MP3 All the Tea in China - Steep

An otherworldly collection of acousto-pop, art-rock lagniappes, sounds like, oh, Martin Barre and Dave Matthews joining up with Neil Finn and Elvis Costello on a musical exploration of the diaries of William Blake.

16 MP3 Songs
POP: Beatles-pop, ROCK: Acoustic



Details:
This is instantly, effortlessly catchy, four-part harmonied acousto-art-pop, played and sung with vigor and skill by four guys to whom familiarity with their instruments actually means something.
-Rick Koster, New London Day

Based around two acoustic guitars, with a propulsive drums and electric bass rhythm section and four-part harmonies, Steep is a literate, inventive and always catchy collection of hook-laden songs. Whether confronting the not always clear-cut aspects of maturity ("Treehouse"), stalkers ("Follow Through"), lookng back at a childhood friend's suicide (the unbelieveably great "On"), a reflection on politics inspired by Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ("Stop and Think"), or a letter-in-diatribe from Beelzelbub to Jesus ("Unattainable"), Steep is far above and beyond any standard rock radio fare currently atop the charts.
-Patrick Gaudin, Buddy Magazine, Dallas Texas