Singapore’s The Steve McQueens refuse to be pedestrian; they donβt live in the transient or the touch-and-go. Swerving between cool seduction and gripping magnetism, they aim to light the world up with their brand of self-styled neo-vintage soul-funk.
Ginny Bloop (vocals), Joshua Wan (keyboards), Jase Sng (bass) and Aaron James Lee (drums) formed the band in 2013 and released Seamonster in 2015, an album produced by Incognito founder Jean-Paul βBlueyβ Maunick. The growing reputation of their electric live shows and musicality has taken them to iconic regional festivals like Japanβs Summersonic, Indonesiaβs Java Jazz, Singaporeβs Singjazz and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
This September sees the release of The Steve McQueens’ highly anticipated album, TERRAΠ―IUM – a reflection of the band’s journey in the past two years. Having undergone soul-searching metamorphoses at both personal and collective levels, the album is a blossoming realisation of artistic purpose – the planted seed has fully grown.
Check out latest single, ‘Hephaestus‘ and keyboardist, Joshua Wanβs, Top 10 Songs to Be Driving To…
1. Hiatus Kaiyote β βNakamarraβ
βFavourite cruising song of all timeβ¦β
2. Moonchild β βVoyagerβ
βAlso my favourite chill albumβ¦β
3. Gregory Porter – ‘Skylark’
βNumber one calmer for when I gotta be somewhere fast and the traffic isn’t cooperatingβ¦β
4. Sampha β βHappensβ
βThe Voice that keeps me awake!β
5. alt-J β βBreezeblocksβ
βMy reminder that too much evolution isn’t necessarily a good thingβ¦β
6. Thelonius Monk and John Trane β βEpistrophyβ
βMonk and Trane – ’nuff said.β
7. Gretchen Parlato β βBlue In Greenβ
βGlasper on piano! C’mon now…β
8. Chet Baker β βBlue In Greenβ
β…and now Chet!β
9. Brad Mehldau β βLargoβ
βThis is what I want to sound like when I grow up.β
10. Brad Mehldau β βHighway Riderβ
βOh, Brad. You magnificent genius freak.β
TERRAΠ―IUM will be released across digital platforms this September 2017. Hephaestus is out now.