The debut release, “Love Travels,” from 20 year-old singer-songwriter, Angel Taylor, is more than just personal missives that have been set to music, it is about the living and breathing experiences that we have all shared. The names may change, but the stories remain the same. “Anyone who has ever wanted to be loved very deeply by someone, but hasn’t, will totally be able to grab hold of these songs,” says Taylor. “That’s what this album is about – wanting it so bad, not having it, and wondering why… It’s a lot of questions.”

Just as spectacular as the music, is the young woman who crafts it. The Southern California native never wanted a recording contract, but fate intervened, making Angel Taylor one of the music’s emerging voices for those of us who seeking substance amidst the overblown style of today’s pop culture. Looking for nothing more than a way to record a few of her songs for family and friends as a Christmas gift, an unknowing email to producer Mikal Blue [Colbie Caillat, Brendan James] resulted in an invitation to his Revolver Studios for an impromptu audition. “I played two songs, ‘Chai’ and ‘It’s Easy,’ and he said he wanted to work with me – I told him all I wanted to do was get my music on a CD, and asked him how long that was going to take, and he said, ‘Oh no, I want to really work with you…’” And in a manner of months, the soft-spoken and big-hearted Angel Taylor took her first plane trip (to visit record labels in New York), and ended up signing to Aware/Columbia Records.

A passionate blend of youthful innocence, soulful essence and a spiritual center, Angel Taylor is every bit as wholesome and pure as her “Love Travels” debut, her longing for love and lust for life colored by dashes of hope.