stephaniesid
"...a mesmerizing mix of songs that can be hushed and calm one moment, and then suddenly dark and explosive the next." - Robin Hilton | NPR All Songs Considered
"The band's non-pandering brand of pop ...is intricately, artfully textural and full of surprises." - CityBeat, Cincinnati
"The songs move from intimate to anthemic... effortlessly poetic letters...acute insights ... shimmering synth hooks and smoothly shifting melodic textures... difficult to classify but easy to love." - Wayne Robins | Billboard Magazine
The ĭd (pronounced like “kid”) is the real person, under the armor. It’s the inner wild being, the emotional mercury, the soft tissue, the genuine human. stephaniesĭd is a pop-noir band working to excavate it.
In its latest pop-noir offering, Excavator, stephaniesĭd offers its most focused effort at unearthing the depths and idiosyncracies of the emotions contained within a human. Stephanie Morgan (songwriter/vocals/guitar/synth), having been described by the Bonnaroo Beacon as "equal parts smoky coquette and Bjork like panache”, widens her vocal palette in operatic, soul, and rhythmic directions. Her lyrics explore different intersections of the struggle to connect fully with others. Chuck Lichtenberger (songwriter/keyboard), recording most of his parts on a white baby grand piano, draws heavily from his roots--jazz, gospel and classical--at times improvising within the song structure. Tim Haney (drums) takes a melody-focused approach, following the songs through both large swells and subtle intricacies. Guest performances include contributions by symphonic players Georgia Sinko (cello) and Sarah Hurd (violin); Justin Ray (trumpet, flugelhorn - Michael Buble), Jacob Rodriguez (saxophones, clarinet - Michael Buble), Caleb McMahon (trombone), Michael Libramento (guitar - Natalie Prass, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals), Vic Stafford (percussion - Toubab Krewe, Donna the Buffalo), Craig Sandberg (upright bass), and Jonathan Pearlman (guitar)
stephaniesĭd adds to their 10-year body of work with Excavator, due out on the New Jersey based Mint 400 Records on June 9th. In May 2015 the band gave listeners their first taste of the album with the debut single “Did You Say”. The band will embark on a multi-city Eastern US promotional tour over the summer to promote the album. Contact us if you'd like to go to a show or set anything up!
stephaniesĭd was born in 2003. Its members have lived lengths of time in Des Moines, West Texas, San Antonio, Colorado Springs, Bangor, ME, Greensboro, NC, and Atlanta. The band operates as a core trio and is often joined by experienced players, who make up the extended family of the band. The band's music has been placed internationally in film (Switzerland's "The Red Helmet"), TV (Showtime's "Nurse Jackie"), commercials (Italy's Cesare Paciotti), and a video game (Sony Supermassive). The band has been voted “Best Rock Band” 6 years in a row in Mountain Xpress Reader’s Poll in their home stomping grounds of Asheville, North Carolina.
RIYL: Portishead, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Florence & The Machine
TRY: #3, 4, 5
DIRTY: #2 has an EAS tone in the album version. Please grab the edited version from the downloads page.
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https://www.piratepirate.com/downloads/
More Info Here:
http://sid.stephaniesid.com
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http://mint400records.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/stephaniesid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephaniesǐd