Gabriel’s deft touch and recognizable horn and alto flute sounds surface again with his second single “Force Of Habit” from his 2024 album Count Your Lucky Stars, which follows on the heels of SunSeeker, which penetrated Watercolors and stayed on the Billboard Top 100 for over six months. “Force Of Habit” is a punchy and driving power track, alluding to the best Hasselbach-Lorber hits that have impacted Billboard/radio over the last dozen years. Featured is pianist Miles Black, a renowned solo artist and session giant, and Andrew Freeman, an underappreciated hot guitar slinger, both of whom lend an added depth and conviction to Gabe’s propulsive horn delivery.