Steve Lacy's Demo | ||||
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Released | February 24, 2017 | |||
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Length | 13:33 | |||
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Producer | Steve Lacy | |||
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Singles from 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]
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]
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]
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [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]
Don't you give me up , please don't give up
On me, I belong with you and only you, baby
Only you, my girl, only you, babe
Only you, darling, only you, babe
Only you, my girl, only you, babe
Only you, darling, only you.
All songs written and produced by Lacy. [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [19] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |