Needle In The Haystack: Ma'ayan Castel

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This week’s Needle In The Haystack is a Boston beauty whose music can be categorized in everything from pop to neo-soul to world.  Ma’ayan Castel”a self-described introverted synth-tweeking-music geek”graduated from Boston’s Berklee College of Music and co-writes all of her material. Her unique and powerful presence is a sight to be seen on stage, and has graced audiences while opening for VV Brown.

Now working with Bruce Lundvall of Blue Note Records on new material, Castel describes the collaboration as a reactionary mash-up of modern pop + culture  fusing indie-pop, reggae and psychodelic rock”. It must be working, because “Now I Don’t” was recently voted Number 4 best song of 2010 by BestNewBands.com. Check out the video below to learn about and listen to more of Ma’ayan Castel, and be sure to scoop a free download of “Now I Don’t”.

For fans of: Bjork, Annie Lenox, Fiona Apple, M.I.A.