| 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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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]
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]
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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]
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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