Steve Lacy's Demo is the first extended play[3] by American musician Steve Lacy. It was released on February 24, 2017, by Three Quarter (3Qtr) and AWAL.[3] The project has been described by Lacy as a song series.[4]
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| Released | February 24, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 13:33 | |||
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| Producer | Steve Lacy | |||
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Background
editLacy created most of the song-series on his iPhone, producing the guitar and bass arrangements and singing his vocals right into its built-in microphone.[5][6][7][8][9][10] He also programmed the drum patterns in Ableton.[11][12]
In popular culture
editBeginning in August 2021, the song "Dark Red" went viral on TikTok, with videos featuring the song reaching over 110K views as of February 2022.[13]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[14] |
Steve Lacy's Demo received positive reviews from music critics. Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork said, "[Steve Lacy] sparkles with classic Southern California funk and soul... the music here is startlingly mature, full of dimension and depth, as if Lacy were accompanied by a full band rather than doing everything, right down to the mixing, by his lonesome."[15] Kareem Sheikh of DJ Booth said, "Demo's six tracks are cohesive in both their smooth, sultry sound and their theme of young love... [Demo] is fun, youthful and intimate, and is sure to convert any [The] Internet lover into a budding Steve Lacy fanboy."[16] Makeda Sandford of Saint Heron stated that, "[Steve Lacy's Demo] is an electrifying yet smooth thirteen minutes – a playful depiction of beachy funk, rock 'n roll-sprinkled soul."[17]
Track listing
editAll songs written and produced by Lacy.[10]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Looks" | 1:31 |
| 2. | "Ryd" | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Dark Red" | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Thangs" | 1:50 |
| 5. | "Haterlovin" | 1:56 |
| 6. | "Some" | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 13:13 | |
Note
- The track "Moron" was cut from the tracklist, but was self-released for free on April 1, 2017.[18]
References
edit- ^ Bundy, Will. "Watch Steve Lacy Pull A Say Anything in His "Some" Video". The Fader. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Trewn, Pranav. "Steve Lacy – "Dark Red"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "Steve Lacy's Demo – EP by Steve Lacy on iTunes". Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via iTunes Store.
- ^ "steve lacy on Twitter: "steve lacy's demo is a song series. not an al…". April 15, 2017. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017.
- ^ "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Roberts, Randall. "California Sounds: Chuck Prophet honors Bobby Fuller; Steve Lacy goes "Dark Red"; Ty Segall sings a trippy ballad". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ Wilson, Mick. "STEVE LACY MADE HIS NEW TRACK ENTIRELY ON IPHONE & GARAGEBAND". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ Stewart, Tiffany. "The Internet's Steve Lacy Produces Latest Solo Project From His iPhone". Blavity. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Dwyer, Vincent. "There's a reason everybody loves Steve Lacy – Acclaim Magazine". Acclaim. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Frank, Alex. "Men: Steve Lacy – FANTASTIC MAN". Fantastic Man. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Webster, McKenzii. "Steve Lacy's song series 'Steve Lacy's Demo' gives short but sweet vibes". Earmilk. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Rhiannon. "Musician Steve Lacy releases EP recorded entirely on an iPhone". iNews. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Dark Red created by Steve Lacy | Popular songs on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Bromwich, Jonah. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Bromwich, Jonah. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Sheikh, Kareem. "Steve Lacy 'Steve Lacy's Demo' Cheat Code Album Review". DJ Booth. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Sandford, Makeda. "INTERVIEW: STEVE LACY IS THE WUNDERKIND CHALLENGING MUSICAL NORMS". Saint Heron. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Lewis, Maya. "Listen To Steve Lacy's "Moron"". The Fader. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.