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San Gabriel is feeling rather washed up on the catchy new nostalgic gem, ‘Circles’

Speculating why this is happening when genuine romance should be the only occurrence, San Gabriel gives us natural goosebumps to look at deeply with the latest release, ‘Circles‘.

San Gabriel is a James Bookert-created Austin, Texas-based indie-pop singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and writer.

Skillfully enhancing our speakers’ capabilities with a tremendously memorable sound to transform the mood of the world, San Gabriel is rather magnificent with a stunning style that shall take you into this picture that is pasted on repeat. Sung with a smooth technique and featuring a radiant beat, this is a song to treasure.

It began as a side project behind the counter of J & J Spirits, an east Austin liquor store, where Bookert took a job between tours with his then band, Whiskey Shivers.” ~ San Gabriel

Circles‘ from Austin, Texas-based indie-pop singer-songwriter San Gabriel might send your mind into a whirlpool-like spin as you recall when you felt so stuck inside something you once cherished. With a groovy texture that sends you into an alternative universe that flips your perspective, that shall have you wondering why things just fall flat sometimes even if you wish for the opposite.

When you feel like your mind keeps on flipping, counting on a better result next time is the only thing that can keep you feeling positive.

Listen up to this summer single to swim into on SoundCloud and see more on the IG page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

San Gabriel brings panache to 80s indie-pop through his latest single, Tape Machine.

It was impossible to forget San Gabriel after hearing the luscious guitar tones in his debut single, Another One. Based on his third single, Tape Machine, it’s safe to say that he’s found his signature sound by mixing shimmering shoegaze guitars with 80s dance-pop beats that bring the energy while his angular guitar notes add absorbing layers to his instantly enamouring aural eclecticism.

Listening to Tape Machine instantly becomes a subjective experience as you’re enraptured by the sheer innovation and the magnetically warm vocal timbre that practically bathes you in soul. Despite the striking authenticity in his sound, it’s all too easy to succumb to efficacious hooks in the high vibe poppy hit that masterfully stands leagues apart from other indie newcomers in 2021. If you’re as tired as I am of indie assimilators, you won’t regret hitting play.

Tape Machine is now available to stream on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

San Gabriel – Another One: Absorbingly Amorous Indie Synth Pop

There’s nothing quite like hearing the debut single from a professional artist who has finally decided to let their expression freely flow through their solo work. That very same blissful sensation washed over us after hitting play on San Gabriel’s stunning Dreampop single “Another One”.

The soulfully connectable, stylistically spellbinding release unravels through dreamy lush accordance as the imploringly soothing vocals add plenty of personality to the mix. If you could imagine what John Grant would sound like if you caught him in an amorous mood, you’ll get an idea of what San Gabriel has to offer.

I knew I was right to trust an artist wielding a Jazzmaster in their cover art. From said axe, San Gabriel carved the warm effervescent tones that the JM is infamous for. Yet, it is probably safe to say that the distinguishable JM sound has never found itself around such absorbing synth pop notes before.

You can check out San Gabriel’s single Another One for yourselves by heading over to Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast