Diandra Reviews It All- Billy Raffoul Is Genuine Talent At Mercury Lounge

When you are a fan of an artist, meeting or seeing them live can be tricky. You want them to be as perfect as you thought their record was or your vision of them is. Billy Raffoul falls into this “trap” by having one of the most gorgeous, distinctive voices rising in the music industry. At Mercury Lounge, he became a pure reminder of how genuine talent is good enough to summon a crowd, and how a genuine personality is good enough to keep it.

Raffoul is, literally, so vocally distinguishable that he was signed, sealed, and delivered to Interscope Records after they heard him doing a demo song for Kid Rock. Imagine that! Once you hear him, you will understand why someone would say, “Find me that guy, now!” Yet, once you meet him, you see a person whom is found in music. He will be the first to say he lives for, in, and with music, which makes you wonder if tracks like, “Forever,” “Acoustic,” and “Running Wild” are all dedicated to music being his lover.

Billy Raffoul – Forever (Official Video)

Raffoul’s voice feels like a fireplace by which you stand close and let your mind warm to the ambers of his fiery notes. Such a comparison is not off for a man that sings to love and life like it is right there in your living room. He goes straight for the small details that launch us to believe in grander things. Thus, he grounds the glamorous romanticism of relationships by making you feel its moments such as, cooking dinner with your partner, holding their hands as you walk the street, or giving them a morning kiss before they leave work that turn a love story into a living novel. Still, the driving force of Billy Raffoul’s show is his humility.

Billy Raffoul – Until The Hurting Is Gone (Live @ Flipside)

Billy strolls unto the stage like a wandering cowboy into a diner; ready to tell someone the stories that make him drift these lands for more adventures. He smiles, nods his head, and lets his locks drape over his face as his personality honeys the crowd. Then, he closes his eyes and twists his mouth to so rawly sing you feels his notes are fleshing. It is as if he needs to see and feel the memories that moved his lyrics so as to move his audience. The result is a show that is completely based and celebratory of talent, and how magical it is to find a voice that makes you wish you could sing. For More Information On Billy Raffoul Click Here.