In Your Bright Ray

In Your Bright Ray
Studio album by
Grant McLennan
Released23 September 1997
RecordedParadise, Sydney, December 1996
GenreAlternative rock
Length50:06
LabelCortex, Beggars Banquet[1]
ProducerWayne Connolly
Grant McLennan chronology
Horsebreaker Star
(1994) 		In Your Bright Ray
(1997) 		Intermission
(2007)

In Your Bright Ray is the fourth and final solo album, released in 1997, by Grant McLennan.[2][3][4]

The album features Brett Myers of Died Pretty and Wayne Connolly of Knievel on guitars, Maurice Argiro of Underground Lovers on bass, and Tim Powles of The Church on drums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[5]
Robert Christgau(neither)[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[7]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarStar[8]
NME6/10[9]

AllMusic wrote: "With a top-notch backing group teasing all the little subtleties that a fan of crafted, gilded, lovely pop could want and McLennan's increasingly wizened, becalmed vocals, the mix of sounds and McLennan's marvelously well-developed material radiates, sparkles, and snaps, crackles, and pops with all his strengths and then some."[5] Trouser Press called the album "pleasant and expertly executed," writing that it "offers little in the way of standouts."[10] CMJ New Music Monthly called the album "McLennan's least immediate offering," writing that "whatever additional concentration is required to appreciate its charms is amply rewarded with a deepened appreciation of his artistry."[11]

Track listing

All words and music by Grant McLennan.

  1. "In Your Bright Ray" – 4:59
  2. "Cave In" – 3:34
  3. "One Plus One" – 2:59
  4. "Sea Breeze" – 3:49
  5. "Malibu 69" – 4:46
  6. "Who Said Love Was Dead" – 3:02
  7. "Room for Skin" – 3:11
  8. "All Them Pretty Angels"– 3:32
  9. "Comet Scar" – 3:38
  10. "Down Here" – 5:06
  11. "Lamp By Lamp" – 3:11
  12. "Do You See the Lights?" – 4:54
  13. "The Parade of Shadows" – 3:25

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 664.
  2. ^ "Grant McLennan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Buckley, Peter (18 November 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ May 6, 2006, February 12, 1958-. "Grant McLennan" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "In Your Bright Ray - Grant McLennan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 537". www.robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ "In Your Bright Ray". EW.com.
  8. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 738.
  9. ^ Goldsmith, Mike. "Grant McLenna: In Your Bright Way". New Musical Express. p. 51.
  10. ^ "G.W. McLennan". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 18 November 1997 – via Google Books.

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