New York, NY (Top40 Charts) New York City guitarist, singer-songwriter Steve Conte is back-- following the summer release of his single "Fourth Of July" (co-written with Andy Patridge of XTC)-- with his latest track "Girl With No Name."
Conte says, "This is a song of regret…about missed opportunity and lack of skills in meeting someone you're attracted to.
When putting my new album together, I was looking for songs that would fit nicely alongside the songs that Andy Partridge and I had written for it and I kept thinking of this one. I wrote it back in 1984 and never forgot it - which was a good sign.
Because it came to me so long ago I can't exactly remember my process for writing it, except that since I was young & single at that time I was probably experiencing these kinds of situations & feelings on a daily basis!
Musically, I can hear what was influencing me back then; mid 60s Beatles, mid 80s XTC, and that beloved Motown groove from a certain
Diana Ross & The Supremes song…"
A follow-up LP to Conte's acclaimed 2021 solo album Bronx Cheer, is expected in early 2024 via Steven Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records.
Long known for his memorable guitar work as a member of New York Dolls, as well as former
Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe's band (with whom he still performs), Steve found international fame in recent years via his collaborations with Japanese composer and artist Yoko Kanno on the soundtracks to several hit anime series, including Cowboy Bebop.
Over the years he's also worked with
Peter Wolf, Eric Burdon of The Animals, Willy DeVille, Billy Squier,
Maceo Parker, Willie Nile, Jim Jones, Hubert Sumlin and has even been Paul Simon's rehearsal vocalist for solo &
Simon And Garfunkel tours.
Conte first met Wicked Cool founder Stevie Van Zandt when the Dolls played Van Zandt's Underground Garage Festival in 2004. "But my connection with him goes back to Jersey," he says. "I grew up with his cousins in Matawan [near the Jersey shore], so I had been hearing about his legend for years."
Raised in a musical family - Steve's mother Rosemary Conte is a noted NY/NJ jazz singer - Steve started spending time in New York City as a kid, his father bringing him to his first Madison
Square Garden concert, by none other than Chuck Berry. Some years later, Conte found himself playing an entire show onstage in Berry's band. His own music first gained notice when his band Company Of Wolves signed to Mercury Records, releasing a self-titled album on the label in 1990.
What others have said:
"Bronx Cheer simply oozes cool and is an album full of attitude, energy and above all else, a real heart and soul, deep from within the bowels of New York's rich musical heritage. A magnificent collection of songs, full of great melodies and fuzzed-up guitars, ranging from hard edged rock 'n' roll to a heartfelt and soulful beauty. - Louder Than War
"...as rowdy and raucous a collection of rock and roll as any you'll hear this year. Not only are the songs quintessential New York City, they are the epitome of the city's black leather clad heart and soul. "- Blog Critics
"The best rock and roll has the power to lift the sedentary from their chairs and make even the most blasé sing along. That's a good description of what happens when you crank up Steve Conte."- Elmore Magazine
"A bright, fuzzy sounding slice of American pop rock suitable for all."- Backseat Mafia
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