For anyone who has been to Israel on an organized peer trip, you know you spend a lot of time on the bus- always feeling vaguely nauseated and having to, as we affectionately called it, "bush it" every ten minutes. You spend a fair amount of this time sleeping, or feigning sleep, your iPod headset firmly implanted in either side of your head. But some of this time is spent peering out the window at, it would seem, Israeli rock stars.
Yonatan Razel, whom I spotted from my second-row perch, is by far one of the most intriguing and beautiful voices to come out of the Israeli music scene in recent years. His gentle songs have a depth and intensity that really draws you in. And he's kinda doing what we do- setting traditional Hebrew verses to modern arrangements. It's definitely worth a listen and, if you get the chance, a wave through the window.
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