Anyone who can teach themselves piano always has my admiration. I struggle enough after years of lessons, although now I do a mean Lonely Goatherd which always gets the party started. Or something. So big kudos to Gabe Lopez who not only taught himself piano at an early age, but then went on to learn guitar and bass as well. His keen knowledge of musical composition shines through on a solid collection of songs on his debut album This Is About You, released by an independent label. The effortless strummings of Sunday Summertime deserves to be heard driving with the top down and singing that insanely catchy chorus out loud, while Red Queen brings to mind the best works of Shery Crow and adds a deep bass beat to dance it up a little. How this guy hasn't been snatched up by the majors yet is beyond me - though clearly other people recognise his talent: He wrote the epic Turn It On for Jim Verraros and worked on debut album of Japanese popstar Triniti. Plus - check his myspace site for better photos of that all important pop star aspect - great hair! Don't you think its all just a little bit queer - best dance refrain ever (possibly!)
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LINK: Gabe Lopez myspace site
BUY: Gabe Lopez - This Is About You
MP3: Gabe Lopez - Red Queen
