New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Beginning an obsession with music from the age of five when she started playing piano, it seemed inevitable that Steele would make it in the music industry. Having already gained over 5 million streams and with features from the likes of Rolling Stone (three times!) and an appearance at Elle's 2017 fashion show Steele is surely set to soar.
Previously at the brink of something huge, Steele was tragically struck with meningitis, leaving her with epilepsy and in need of a complete lifestyle change. This has merely forged her resolve further to succeed as well, as well as turning her into in 2018's ultimate anti-rock star.
Steele is set to release her first full album Paroxysm, June 13th.
Born Sara Steele in Stockholm, Sweden, Steele's defiantly rogue take on pop takes in influences from game-changers such as Portishead and Lana Del Ray - it's groaning with hooks, melody and lyrical twists but makes no concession to mainstream demands. Along with producers, Charles and Dejan, the work which has gone into Paroxysm reveals layers upon layers of textured atmosphere, allowing for tracks to continually reveal something new upon each listen. The five-minute track, "8AM", is a devastating torch song worthy of closing a season of Twin Peaks, whilst "Looking for You" shows a far less vulnerable side, with a robotic attack which brings Ladytron to mind. An album of huge emotion, there are seemingly paradoxes in each track, a fractured perfection which can only come from the artist having poured every ounce of their life experience into it, warts and all.
Steele is not looking to break chart records, sell out the O2 or become the next…whoever. This album is Steele finally and unapologetically finding her peace with her music and expressing herself in such a way that if some listeners hate it, it really doesn't matter - this is a statement which is undiluted and is all-the-more beautiful for it. 'Paroxysm' is music without rules and borders and transcends trends style and fashion.
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