Red Steppes / A Mouth May Grow
| Album: | A Mouth May Grow | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Red Steppes | Added: | Sep 2019 | |
| Label: | Native Cat Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-10-07 | Pull Date: | 2019-12-09 |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 15 | Dec 8 | Nov 10 | Nov 3 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 09, 2019: | Everything
One For A Second Son |
4. | Nov 08, 2019: | w/e
Rampages Eastward |
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| 2. | Dec 07, 2019: | Hanging in the Boneyard
Rampages Eastward |
5. | Nov 02, 2019: | Music Casserole
Ashton |
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| 3. | Dec 07, 2019: | Music Casserole
One For A Second Son |
6. | Nov 01, 2019: | w/e
Bixby |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2019-09-28
Reviewed 2019-09-28
INDIE FOLK-POP / FEMALE SINGER-SONGWRITER
The debut album of Bay Area based songwriter, singer, and guitarist Nika Aila States who performs as Red Steppes. States’s voice is a pretty soprano with just a hint of twang. Her intriguing, impressionist lyrics are full of symbols & metaphor: past relationships are described with images of animals, plants, and places. Instruments are acoustic & electric guitar, synth, drums, some electronics. A beautiful website at redsteppes.com has lyrics.
No FCC issues
1 * Mid-tempo. Mostly acoustic. Perhaps a message for a former lover. Good start. (4:16)
2 Mid-slow. More electric. A bit spooky. Strange lyrics. (3:59)
3 ** Mid-slow. A recollection of someone important. Melodic with catchy refrain. (4:05)
4 * Mid-tempo. More memories of an ex. Passionate and compelling. Slightly sad. (4:19)
5 * Mid-slow. Again, melancholy remembrances, good singing and accompaniment. (3:26)
6 Mid-slow. A memory of her father; then a conversation about art with her lover. (3:35)
7 Fast. Urgent, tense. Something is definitely wrong, but what?. (2:59)
8 Mid-slow. Somewhat nihilistic. Refers to the California ghost town of Bodie. (4:39)
9 Mid-slow, somber. She’s leaving someone. Scenes of the NorCal coast. (3:46)
10 ** Mid-tempo. Somewhat like a Celtic folk-song with nice finger-style guitar. (3:57)
11 Slow. Sad and spare. A downer of a song, though well sung. (3:17)
The debut album of Bay Area based songwriter, singer, and guitarist Nika Aila States who performs as Red Steppes. States’s voice is a pretty soprano with just a hint of twang. Her intriguing, impressionist lyrics are full of symbols & metaphor: past relationships are described with images of animals, plants, and places. Instruments are acoustic & electric guitar, synth, drums, some electronics. A beautiful website at redsteppes.com has lyrics.
No FCC issues
1 * Mid-tempo. Mostly acoustic. Perhaps a message for a former lover. Good start. (4:16)
2 Mid-slow. More electric. A bit spooky. Strange lyrics. (3:59)
3 ** Mid-slow. A recollection of someone important. Melodic with catchy refrain. (4:05)
4 * Mid-tempo. More memories of an ex. Passionate and compelling. Slightly sad. (4:19)
5 * Mid-slow. Again, melancholy remembrances, good singing and accompaniment. (3:26)
6 Mid-slow. A memory of her father; then a conversation about art with her lover. (3:35)
7 Fast. Urgent, tense. Something is definitely wrong, but what?. (2:59)
8 Mid-slow. Somewhat nihilistic. Refers to the California ghost town of Bodie. (4:39)
9 Mid-slow, somber. She’s leaving someone. Scenes of the NorCal coast. (3:46)
10 ** Mid-tempo. Somewhat like a Celtic folk-song with nice finger-style guitar. (3:57)
11 Slow. Sad and spare. A downer of a song, though well sung. (3:17)
Track Listing
| 1. | Ashton | 6. | I Do In The Dark | |||
| 2. | Solemn Bird | 7. | What In Bob's Name | |||
| 3. | Rampages Eastward | 8. | Bodie | |||
| 4. | Bixby | 9. | Big Desire | |||
| 5. | I Did Not Speak It | 10. | One For A Second Son | |||
| 11. | Sibley / Joaquin | |||||