You know what would make a perfect stocking stuffer for that friend that likes good music? Gabriel Kahane‘s recently released album. Here’s some recent press:
“There is nobody else within the pop-music sphere making music even remotely as sophisticate as what you’ll hear on Gabriel Kahane. This music for the ears, the intellect and the soul, and an auspicious debut LP from one of the most prodigious talents we’ve got.” – Prefix Magazine
“The instrumental parts, at times, might be purely classical compositions all by themselves, thoughtful, and above all wrought — carefully balanced, with contrasting melodies coexisting with each other, along with complex rhythms, and little strains of music that register like sharp, sure thoughts, or like imagines in a carefully crafted short story.” – The Wall Street Journal
“(Pick of the week) It’s no surprise that Gabriel Kahane has worked with Sufjan Stevens; they share a proclivity for intricate, beautiful pop fashioned from myriad instruments, with a nice line in softly delivered vocals. Kahane is a 27-year-old Brooklyn musician whose work flits between classical composition and artful pop. In September, his self-titled debut album of immaculate pop tunes was released.” – The (London) Independent
“Gabriel Kahane is an NPR programmer’s wet dream… From a sonic standpoint, Kahane’s restlessness and ingenuity match the precociousness of his words, the album often abandoning pop’s expected patterns of build and release with a less-predictable approach that comes closer to musical theater. – Pitchfork