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Graig Markel melds moody indie rock with R&B and 70s soul on his new release The Gospel Project. Seducing us with his smooth voice and rich, warm melodies, Markel delivers the perfect soundtrack for a late-night rendezvous. And what a rendezvous it is. Dressing up the songs with silky grooves, strings, horns, tasty keys, yearning guitar, and his smooth voice, Markel embraces the style of artists such as Parade and Sign o' the Times era Prince, Shuggie Otis, Steely Dan, the Pernice Brothers, Peaches, and Chocolate Genius, while still creating a distinct musical aphrodisiac of his own.
Markel's last full-length, Hard Grammar, won the praise of several indie mags including Magnet magazine who called it the "smoothest, sexiest indie-rock record you're likely to find this year. Alternative Press echoed the call by saying "some of the sweetest pop vocalizing..." And CMJ said "this is the album your love life has been waiting for...these sexy, grooving tunes could be the ultimate weapon in your next romantic conquest." Markel's The Gospel Project continues as your ally. Building on the velvety grooves and alluring, moody melodies of Hard Grammar, Markel's Gospel Project moves from a state of longing to fulfillment and then back again until ultimately offering salvation in Markel's warm embrace of well-crafted soulful songs.
WHAT'S THE PRESS SAYING ABOUT GRAIG?
Here's what critics said about Graig's 2001 debut release Hard Grammar available on Recovery/Mag Wheel Records. Pattern 25 can't wait to release the followup, Gospel Project, expected out in July 2002.
"Hard Grammar is the smoothest, sexiest indie-rock record you're likely to find this year. you can only hope Beck and TLC can hear it pumping through their walls and that they're feeling entirely inadequate." "some of the sweetest pop vocalizing heard this year" "markel's vocals are amazingly soulful."
"this is the album your love life has been waiting for...these sexy, grooving tunes could be the ultimate weapon in your next romantic conquest...he has perfected a smooth r&b vocal delivery and often calls on soul's pulsating rhythms to up the seductive power of his one-man electronic indie-pop creations." "this is an impressive solo musical voyage put forth by graig markel." "markel is a songwriter with a wealth of talent and one gets the distinct impression that he's only just begun to scratch the surface with this record."
"an album unlike any other you've recently heard." "i will never again judge a record by its cover as this album is pure brilliance and sonically paints pictures in my mind of lovely landscapes. i didn't realize that such subtle arrangements could be so captivating." "markel has stripped away all of the unnecessary elements in these songs, relying simply on the strength of his voice and his stories." |
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