Zak Abel shares video for "Everybody Needs Love" - shot in one take

Zak Abel has today revealed a different video compared to his others, here the video was shot all in one take. Zak was the UK table-tennis champion for his age between 12-16 years old and the video sees Zak showing off his skills with his former coach Eli Baraty. Which (like I said) was shot all in one take.

[LISTEN] Zak Abel - Everybody Needs Love

We loved Zak's track "Running From Myself" and his latest cut is just as catchy. "Everybody Needs Love" is the perfect blend of R&B, Soul and Funk, it really does sound like Pharrell Williams wrote this song, it's got festivals written all over it. With some great chanting in the chorus "everybody needs love love love love",  the track plays with your ears as even some strings are introduced.

Zak is really on the ball with this one, a cross genre epic!

Zak Abel covers Candi Staton's "You've Got The Love"

Zak Abel has done a very touching cover of Candi Staton's "You've Got The Love", which was also made famous by Florence + The Machine and to another extent The XX. Here Zak takes elements from both covers to produce a rather laid back track with some very soulful nods and pulls off a wonderful cover with just his vocals and a piano, a true musician right there everyone!

The cover was recorded for BBC Radio 1XTRA.

[LISTEN] Zak Abel - Running From Myself

Ok, so "Running From Myself" may not be the track that's getting most of the plays over on wonder-teen Zak Abel's latest soundcloud playlist ("One Hand On The Future"), but it sure as hell got this authors attention right from the oh-so-funky beginning.

With a lyrical profoundness and depth beyond his meagre 19 years, Zak expresses his doubt and inner turmoil with ease, opening the first verse with "Ever felt like going somewhere else? Away from all this chaos. I've been questioning my mental ill". But its not just the lyrics that show maturity - his strong distinctive and soulful vocals (think Bill Withers and Gil Scott-Heron) are just the right balance for the track, being expressive and gravelly but at times as smooth as melted chocolate.

Hailing from North London, Zak has been writing since he was 15 and signed his first record deal at 17. He's even featured on the epic Wookie track "Higher" and has been seen most recently performing with Gorgon City.

The track develops. The funk increases. What's that? Your foot just won't stop tapping? Mine neither and I'm pretty confident that you'll find yourself singing that vocal/double bass hook for days. Needless to say It's All Indie love Zak and this track (nice rhyme). Take a listen below.

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