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Steph Sweet is a British punk rock musician who has made a name for herself in the industry. Steph's music exudes a raw, rebellious energy that captures the essence of punk. Steph gives the genre a new and modern spin by drawing inspiration from bands like The Clash and Sex Pistols.
Steph Sweet and her band push the limits of punk rock music with their high-octane performances and dark lyrics. Their political and subversive songs address social concerns head-on, making for an intense and thought-provoking listening experience. Steph Sweet has developed a devoted fan base within the punk scene thanks to their distinctive sound and contagious energy.
With its quick-paced guitar riffs, strong drum beats, and unfiltered vocal delivery, Steph's music perfectly encapsulates the spirit of punk. Their songs resonate with listeners who desire for a way to express their own rebellious spirit because their lyrics capture the frustrations and disillusionments of contemporary society. Steph Sweet's song acts as a rallying cry for people who want to be unique and don't want to fit in with society's expectations.
Steph Sweet's punk rock music offers a much-needed escape and a sense of empowerment in a world where conformity frequently rules supreme. They encourage listeners to embrace their genuine selves and question the status quo with their unapologetically honest and open-minded musical style. Steph Sweet has influenced the punk rock music scene in the UK and abroad with their contagious energy and rebellious spirit.
What are the most popular songs for Punk Rock musician steph sweet?
UK-based Punk Rock musician Steph Sweet has become well-known for a number of standout songs. Edie, Secrets, What Did You Do in the Eco-Wars Daddy?, Berlin Heel, A Wicked Man, and Feverfew are a few of their best tracks. These songs highlight their exceptional musical talent and individual flair.
With its upbeat guitar riffs and unpolished vocals, "Edie" stands out as the quintessential Punk Rock song. Another standout track is "Secrets," which has a catchy beat and insightful words that connect with listeners. In contrast, the Punk-inspired song "What Did You Do in the Eco-Wars Daddy?" approaches environmental issues with a rebellious attitude.
Catchy melodies and potent instrumentals come together in Steph Sweet's "Berlin Heel" to create an engaging single that keeps fans coming back for more. They demonstrate in "A Wicked Man" how to combine gritty vocals with forceful guitar playing to create a fascinating tune. Finally, "Feverfew" shows off their range as a musician by bringing a touch of reflection to their discography.
Overall, Steph Sweet's best songs showcase their talent and distinct viewpoint while showing a wide variety of Punk Rock music. They surely earned a name for themselves in the Punk music scene because to their alluring sound and appealing lyrics.
What are the latest songs and music albums for Punk Rock musician steph sweet?
With their most recent album, "Edie," which was published in 2022, Steph Sweet, a gifted musician from the UK, has been creating waves in the punk and punk rock music world. With its stirring lyrics and captivating melodies, this album captures Steph Sweet's distinct raw energy and rebellious spirit. Steph Sweet is able to make music that is both thought-provoking and immensely appealing, as evidenced by songs like "Sailing Ships," "What Did You Do in the Eco-Wars Daddy?", "Tokyo Rain," and "A Wicked Man."
Continuing to push boundaries and produce music that connects with fans of the genre, Steph Sweet is building on the success of their last album "Observation Ward," which was released in 2019. The positive response to their most recent single releases has further cemented Steph Sweet's position as a major player in the punk and punk rock music scenes.
Steph Sweet's music separates out from the competition thanks to its distinctive sound, which combines punk inspirations with their original musical style. Their most recent tracks and album show off their artistic development, with each track offering listeners something fresh and fun to appreciate.
Steph Sweet's most recent album, "Edie," and singles like "Sailing Ships," "What Did You Do in the Eco-Wars Daddy?"," "Tokyo Rain," and "A Wicked Man" show their commitment to continuing to make music that defies expectations and leaves an enduring impression. Nothing less than a thrilling and genuine experience can be expected from Steph Sweet's most recent releases from punk and punk rock music fans.
VIBERATE - https://www.viberate.com/artist/steph-sweet/ April 2024
Edie Reviews
Edie - The Devil Has The Best Tuna 13th May 2022
Thankfully Steph is still ploughing her particular esoteric furrow and has just released her new single Edie which is as good as anything she's released to date. It sounds like a darkly psychedelic theme from a long forgotten left field spaghetti western and it's absorbing and utterly enchanting. If the Velvet Underground had been commissioned to do the title track for the Good, The Bad and the Ugly, this is how it would sound.
Album Of The Day - Turn Up The Volume Blog 22nd June 2022
If you bring one of my all-time fav bands The Kills to mind you have all my attention. Sweet has their dark underground blues rock swagger, but with a punkier and rawer resonance (Berlin Heel / Edie).
These two opening tracks are just the beginning of an intriguing ride. What Did You Do In The Eco Wars Daddy and Stop Killing The Elephants wouldn’t be out of place on one of the mad LPs of American trash-and-slash duo Royal Trux. Then again Sweet goes in trance on You Are Gold and Breathe, while on shadowy reflections Feverfew and Tokyo Rain, Canadian femme fatale Tess Parks appears in the same nightdreams where Sweet loves to chill-out.
Different songs for different mood swings. Hard to really get into Steph Sweet‘s private universe, but it feeds the foggy side of your own universe. With Edie you get the best of both worlds
Interview Turn Up The Volume Blog 7th July 2022
Track 7 on the album is titled ‘What Did You Do In The Eco-Wars Daddy’? Must be the coolest/weirdest song title of the year. What is the song’s story about?“ I wrote Eco-wars at a road protest after being mauled by security guards. They liked to ripp our clothes. On the first visit, I was wrongfully arrested by the Sheriff, whilst high
up a tree in a cargo-net after an accidental overnight protest. (It was all spontaneous, I’d only gone on holiday for Mayday….it was quite the week!)
At that point the UK government hadn’t changed the laws to account for road protesters, so being so high up in an ancient beech tree was still actually counted as being in British Aerospace, so it should have been the RAF that nicked us and not the Old Bill in cherry-pickers…..(you did ask!)
The second verse lyrics are taken directly from my charge sheet.”
Interview with Joshua Smotherman Indie Music Discovery 17th June 2022
" What’s one of your first or most powerful music memories? Did that play any role in driving you to create?"
I was twelve years old on an SAS type course in the Welsh Mountains, it was a brutal but incredible experience to climb mountains, orienteer alone, sleep outside under the stars, rope climb over ravines etc. But on the last night we had to prepare a piece of entertainment for the camp-fire and I got the girls together in my tent and wrote us a quick song, all of us mimimg drums and guitars on pots and pans. We smashed it. The girls loved it, the teachers loved it even more and I was there, singing into a wooden spoon and pulling rock poses in my cagoul and bandaged-up feet like a wild child. I’d already done some dance and acting classes at school, but I knew right then that that was what I was born to do. It’s like something bigger took me over. And it felt mighty damn fine too.
A Wicked Man - Skope Magazine 13th June 2022
Steph Sweet lets “A Wicked Man” soars all the way out into the sky, with an expansive take that possesses a wild freedom to it. The blues, dream pop, hard rock, and shoegaze all mesh into a singular experience. A western twang certainly rests right in the center of it giving it a hazy, animalistic passion to it. Done with such dignity, she brings to mind some of the joy that the early 90s brought musically, as there is a raw grit that speaks right to the soul.
No buildup, nothing she dives headfirst into the flurry of activity. Interplay within the sound feels liberating. She has a wry sense of humor too and this is reflected within her word choice. Verses here get woven together to create such a colorful tapestry of sound. All of it works wonders for it swirls around in the listener’s mind. The giganticness of the entire thing feels majestic as it rolls through in a tender, compassionate way. Little details reverberate within the whole of the piece for there is a symphonic grandeur to the way she allows it all to blend together. For the final stretch they let loose even more as the song becomes a truly unwieldly beast of a sound. A Wicked Man revels in the exquisite world that steph sweet crafts with the utmost of care.
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Steph Sweet serves up a beguiling dish of bewitching, mesmerising freak folk that sounds like the lovechild of Devandra Banhart and Joanna Newsome.Steph Sweet isn't easy listening, it's not always comfortable listening but it is rewarding. It's poetic, it's intelligent and it sounds like it inhabits it's own world.If the Bronte sisters formed a freak folk band then it'd probably sound something like this. Paul Kerr - The Devil Has The Best Tuna
Gigradar - Discover This: Steph Sweet
Posted on 16/10/2019 by robilaz
British singer-songwriter Steph Sweet freely admits she’s a “refined taste” but it’s difficult to not be intrigued by her feisty, often contentious approach to pyschy acoustic indie-rock meets punk brand of music.
In Steph’s words: “Steph Sweet isn’t easy listening, it’s not always comfortable listening, but it is rewarding. It’s poetic, it’s intelligent and it sounds like it inhabits it’s own world.” And we couldn’t agree more. Her style is laid-back yet punchy, relaxing yet aggressive. It’s a real assault on the senses, in a mellow manner.
Case in point, most recent single Not Your Pussy which, as song titles go, is pretty out there. A rumbling sound opens up, then a big bassy guitar sound before a distorted riff jumps in alongside Steph’s edgy vocals “Post post-feminist, Full-time work and chores and dishes, Pro-bionic modern woman, Stretched so thin in sticky prisons, Post post-feminist sisters, Gym and gin and running blisters, Festivals and Las Vegas witches, Soho home stars and post-op stitches.”
The driving guitar riff continues under occasional cries of “Stretched too thin,” then drops out leaving a fuzzy bassline under Steph’s vocals “Post post-feminist, I get to work and wash all the dishes, Mustn’t forget to shave my fanny, If there’s a hair then maybe he won’t like me.” The guitar kicks back in under a repeat of the vocals then intensifies under repeats of “It’s not yours, It’s mine.” Give it a listen in the video below:
Steph’s music varies from laid-back indie through to more upbeat, punk-tinged tracks like All The Things, the opener to Observation Ward. It opens up with repeating guitar riff with funky synth sounds over the top before dropping into a verse dominated by Steph’s echoey vocals. The opening guitar returns under the chorse vocals “It’s too brutal, Finding it hard to breathe.”
A second chorus gives way to a return of the opening guitars alongside a big bassline, the pace drops down a little, before bursting into a big final blast of the chorus. Check it out in the super cool video below:
Then there’s more upbeat, rockier tracks like the super cool, albeit somewhat dreamy sounding He Told You Twice, which you can listen to below.
You can check out Steph Sweet’s music on Spotify, Bandcamp, iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube.
POPOCCULTURE
Steph Sweet - "All The Things"
There is an interesting background level of darkness I’ve been noticing increasing in music the past several months. While most of these bands are latching onto the tried and true tropes of the Peter Murphy voice, a ripping off later day Cure riffs — Steph Sweet has brought an interesting and new sound to this area.
With powerful vocals, and swirlly and crunchy guitar riffs that wouldn’t sound out of place in a late 90’s britpop, yet grounded somewhere more in the early 80’s. “All The Things” is dark, broody, a little strange, but also interestingly an ear worm that will grab you and not let go.
WAKING DREAM NYC
“ Sweet’s music definitely has its roots in the 60s as well as subtle reflections of the 90s that contains an almost psychedelic wave feel. The components of her songs seem to fit together nicely and with sounds that exhibit the traits of both modern and classic psych bands. The fuzzed out guitar sits comfortably in the mix along with the dynamics of the drums, while Steph’s layered vocals swirl around with reverb in a way that is pleasing the ears.
All the while, her lyrics seem to quietly ask the listener to acknowledge the harshness of the physical world. Not everything is always happy all of the time and cruel reality may at any point reveal itself, no longer cleverly disguised for your comfort. We get the feeling that there is more to Steph’s words than first impressions. Instead, the moment is like a psychedelic trip calling for closer introspection to the extreme. Let go and take life as it comes for good and for bad.
To the casual listener, these messages may be difficult to pick up on. Aside from the fact that everything isn’t always incense and peppermints, Steph seems to bare her soul.
It’s easy to get lost in the calm of Steph’s sounds. The sound of her gentle voice and sweet sounding guitar contrasted with the rather matter of fact attitude of her lyrics might help us to better understand the art, if not the artist. Sweet’s depictions of life contain with it, a sparkling pallet of feminine perspectives, and social satire. Flash back to reality as you come down from this colourful rush and fade out to black!
THE INTERVIEW
When Steph Sweet and I first talked, I knew immediately that I liked her style. Just the same, I wanted very much to speak with her and hear more from her about her life, the inspirations behind her songs, and also to understand how she came to create them. Most of my questions were answered in this interview, so let’s get started already. Here it is! Check it out!”
LUND: “In many of your songs there is mention of many serious issues, and perspectives, that sometimes are hidden behind the beauty of your music. Why did you decide to create such a stark contrast in your music, or rather how did you come up with it, because it’s brilliant?”
SWEET: “That is very kind of you to say. I really couldn’t say where it all comes from. To me, it’s all a form of magic. At my best, I feel as if I am a conduit and not a creator at all.”
Before I end this article, I’d like to share some of my favourite recommended Steph Sweet tracks with you. These include “Rape,” “Ellen,” and “The Hag and The Whore.” All of the tracks listed resonated with me upon first listen. Therefore, I have a feeling that you (readers & music enthusiasts) might also enjoy these tracks.
Rape. The subject matter of this song is all too familiar. It is a topic that can best be described not only as a terrible trauma, but also as a death of the self, a shutdown, a panic in the darkness, or a sinking pit with no bottom. The name says it all. No more commentaries from me.
Another song I loved was “Ellen.” The implications are straightforward just as Sweet told me. The song is about a young girl that is ignored and nobody outside her home wants to see how bad things really are for her. In the city where I live, children are forgotten about all the time (in schools, at home and in the eyes of the law.) Some children grow up with no one taking care of them (being abused or neglected.) This song is absolutely gorgeous and another very “true to life” type of piece.
My third and final recommendation is “The Hag And The Whore.” The acoustic guitar in this song, stood out prominently. This is another track that many would find themselves drawn to listening to over and over again. It also makes a point of letting us know how shallow and materialistic our society actually is.
Liz Lund of Waking Dream
Waking Dream NYC 21st November
LITTLE INDIE BLOGS - A little blog about indie stuff
Steph Sweet nets 'These Butterfly Collectors' from her forthcoming album
Words: Sam Geary
Alt folk artist Steph Sweet has shared a track from her forthcoming album 'Observation Ward', entitled 'These Butterfly Collectors (ft. drunkeninstrumentcorporation) ', released via US label Milwaukee Junction Records.
Placed somewhere between Devandra Banhart and Joanna Newsome, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - vocals, guitars, drums, keyboards - combines a talent for bewitching songwriting, with a dreamy, lo-fi alt-gaze delivery on this five-minute track - which follows last autumn's 'Mindspies' EP - on which she is joined by Italian musician Marco Abba, aka drunkeninstrumentcorporation.
Little Indie Blogs 13th August 2018
"It’s International Women’s Day all day long (alright, let’s just be real, women rule the world even when this day is over). So in honor of this glorious day, we are sharing female and female-fronted bands all day long.
Cuz, who’s gonna stop us? NO ONE.
The track Glitterati by Steph Sweet (off her album The Hag and the Whore) is downright spiritual. It has all of those psychedelic vibes that make you feel good about your social climbing self and your place in the world. I would love to dedicate this song to a specific person but my New Year’s resolution is to stop being an asshole.
Steph has a new album coming out this year, and a vinyl release on US Label ‘Gold Dragon Records.’ So fuck yeah!"
Left Bank Magazine. Brooklyn. 2018
"Steph Sweet serves up a beguiling dish of bewitching, mesmerising freak folk that sounds like the lovechild of Devandra Banhart and Joanna Newsome and the niece of Bridie Jackson and the Arbour.
Steph Sweet isn't easy listening, it's not always comfortable listening but it is rewarding. It's poetic, it's intelligent and it sounds like it inhabits it's own world. If the Bronte sisters formed a freak folk band then it'd probably sound something like this.
This isn't music to put on in the background while preparing your evening meal. It's not music you're going to hear blasting from the loud speakers at your local supermarket. It's not music that's likely to appear on the playlists of daytime radio. It's music to spend time alone with. It's music to get to know, intimately. It's music to soundtrack your reflective moments.
2017 will hopefully be the year that the world finally catches on to the beauty and brilliance of Steph Sweet."
The Devil Has The Best Tuna 2017
"...sublime, despite being quite eerily haunting. This sonic spectre is from Steph Sweet... sweetly hazy floral, softly teased, toned and turned as a ghostly, dream weaved, woodcrafted hymnal. Which in truth ought to appeal, in so much as this vintage mysterio appears to emerge, cut from a forgotten, age old songcraft."
MarkLosingToday. Wordpress. 2016
"We still do not know where Steph Sweet is from, but it probably doesn't matter if she continues to write awesome music. In August she shared the folk-rocker "Wolf's Eye." She's now back with "Teepee Valley" which she describes as "a return to psychedelia and an idealist's dream of peace."
Like her previous singles, there is a '70s vibe that reverberates throughout the track. The psychedelia is dreamy, as the reverb channeled through her electric guitar creates a woozy effect. Sweet's vocals, meanwhile, are light and heavenly, putting your mind at ease. Wherever Teepee Valley may be, if it is as stunning and captivating as this song, please take us there. This song sounds like what Utopia would be - a place of wonderful enchantment.
The single is taken from Steph Sweet's new album The Hag and The Whore which can be purchased on Bandcamp. "
"Steph Sweet is sweet by name and on the surface her songs seem to be sweet by nature. However scratch the surface and you find that the sweetness is an illusion. Ellen, taken from her new album The Hag and the Whore may sound sweet but the subject matter is dark and disturbing. Inspired by the one off Channel Four drama of the same name, the life of Ellen is not all sweetness and light, she's hurting, she's violent and she wishes she were dead.
Ellen is bewitching, mesmerising freak folk that sounds like the lovechild of Devendra Banhart and Joanne Newsome and the niece of Bridie Jackson and the Arbour. It's easily the best folk song I've heard since Bridie Jackson's magnificent Scarecrow and praise doesn't come much higher than that."
THE DEVIL HAS THE BEST TUNA Best Of 2016
"A freak folk, psychedelic singer song writer, Steph Sweet sings songs about, “hags and whores, paedophilia, the selfie-generation, a beautiful girl, a break-up, teepees, death and spamsters and wolves.” Her music is as unsettling as it sounds. Combining traditional folk like vocal melodies with psychedelic organs and guitars, it can at times sounds like The Doors covering The Fairport Convention. She shows more restraint on other occasions, creating melancholic songs of brutal tragedy.
"Musically, Sweet’s style is reminiscent of Vancouver singer-songwriter Ashley Shadow, who similarly mesmerized us with her intimate and graceful style. Sweet, though, ups the ante with her storytelling, as the song is like a fairy tale or myth. Sweet is not merely singing a song; she is narrating a tale full of enchantment, mystery, and a bit of romance. The following passage, which is one of the best of the year, exemplifies Sweet’s imagination:
'Sometimes it feels like I’ve spent my whole life,
Like a lamb walking amongst the wolves.
But wolves have feelings that get hurt too.
I’ll swap you my wool for a wolf’s eye-view.'
Hearing storybook-like lyrics from Sweet should not be a surprise, as she is also an accomplished writer under the name Stevie O’Connor. Now which one is her actual name – assuming neither are pseudonyms – is unknown, which is part of the mystery. Whatever she is doing, she has cemented herself as an artist who deserves everyone’s attention. If this single and her literary work were not enough, then listen to a song she released in January called “Rape”. The song is about Sweet’s own experience. It is one of the most powerful and moving songs you will hear all year, and it evidences Sweet’s courage and perseverance."
Ben Yung. The Revue 2016
“Deeply embracing a true underground spirit is Steph Sweet. It is ushered in with a specifity to it all that lingers on the margins of the fine line between genius and madness, but you don’t hear music like this too often.”
U&I Music Magazine 2014
"Englishwoman Steph Sweet would have fit right in on the recent Sing Out! podcast focusing on British psych-folk. Like the classic artists Tom featured, Steph walks the line between trad-influenced singer-songwriter material and psychedelia, though in a clearly contemporary vein. Her song “The Grail,” from March, is quite simply a winner. While she describes it as ‘a little lo-fi noodling,’ don’t be fooled; she layers ethereal, reverb-laden vocals with a deceptively sparse arrangement dominated by a pair of guitars and a staccato brushed snare. Flute accents with plenty of echo exaggerate the timeless psychedelic effect. The melody is captivating but flitting; if you’re not careful it’ll slide on by, leaving you looking for the replay button. "
Dan Greenwood. Sing Out Magazine 2015
Artist of the Month – February 2016
" It is an old axiom that if the song is right it will reach it’s audience. This month’s artist of the month was chosen by a song. 25 years ago Tori Amos shocked the world with the song “Me and a Gun” on her album Little Earthquakes. The song was description of her own rape years before. Steph Sweet releases a new song in January called “Rape.” The song is visceral and melodic but has the same power that “Me and a Gun” did years before."
Femmusic.com 2016
SoundClouder of the Day | Steph Sweet
Uk based Steph Sweet lays the vocals on thick in her freak folk song Synaesthesia. This song will make you feel lazy in the best way, with notes of early Pink Floyd and a beautiful melody beneath all the reverb.
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