
Now Zak Abel is Breaking out!
A deeper dive into why Zak Abel stood out from the recent review of up and coming British Soul Artists. We explored his live performamces at Sofar in London.
A deeper dive into why Zak Abel stood out from the recent review of up and coming British Soul Artists. We explored his live performamces at Sofar in London.
If a voice could break glass and rebuild your soul in the same breath, it might sound like Eddie Vedder. His is not a voice made in the studio. It comes from below, from the place where memory turns to salt and prayer turns to song. When he sings, it’s less about hitting the note than pulling it from somewhere ancient, somewhere you’ve been before but forgot how to name.
To anyone not familiar with the great (RIP), Shirley Horn. it’s not too late. Miles Davis named her his favorite singer-pianist.