Steven John Taylor

With a sound steeped in the sunlit tones of Laurel Canyon, the mid 60’s pop and R&B of the Brill Building, and the lo-fi synths of early prog rock, Steven John Taylor created a sound that’s both modern and thoroughly informed by 70’s AM rock.

"Steve Taylor’s dreamy, folky, solo songs recall a long lost time when most everybody wore their hair long... Where many of today’s California canyon-rock enthusiasts look back on bygone twang for inspiration, Taylor’s love for all things Laurel and Topanga is more rooted in the singer/songwriters of the era such as Carole King, David Crosby, and James Taylor. But there’s also a deep love for Memphis soul as evidenced by “Felicity” which sounds a little like Shuggie Otis recording for Stax. The title-track resonates with sun-flared AM radio gold of the early 1970s as vintage tones warble from an old Wurlitzer while acoustic six-strings intertwine with the watery notes of a lazy electric slide guitar under Taylor crooning like a young Graham Nash." - iTunes