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David Gray Draws the Line With Annie Lennox, Jolie Holland

David Gray's new album, 'Draw the Line,' due in September, finds the singer-songwriter welcoming a little female company in the form of duets with Annie Lennox and Jolie Holland, on 'Full Steam Ahead' and 'Kathleen,' respectively. "I'm delighted with both the collaborations on the record, which is unusual because I haven't done many songs with other people," Gray tells Spinner. "And they've both come out great."

Gray chalks the duets up to a newfound confidence. "I feel much less apprehensive about the prospect of working with people," he says. "I'm confident in my own ability, I can think on my feet and I can articulate what I want in the studio. These are the problems that you could have when you can't quite say what it is that you need."

Meanwhile, Gray gushed over both of his singing 'Draw the Line' singing partners. "I'm a huge Jolie Holland fan," he says. "She's absolutely fantastic and there's not many people who manage to be so natural and unself-conscious," he says. "Her voice is just so warm. It reminds me of Cat Stevens in the best possible way. When [Annie] came along, it was the icing on the cake. She was just so positive; there was no bulls---, no ego, nothing. She just came into the studio and blew us all away."

In the meantime, Gray offered up the premiere of his first single, 'Fugitive,' to Spinner, which you can hear below.

Listen to 'Fugitive'

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Such a great song!
Just hoping he can come to Melbourne!

August 23 2009 at 7:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tam jackson

managed to give my boy my coldplay ticket & he's only just bought me a DAVID GRAY TICKET FOR GLASGOW !!!!!!!! im so happy .i cant wait. he asked if i wanted more than one ticket, i said no cos i can sit by myself without having to run to the bar for people getting drinks. its going to be awesome.

August 11 2009 at 6:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tam jackson

truly awesome song.seen him perform twice, unfortunately im going to see coldplay when he's in glasgow, and i love coldplay. im absolutely gutted, hope he puts on another gig, which i doubt cos he's touring. cant wait for the new album. he's the best live performer i have ever seen.

August 11 2009 at 5:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tam jackson

seen david gray in glasgow & paisley, he is by far the best performer i have ever seen. unfortunately im going to see coldplay the night he's in glasgow, and i love coldplay, i hope he sells out & puts on another gig, which i doubt as he's off touring. the new single is amazing,cant wait for the album to come out.

August 11 2009 at 5:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Libby Gilbert-Horvath

Simply stunning, this one. It's giving me chills it's so good, and it gets exponentially better with each listen (like so many of DG's songs do)!

July 31 2009 at 7:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
julie Sutton

Bloddy fantastic as ever, can't wait to see you live again.

July 31 2009 at 6:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Billy

this sounds like daves best music ever!! sounds fucking amazing!! choking for draw the line!!! abc 16th!!

July 30 2009 at 3:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Barry Taylor

It is so refreshing to find a musician who isn't just churning out cd's for money. In all David Gray's songs it's the honesty of the performer that shines through and makes them great. Including this one. And it's even better seeing him live. I live in Holland so I'm hoping he comes over again.

July 30 2009 at 3:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
William Allan

Pure Class as usual.fortunatly managed to get tickets for the Glasgow gig looking forward to it even more now.

July 30 2009 at 2:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Shirley McLean

Love the new song Fugitive. And me and my husband just love David Gray. Wish we had the money 2 c him at the ABC in Glasgow. We r gutted 2 b skint. Seen David 3 times b4. And every time was great.

July 28 2009 at 6:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply