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"The solo debut from this well-traveled singer-songwriter (who prepared to record it by touring around Europe with an acoustic guitar and a duffel bag before settling in New York) shows a young man with plenty of passion and a perhaps healthy unwillingness to be tied down to any one narrow style." - Billboard
"This is a promising debut." - All Music Guide
"Contemporary neo-folkie in the same sense of someone like Jeff Buckley, Reifler paid his dues as a busker thumbing his way across Europe to soak up some life experience and build some chop old school style. Equally at home as a solo r a band member, Reifler is one of the new school types that sees the upside of striking out on your own when you have something unique you want to preserve and present your own way. A new act well worth checking out, he’s got something to say well beyond the pale offering something new and different for genre fans on the look out." - MidwestRecord.com
"Troubled musicians are often too self-absorbed to articulate their agony in an accessible manner. That’s not the case with Kurt Reifler, who let’s us peek at his personal demons while fashioning a musically mature debut effort. At times Reifler sounds like he might need a session or two on the psychiatrist’s couch. But his music appeals to that paranoid or frightened parsec in our mind that we struggle to keep suppressed.
- Coffeerooms.com
Discography
Kurt Reifler's debut album was released on March 20th, 2007
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Bio
Kurt Reifler is an unconventional rock artist. Immediately recognizable by his daring and soulful vocals, he has developed a sound that is singular. His sound carries a passion with a raw delivery that is totally unapologetic. Kurt’s debut, self-titled album will be released on March 20th, 2007.
Three years ago, telling only a handful of family members and friends, Kurt abruptly left his college life in Washington D.C. for an unplanned European tour. Carrying an acoustic guitar and a duffle bag, Kurt spent nearly a year traveling the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, and Italy playing informal pub gigs for free drinks, and enough money to live in hostels. The solitude of the trip opened his eyes to the idea of being a solo artist and songwriter rather than a band member, as he had always been prior. Playing under his own name allowed him the freedom to make his own statements.
After returning, Kurt displayed his newfound skills as a solo performer in Washington DC rock clubs and coffee houses, before making the move to New York City. While maintaining his footing as a solo act, Kurt has been welcomed into the indie-rock scene as well. Falling somewhere between Jeff Buckley and The White Stripes, Kurt’s ability to play solo performances with soaring vocals, as well as hard rocking shows with his full band, has captured singer-songwriter fans and modern rock fans alike.
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