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Nine years after the release of his first album, David Gray has finally come into his own as a bona fide pop star — kind of. Though he is still barely known in the United States, Gray is a celebrity in Britain, and unlike that of so many other British pop musicians, his fame is well-deserved.
Gray’s latest release, "A New Day at Midnight," is a work of exceptional songwriting, performance and production. His compositions are infused with depths of soul and peaks of maturity not usually found in such a young pop musician. Gray gave glimpses of his composing talent on earlier releases, but on this album he shows a more developed, refined ability and assembles 12 consistently high-quality tunes. No single track stands out like "Babylon" did on 1999’s "White Ladder," but each song is vibrant and powerful.
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