Rafaeli And The Real
Rafaeli And The Real could be described as indie-gospel: at times uplifting, euphoric, poetic, and catchy as hell. Some reference points might be Pavement, Nick Cave, The Staple Singers, Arcade Fire, The Velvet Underground, and Otis Redding. Having got his start playing psychedelic folk guitar as part of Scotland's Fence Collective, JS Rafaeli formed the cult anti-folk noiseniks Go Rimbaud, and twee, sugar-pop darlings The Bicycle Thieves, before spending a while playing guitar for The Aliens (EMI), made up of ex-members of The Beta Band.
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