ABEL Artist Bio

There are four artists with this name:

1. Abel is a four-piece indie rock band from Poughkeepsie, NY.
2. Abel is also a five-piece acoustic / pop band from Breda, The Netherlands.
3. Abel is also the name of a Spanish jazz / funk band from San Francisco, CA.
4. Abel is a dutch rapper, frontman of punkband HANG YOUTH and internet-personality

1. Abel is a four-piece indie rock band from Poughkeepsie, NY. The band formed in November 2008 and released their debut EP, The Honest Love, on September 1, 2009 through Dreamt Music / Facedown Records. Abel’s first full-length record, Lesser Men, was released on October 19, 2010 through Come&Live! Their second full-length record, Make It Right was recorded by producer Matt Malpass and independently released on September 18, 2012. The album was a critical success, being awarded “Best New Music” by Sputnik Music and earning the band a place on AbsolutePunk’s “Absolute 100” for 2012. Abel’s current line-up is:

– Kevin Kneifel (Vocals / Guitar)
– Dan Bishop (Guitar / Keys)
– Alex David (Bass)
– John Rell III (Drums)

2. Abel is a Dutch acoustic / pop band from the city of Breda. The band was formed in 1996 as a cover band called The Acting Crowd. After many line-up changes, the band now has 5 members:

– Joris Rasenberg (Vocals)
– Tim Eijmaal (Guitar)
– Bas de Groot (Bass)
– Eric Smans (Keyboards)
– Jasper van Hulten (Drums).

In 2000, Abel’s song Onderweg reached #1 for several weeks on the Dutch charts. That same year, the band released it’s debut album, titled De Stilte Voorbij–which means “Past The Silence”. In 2002, the band released it’s second album, titled Doen & Laten–which translates to “Live & Let Live”.

3. Abel is the name of a jazz / funk band from the San Francisco Bay area fronted by Abel Sanchez. The band released an album called Please World in 1971. The line-up for this release was:

– Abel Sanchez (Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Producer)
– David Spediacci (Saxophone, Vocals)
– Charles Bolds (Bass)
– Tom Catalano (Drums)
– Larry Chiesa (Trumpet, Vocals)
– Russ Gary (Engineer)

After a considerable hiatus, Sanchez released the album “Frisco Project” in 2002 under the Abel moniker, supported by his band The Prophets.

4. Abel is a Dutch rapper and frontman of HANG YOUTH, a punk band. He has released multiple albums and is considered one of the best rappers of the game. Abelmanbroer. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.