Steve Lacy's Demo

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]

Steve Lacy's Demo
EP by
Steve Lacy
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2017
Genre
Length13:33
Label
ProducerSteve Lacy
Steve Lacy chronology
Steve Lacy's Demo
(2017)		 Apollo XXI
(2019)
Singles from Steve Lacy's Demo
  1. "Some"
    Released: November 1, 2016[1]
  2. "Dark Red"
    Released: February 20, 2017[2]

Background

Lacy 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]

Beginning 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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.4/10[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

All songs written and produced by Lacy.[10]

Steve Lacy's Demo track listing
No.TitleLength
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
  1. 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.
  2. Trewn, Pranav. "Steve Lacy – "Dark Red"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Frank, Alex. "Men: Steve Lacy – FANTASTIC MAN". Fantastic Man. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. "Dark Red created by Steve Lacy | Popular songs on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  14. Bromwich, Jonah. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  15. Bromwich, Jonah. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Lewis, Maya. "Listen To Steve Lacy's "Moron"". The Fader. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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