The soul-quaking sounds of Gabriels have earned the band fifth place in Radio 1's Sound Of 2023 list.
Whenever Jacob Lusk steps on stage with his band Gabriels, you will always find him in a tuxedo and bow tie.
The band, completed by violinist Ari Balouzian and keyboard player Ryan Hope, back him up with a sound that mixes 60s soul, ghetto funk, the black Baptist church tradition and the spectral trip-hop of Massive Attack and Wu Tang Clan. In fact, the young singer originally intended to become a doctor, until he saw a Craigslist advert looking for backing singers.
But their collaboration came to an untimely end after Nate suffered a series of strokes and died in 2011 at the age of 41. Unsurprisingly, grief and loss are recurring themes in his lyrics, but Lusk is a philosopher and an optimist. Balouzian and Hope, who had never seen Lusk on American Idol , were immediately impressed by his skills - orchestrating harmonies on the fly, and directing the singers with an equal of empathy and discipline.
They didn't release anything until 2018, when a piece of music they'd composed for a Prada commercial was picked up by seminal European label R&S Records.
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