Yoav, Israel to a Romanian father nationality, migrated to South Africa as a child, before trying his luck as a troubadour in London, New York and Canada. It was while in New York that he hit upon the style he's now peddling: melancholic acoustic ballads tempered by guitar based percussion, with the help of loops and effect peddles. It has a voice capable of all things: he sounds just as good 
singing in falsetto as in a gravelly, crooner-ish voice. But his appeal is far more than that, his instrumentation is powerfully compelling. Again, this is someone whose band consists of his guitar and a pedal and yet, some of his songs manage to have atmospheric, mysterious power.
"Charmed and Strange" is gorgeously enjoyable, with the guitar stretching out to nearly violin sadness at some times, and reaching up to vivid heights of happiness and others. The beats that Yoav drums out of his guitar are extremely confident, listening to the album feels like diving into a lush sonic jungle with spots of sunshine and sadness, with colors and shadows. At the end the effect is complex, rejuvenating, and strange comparative from almost anything else you've heard before. Charmed and Strange, was made by Yoav and guitar and it's perfect to begin the year of 2008. The effect is strange, to be sure, but also appropriately charming.
Yoav in Myspace
Yoav Official Website
singing in falsetto as in a gravelly, crooner-ish voice. But his appeal is far more than that, his instrumentation is powerfully compelling. Again, this is someone whose band consists of his guitar and a pedal and yet, some of his songs manage to have atmospheric, mysterious power."Charmed and Strange" is gorgeously enjoyable, with the guitar stretching out to nearly violin sadness at some times, and reaching up to vivid heights of happiness and others. The beats that Yoav drums out of his guitar are extremely confident, listening to the album feels like diving into a lush sonic jungle with spots of sunshine and sadness, with colors and shadows. At the end the effect is complex, rejuvenating, and strange comparative from almost anything else you've heard before. Charmed and Strange, was made by Yoav and guitar and it's perfect to begin the year of 2008. The effect is strange, to be sure, but also appropriately charming.
Yoav in Myspace
Yoav Official Website
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