata
Jun 30 – Harrah’s Stir Cove – Council Bluffs, IA
Jul 01 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 03 – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie – Grand Prairie, TX with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 04 – Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 07 – Humphrey’s Concerts By the Bay – San Diego, CA with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 08 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 10 – Mountain Winery – Saratoga, CA with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 11 – Mountain Winery – Saratoga, CA with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 13 – Marymoor Park – Redmond, WA with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 14 – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR with Amos Lee, Joseph
Jul 17 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA with Amos Lee
Jul 18 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA with Amos Lee
Jul 23 – Blue Balls Festival – KKL Konzertsaal – Lucerne, Switzerland
