Steve Lacy's Demo

Steve Lacy's Demo
Steve Lacy's Demo
Recording by Steve Lacy
Released	February 24, 2017
Genre	Soul; funk;
Length	13:33
Label	Three Quarter; AWAL;
Producer	Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy chronology
Singles from Steve Lacy's Demo
	"Some"; Released: November 1, 2016; "Dark Red"; Released: February 20, 2017;

Steve Lacy's Demo is a commercial release^[a] 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]

Background

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 popular culture

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Lacy.^[10]

*Steve Lacy's Demo* track listing
No.	Title	Length
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

Note

The track "Moron" was cut from the tracklist, but was self-released for free on April 1, 2017.^[18]

Certifications

Certifications for *Steve Lacy's Demo*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[19]	Gold	7,500^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ Steve Lacy has said that Steve Lacy's Demo is a song series, neither an album nor an EP.

References

^ Bundy, Will. "Watch Steve Lacy Pull A Say Anything in His "Some" Video". The Fader. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ Trewn, Pranav. "Steve Lacy – "Dark Red"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ "Steve Lacy's Demo – EP by Steve Lacy on iTunes". Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via iTunes Store.
^ "steve lacy on Twitter: "steve lacy's demo is a song series. not an album nor an EP."". April 15, 2017. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017.
^ "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^ Roberts, Randall. "California Sounds: Chuck Prophet honors Bobby Fuller; Steve Lacy goes "Dark Red"; Ty Segall sings a trippy ballad". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ Wilson, Mick. "STEVE LACY MADE HIS NEW TRACK ENTIRELY ON IPHONE & GARAGEBAND". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ Stewart, Tiffany. "The Internet's Steve Lacy Produces Latest Solo Project From His iPhone". Blavity. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
^ Dwyer, Vincent. "There's a reason everybody loves Steve Lacy – Acclaim Magazine". Acclaim. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Frank, Alex. "Men: Steve Lacy – FANTASTIC MAN". Fantastic Man. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
^ Webster, McKenzii. "Steve Lacy's song series 'Steve Lacy's Demo' gives short but sweet vibes". Earmilk. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ Williams, Rhiannon. "Musician Steve Lacy releases EP recorded entirely on an iPhone". iNews. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Dark Red created by Steve Lacy | Popular songs on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ Bromwich, Jonah. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
^ Bromwich, Jonah. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
^ Sheikh, Kareem. "Steve Lacy 'Steve Lacy's Demo' Cheat Code Album Review". DJ Booth. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
^ Sandford, Makeda. "INTERVIEW: STEVE LACY IS THE WUNDERKIND CHALLENGING MUSICAL NORMS". Saint Heron. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ Lewis, Maya. "Listen To Steve Lacy's "Moron"". The Fader. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Steve Lacy – Steve Lacy's Demo EP". Radioscope. Retrieved December 28, 2024. Type Steve Lacy's Demo EP in the "Search:" field.

[3] Steve Lacy has said that Steve Lacy's Demo is a song series, neither an album nor an EP.

[1] Bundy, Will. "Watch Steve Lacy Pull A Say Anything in His "Some" Video". The Fader. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[2] Trewn, Pranav. "Steve Lacy – "Dark Red"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[iTunes-4] "Steve Lacy's Demo – EP by Steve Lacy on iTunes". Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via iTunes Store.

[5] "steve lacy on Twitter: "steve lacy's demo is a song series. not an album nor an EP."". April 15, 2017. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017.

[6] "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

[7] Roberts, Randall. "California Sounds: Chuck Prophet honors Bobby Fuller; Steve Lacy goes "Dark Red"; Ty Segall sings a trippy ballad". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

[8] Wilson, Mick. "STEVE LACY MADE HIS NEW TRACK ENTIRELY ON IPHONE & GARAGEBAND". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[9] Stewart, Tiffany. "The Internet's Steve Lacy Produces Latest Solo Project From His iPhone". Blavity. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[10] Dwyer, Vincent. "There's a reason everybody loves Steve Lacy – Acclaim Magazine". Acclaim. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

[FM-11] Frank, Alex. "Men: Steve Lacy – FANTASTIC MAN". Fantastic Man. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

[12] Webster, McKenzii. "Steve Lacy's song series 'Steve Lacy's Demo' gives short but sweet vibes". Earmilk. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[13] Williams, Rhiannon. "Musician Steve Lacy releases EP recorded entirely on an iPhone". iNews. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[14] "Dark Red created by Steve Lacy | Popular songs on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[15] Bromwich, Jonah. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[pitchfork.com-16] Bromwich, Jonah. "Steve Lacy: Steve Lacy's Demo Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[17] Sheikh, Kareem. "Steve Lacy 'Steve Lacy's Demo' Cheat Code Album Review". DJ Booth. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[18] Sandford, Makeda. "INTERVIEW: STEVE LACY IS THE WUNDERKIND CHALLENGING MUSICAL NORMS". Saint Heron. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[19] Lewis, Maya. "Listen To Steve Lacy's "Moron"". The Fader. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

[New_ZealandSteve_LacySteve_Lacy's_Demo_EPalbumCertRef-20] "New Zealand album certifications – Steve Lacy – Steve Lacy's Demo EP". Radioscope. Retrieved December 28, 2024. Type Steve Lacy's Demo EP in the "Search:" field.

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