"These songs were written for anyone who's ever been shot or hit by a train."
-from hannielkhatib.com
even though I've only heard a couple of songs so far (he's released a couple of 7"s but no full length yet), I love this guy for a few reasons.
he is raw and truly DOES NOT GIVE A FUCK unlike all the hipsters pretending that they don't care.
his music has an older feel yet it's immediate and fresh.
he is bluesy and punksy and I want to see him live NOW (sadly, he played Hemlock tavern while I was out of town).
but mostly, I love him because he has an Arabic name and I'm 90% sure he is an Arab gone wronggggg (comme moi!!)
so get a listening!
Hanni El Khatib - You Rascal You [mp3]
Hanni El Khatib on MYSPACE
Haha I thought the same thing!
ReplyDeletejust needed to scroll back to tell you that this is awesome, dude. thanks for yet another fabulous recommendation. havent liked an artist this much in a while (and after having only heard three songs).
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