Finally! We got the chance to share this honest and beautiful acoustic song “Gabriel” by our favorite artist Marie Naffah. Marie is a talented singer and songwriter, her lyrics are always touching and beautiful and her unique music sets her apart from the crowd. Marie’s voice is incredibly catchy, her performance is charming and the piano adds the most beautiful touch to this song. The production is simple and wonderful, and the melodies of this record are so gorgeous. You will put this song on constant repeat and humming it while you are listening to it, or even after it’s over!
WHAT THE ARTIST SAYS ABOUT THIS SONG:
Marie was inspired to write ‘Gabriel’ after a chance encounter outside a church in Sussex. The singer explains: “We’re always told not to talk to strangers, but I did, and it was marvellous. Before too long, Gabriel was sitting at my piano, playing everything from jazz to Joni Mitchell. It made me cry. This song is an ode to him, to Gabriel, and to the serendipity of meeting strangers. After a year defined by social distance, I hope the track can be an antidote for pandemic isolation and distrust.”
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
London based singer/songwriter Marie Naffah joins the dots between Florence and The Machine and Aretha Franklin, via insightful wordplay inspired by musical poets such as Leonard Cohen and Alex Turner, to create a sound and groove that is entirely her own: captivating lyricism wrapped in a soaring delivery that manages to straddle the line between timeless and contemporary.
Marie was named MTV’s Unsigned Artist of the Year before releasing a song. Now two singles in, she has done more than most: from delivering her own TED Talk and touring the US to scoring a movie for the BFI Female Film Festival. Her recent string of sold out London shows included iconic venues such as Omeara, The Lexington, Camden Assembly and Ronnie Scott’s.
In 2019 Marie took a road trip across the US. The journey proved pivotal in her development as an artist, inspiring her to create a new batch of songs that sit “halfway between London and Americana…new contemporary music with a brush of soul”. The resulting material is an EP recorded with Simon Byrt (Pixx, Charlotte OC, Babeheaven) and Neil Comber on mixing (Florence and the Machine, Glass Animals, Charlie XCX).
