Goings on About Town
Those looking for respite from the Sturm und Drang of city life shouldn’t sleep on this young troubadour, one of the more sophisticated singer-songwriters on the Lower East Side. Riffle’s soft-focus slow jams are therapeutic in their spaciousness, creating an atmosphere that harkens back to his Washington State upbringing.
A NYC premiere: Chris Riffle
""Arresting" is arguably one of the best compliments a song can receive: a song powerful enough that gets you to stop for a minute; a song that miraculously forces you to pay attention; a song that moves you, that reminds you that there's still a part inside of you able to feel.
Poignancy, Emotion, and Spirit in a Singular Absorbing Voice
"Chris is venturing down paths of reflection, nostalgia, confession, second-guessing, and words that are more often than not found in someone’s diary. This is wine drinking music."
SEE: Chris Riffle – “Nothing But The Waves”
OH MY GOD. I love this man, his voice, his music, his subject matter. He is like a male Lana Del Rey or Sade, the very best of the singer/songwriter, with a voice that can melt your heart a mile away, and he’s beautiful, which is a plus. I am in love.
CMJ Spotlight
"The slow melodies and elegant simplicity of Chris Riffle's folk music could take the most stressed New Yorker to a tranquil mindset" - CMJ
Catch Up with All Things Indie this Summer
Chris Riffle the mellow man of indie music is making waves this spring. First performing at The Delancey for EI-PR industry music night, he then took his show in front of even more fans and an enthusiastic crowd at Rockwood Music Hall in honor of his CD launch!
Chris Riffle Gives Touching Performance At Rockwood Music Hall
Chris Riffle took to the stage at Rockwood Music Hall on Saturday June 6th. Riding the waves of his recently released “Out of Town”, Chris has recently been nominated “Artist of the Month” by The Deli NYC. The performance was charged and engaging; every head was glued to the stage as Chris and company seduced the room.
Musical Notes: Chris Riffle Emerges as Musician with a Unique Perspective
Chris Riffle is musician ready to break out to national and international success. His unique styling of folk mixed with various genres is telling about his life and his perspective of life in general. His musical attitudes and perspective is both familiar and exceptionally new. While it feels like a fabulous old fave of a sweater, the themes he write and features are definitely different.
PEOPLE THAT MATTER
Release: NYC-based singer-songwriter Chris Riffle releases his new video “Nothing But the Waves,” the second single from his new album Out of Town, set to release on April 7, 2015. The video was directed and filmed in black and white on a super 8 camera by Alesia Exum. The Deli NYC, who premiered the video, calls “Nothing But the Waves” “a song that miraculously forces you to pay attention; a song that moves you, that reminds you that there's still a part inside of you able to feel.”
Chris Riffle Out of Town CD Review
Shake Me Up is an emotive bit of pop-rock that soars on the inimitable vocals of Chris Riffle and a smoky, dense set of instrumentation that has guitars, drums, and bass all contributing to something beautiful. Nothing But the Waves expands upon Shake Me Up and adds a contemplative sound and blends
FAME Review: Chris Riffle - Another Dream
Riffle's one of those musicians I have to suspect is going to one day produce a magnum opus, kinda like Cat Stevens did with Tea for the Tillerman though in much different vein. He's already a unique and fully fleshed musician demonstrative of everything such an artist should be, but there's a sense of yet more, of something still in its formative stages beneath the already gratifyingly growing set of opuses. I haven't a clue what that will be, and it won't matter if it ever arrives because what's already been produced is more than satisfying, but he's among those you know possesses dimensions transcending what's already been revealed.
Chris Riffle, Another Dream
Rife with deeply cerebral soundscapes and emotive lyrics, Riffle’s third outing lives up to its namesake. Another Dream is six-tracks of introspective music with folk sentimentality and moody, down tempo Indie leanings.