Following three jazz-based albums on the Mack Avenue label, Sachal has journeyed far – artistically and sonically speaking – since he duetted with Jon Hendricks on his previous album Hi-Fly. Newly signed to the OKeh label, Slow Motion Miracles references everything from pop to hip-hop to electronica, with a much greater emphasis placed on experimenting with new timbral and textural possibilities. The velvet-toned, crystal clear voice remains. The New York-based vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter writes (or co-writes) eight of the album's 10 songs, often with profoundly beautiful results. In the company of producer Michael Leonhart, keys player Taylor Eigsti and drummer Mark Guiliana, the minimalist, almost pulse and soaring, ecstatic chorus of ‘Cover The Water’ is a stand-out, tapping into the kind of wide-eyed wonder that subtly threads its way through much of the album. Transporting the listener to the protagonist's dreamlike state, the gear-changing arrangement of ‘Haystacks’ illustrates Sachal's gift for writing chorus hooks that resonate powerfully. To hear Sachal's elegiac insight at its most subtle, head straight for the unadorned simplicity of Jim Weatherly's ‘Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)’.