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“My songs are about life from an adult
perspective,” says Steve. “I write for and about people who have been
through a little crap in their lives and can appreciate music that speaks to
them as an adult."
Steve's new CD
release, 8-Track Mind contains a collection of
songs that have been praised as "finely crafted, melodic alternative pop for
adults."
The lyrics of
8-Track Mind are well crafted and weave wonderful stories of real
issues: stories about getting older and not-so-wiser ["Never Used to Say,"
"Waiting for One Day," and "Everything"], realizing that the "good old days"
weren't so great ["Different" and "8-Track Mind"] and of course, love. The
songs explore love at grittier, more practical angles, breaking away from
the rose-colored hues of traditional love ballads. Juno explains, "It's
about realistic love. Being in love is never a fairy tale, anyone who is
truly in love knows firsthand the hard work involved." Those sentiments are
expressed wonderfully in "She's in Love," "That's What You Fell In Love
With" and "Two Kinds of Her." Steve adds, "As an artist and writer,
I'm always looking for the beauty in the world; but as an adult, I've
experienced the reality of the world. In my music, those worlds collide."
Interestingly
enough, the low-tech theme evoked by the title contrasts jarringly with the
enhanced CD on which it is delivered. The CD features lyrics, acoustic
version mp3s, and way cool graphics to boot.
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