Artificial…Listen on Spotify
Butterfly…Listen on Spotify
Cartoon Rock…Listen on Spotify
Delicate Steve is mostly instrumental, almost ambient. Steve’s lead guitar often sounds like it’s conveying words in a voice of its own. Like he’s singing through the guitar! I love it when people do that. These songs are good for a listen on their own, but they also make great additions to eclectic playlists such as my own. Chances are there’s a Delicate Steve song out there to fit every mood and occasion. And yes, smartass, there’s even a Christmas album.
The first song in the links is Artificial. Guitar says artificial in a bluesy 80’s voice. Words can’t describe this absence of words, so I’m not going to apply myself here.
Butterfly is a song that I think was inspired by the behavioral characteristics of a butterfly. That’s quite a leap, I know, but please assess after listening. Frenetic drum synth loop with an overlay of…rustic…guitar picking. The song spreads its wings to rise on optimistic strums, then lands with slower, nostalgic chords, only to up tempo again with the picking. Always with the picking. After a couple of flights, deeper tones are layered in for a fuller sound to finish with a happy ending. We made it!
To the best of my recollection, Cartoon Rock sounds like a song written specifically for a movie in the 80’s. Like…cool kids are throwing a party for the last day of school without the parents finding out and things are going to get way wild! That kind of rad vibe. Or maybe it sounds like ZZ Top jamming on synthoid pope dope. Either way, it works for me!
If you enjoyed this song selection and would like to hear more, please consider looking for a fair and legitimate source…like the official website! delicatesteve.com, where you can purchase the band’s records on vinyl, or a t-shirt, or a corduroy hat! If you would like to know more about Delicate Steve but don’t know how Google works, here’s where I’d start…Delicate Steve – Wikipedia. Hmm, some interesting stuff over there in the Wikipedia article.
