Hanni El Khatib - Dead Wrong / You Rascal You

“The endorsement of Aesop Rock goes a long way but even if Hanni El Khatib didn’t arrive with impeccable credentials, I suspect that I’d have become an instant convert to his bloozy garage-rock soul, suggestive of Jack White if he was a spiritual disciple of Sam Cooke rather than Son House.” - LA Times … “He's incredible!” - LA Weekly … Hanni El Khatib’s music is as diverse as his genes. Equal parts Filipino and Palestinian, Hanni El Khatib hails from San Francisco, is creative director for skateboard powerhouse HUF, and is heavily influenced by the 1950s. The multi-instrumentalist serves as singer, songwriter and producer for his one-man band. With his sinewy guitar and wry, whiskey-glazed voice, Hanni creates malt shop music for those who drink them spiked with bourbon.  Hanni’s folky blues reflect his love of the soulful music of Sam Cooke, Johnny Cash and Robert Johnson, but lyrically it’s more like Charles Bukowski with a conscience.  Hanni’s debut full-length will be released early in 2011 to a certain wave of media acclaim, sounding as it does like a cross between The White Stripes, Black Keys, Johnny Cash, and fifties doo-wop. And by that time, this limited debut 45 will be changing hands for silly money, so lay yours on it now. 

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