The first thing that strikes you is Jacob Lusk’s incredible voice, the kind you only hear once or twice in a generation. Once the director of a gospel choir and backing vocalist for Diana Ross, Beck and Gladys Knight, the Californian vocalist found his way alongside two adventurous musicians: Ryan Hope and Ari Balouzian. Their experimental arrangements take us into a time capsule, both steeped in decades of soul music and propelled by a completely new spirit. According to Sir Elton himself, Gabriels’ first album is “most seminal record I’ve heard in the last 10 years”. At the end of 2022, the trio is once again acclaimed by the critics for the album Angels & Queens produced by Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, Taylor Swift).

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