MIKHAEL PASKALEV | Jive Babe [Official Video] from Jack Whiteley on Vimeo.
(Watch “Jive Babe” performed live, here)
All the comparisons in the world couldn’t do this high energy, out-of-the-box rock ‘n’ roll justice, but with a demeanor as cool as Elvis and a natural leadership as Edward Sharpe, we just can’t help it. Applying a reckless and rolling guitar throughout “Jive Babe,” the video and its dangerous vibe pairs well–a Bulgarian babe with a rifle and her kidnapped victim, Paskalev roam the countryside and end up at the mercy of a pyro-obsessed village. The results are hypnotizing.
That’s the word to describe this modern-day Eddie Cochran. In his live recordings, those soul-filled passion pipes hold your gaze until the fade out. And, the harmony between him and his band mates is palpable, feeding into the force of spirit he has produced in his foot-stomping music. As he revels in layered vocals and the power of the jam band, Mikhael Paskalev thinks outside of the indie folk-rock box, giving us a reason to look twice, and stare even longer.
TAGS: bulgaria, I Spy, indie, indie rock, Jive Babe, Mikhael Paskalev, music, Norway, VIDEO
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Bulgarian-bred, Norwegian-born newcomer, Mikhael Paskalev is the introduction of the season. “Jive Babe,” performs as the twist and shout track of the summer, a boisterous punk of a dance starter. Very here in the now, the singer and his guitar create family folk rock in the vein of Edward Sharpe with artists and band members, Jonah Alaska, Billie Van, Jørgen Berg Svela, Fabian Prynn, and their producer, Joe Wills.
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beautiful work! posters for posterity!2
I like it. And it grabbed your attention esp. if you posted a comment below. whether you love it or hate I don't see anything where it promotes violence or degrading women.. what i see is government taking away the rights of a citizen n the rights away from people. Failure to follow instructions will land us in prison like the model. Now if steven photographed the same concept with average shmucks would we pay much attention to it? i dont think so. it'd be just another political journalistic photograph.3
i agree4
Lovely inspirations <3www.whitebluebird.com5
Perfect inspiration for our soon to be flat : )6
This list is one of the best of restaurants around England.7
... Tilda is like kristen mcmenamy - magic in everything8
the tilda shoot is magic.9
Boring10
LOL this is such a frumpy campaign. Raquel Zimmermann looks so awkward dancing those bad bad moves. WWTT??? a.k.a What Were They Thinking?