Setting the tone with a synthetic 8-bit style energy, Raymond Revel opens Nowhere Close To Famous with dimensionality, vibrancy and the empowering lyrics, “No I don’t need no paparazzi, no I don’t have a second phone, no I don’t need the spotlight on me, cos even without it, I still glow…”
Nowhere Close To Famous expands into a dream-pop meets electronica hybrid soundscape, and we appreciate the poetic and production nuances, for example the sound of cameras clicking and a phone beep as Raymond Revel sings the opening verse.
We learn that Raymond Revel is originally from Burbank, California but now based out of Fort Worth, Texas. The self-created, rising artist confesses, “Nowhere Close To Famous highlights the joys of not being famous. There is plenty to celebrate about ordinary life, and I believe that this song captures that positivity.”
The message of Nowhere Close To Famous is much needed in this day and age, but we also hope that is manifests more support for Raymond Revel‘s artistry! A lyrical highlight is the emotive, “I see the high life, but that isn’t my life, I want something more…”
Raymond started out by playing the piano by ear at five years old, and he was writing full songs by the age of 11. Through the years, Raymond has served as a background singer for Demi Lovato, Pharrell, and Little Big Town of episodes of The Voice, The Jingle Ball and for the American Music Awards.
We love his message and genre expansive sound, and have added Nowhere Close To Famous to our New Music Spotlight, whilst we continue to stream Raymond Revel‘s wider discography including Sunrise and No Inhibitions.