Abbie Gale - Family Life (EU)
Name: Abbie Gale
Album: Family Life
Released: Unknown
Members:
Evira (vocals)
Salvatore (guitar+baritone guitar)
Pedal (guitar+keyboards)
Achilles (drums+loops)
Bon Bon (bass)
Website: http://www.abbiegale.gr/
Record Label: Vacant Records
Favourite Song: Say the Words (Track 3)
Abbie Gale hails from Patra Greece. One of the more inspiring things I’ve noticed regarding musicians is the fact that many are able to record in a language that I’m sure is not their native tongue. Being from Greece, I’m making the broad assumption that their main language is… well… Greek. I do understand that English is taught in many countries for a global approach to world-wide domination… but like Celine Dion who had to learn English from learn-as-you-go cassette tapes well beyond her adolecent years… I can’t imagine trying to learn a new language that I’m not already 100% comfortable in… and then trying to write songs to it.
They register themselves under Indie, Pop and Rock on their myspace page. I don’t see any reason to argue so I will accept their labels as is. I definitely enjoy the diversity of the songs on this album. Every song could probably have one additional classification added to it, but still following the general “pop/rock” culture. Some songs are happy and whimsical, like Say the Words… others slightly more haunting like Kid Still Lives.
The songs on Family Life remind me of… a lot of European Pop songs. I don’t know if my readers know of my humble beginnings, but I fell in love with music when the pop market became super-saturated with boy groups, girl groups, or in essence, bubble-gum pop groups, but for some odd reason I was only ever really drawn to the European groups and artists, rather than their American counterparts. There was something at least a little bit unique about the European groups and artists, and I’m noticing that this happens whether they are manufactured for the masses or independent musicians making their mark on the world. There’s just a style that is uniquely European.
While I have no near-future plans to travel to Greece, I would like to see Abbie Gale play a live show. Partially to enjoy their music, as they are very talented musicians and song-writers, partially to see another international band, partially because I want to travel, and part to see their fan-base. Where I said earlier about being in awe for musicians to write and record songs in another language? To see their fans embrace another language because it is in a song.
