Full disclosure, Stephen Steinbrink is a really good friend
of mine. I love him a lot; he is probably one of my best buds. We have shared
some moments together, he is a good guy; either way I am going to try and say
something about his music. Stephen is a pop singer songwriter who has evolved
from shredding in a church band to ultimately ditching the cross for life on
the road and the horns of another deity.
He has a bunch of good music out and I can honestly say he
is one of my favorite contemporary singer songwriters. Think a beautifully
singing angel inspired by the grit of Neil Young and the gentle echo of Arthur
Russell. This dude has some amazing songs. Recently I was given a tape called
“Yellow Canary Jumpsuit” that contains some of Steinbrink’s b-sides, covers,
and collaborations. Some of these songs are real nice to hear because I would have
never heard them if it wasn’t for this tape, tight! I really like the song Zacharias the melody and chorus are real
nice and it comes off as a classic pop song.
However, the thing that is truly great about this tape is
how it paints a picture of how diverse and multi talented Steinbrink is. It has
some strange electronic elements, weird guitar tunings, and different vocal stylings
the dude does it all! Originally, this was put out by Tempe, AZ label Le Horror
but the reissue is now out on Lost Sound Tapes of Vancouver, British Columbia. It
looks real good and it is worth picking up a copy!
Buy and Listen HERE!
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