Nine characters. Six rooms. One interdimensional hotel. With Elevator Songs, the first collaboration between multi-Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth and singer-songwriter/composer Gabriel Kahane, the laws of time and space give way to pure feeling. Here is an album in which fizzy hooks, slippery chord changes, and the sublime counterpoint of eight voices combine to create a singular, panoramic vision.
Gabriel Kahane writes poignant short stories and puts them to music. Playing solo, on guitar or piano, he is a troubadour for our troubled times. Gabriel engages with the audience and is funny and truly delightful. If you have not seen him, please do.
What a truly magical experience. So much fun seeing this performance, it exceeded all my expectations. Lovely tonal pallette. Very emotion laden. My friend described it as a lucid dream, like alpha state.