Best known as legendary punk/art rocker Patti Smith’s longtime guitarist, Oliver Ray has been, according to his bio, “writing songs for decades,” but only now is emerging as an offbeat, though often quite fascinating, solo artist. As a vocalist, he’s kind of like a laid back, Dylanesque, slightly lugubrious acquired taste, but his slow, dreamy storytelling may just prompt your ears to itch for the next line as he builds his narratives.