Artist description 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.

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