Pool Of Sound - Aimée Steven

Singer, songwriter Aimée Steven hales from Walton Village in Liverpool and is one of Liverpool's most exciting emerging artists who impressed with her debut single, 'My Name', released with her newly formed band in March 2019 on At Large Records. She has been passionate about music since an early age and attended open-mic nights, but had never played a gig before performing new unheard tracks at Liverpool's Sound City Festival 2019. While releasing two more singles with the label she spent her summer playing festivals such as Sound City, Kendal Calling and LIMF. With her first batch of songs written, she had signed to At Large Records in early 2019 after being approached by Jon Withnall, who has worked with artists such as Louis Berry and 'The Coral', after he saw a short clip on Facebook of her playing. Despite feeling uncomfortable at first, she has now made the studio her home. The song was also played across radio stations such as BBC Radio 6 and received an extremely positive reaction across social media with support from National Radio and countless cool reviews from the UK Music Press before she moved to her current label Jacaranda Records.
Growing up in Liverpool and listening to the ever-changing music scene, her inspirations range from 'The Beatles', 'The Rolling Stones', and other up and coming local bands, with Crosby, Stills and Nash also highlighted as  an influence, "Their harmonies are fantastic". She loves how Liverpool is renowned for its music scene and how versatile it can be. She says, "The Liverpool music scene has always been great and we are known for it as a city. You can't really get away from it when you're here. I think a lot of the bands at the moment are really good. The music is never the same, it always changes and there's always something new. I'm really into 60/70's music, but seeing local artists have a passion for music has really inspired me over the years. I went to see Bobby West and I also love Queen Zee and think what they're doing politically (as well as musically) is really great."

The deal with burgeoning Liverpool label Jacaranda Records saw the release of her critically acclaimed final single of 2019, 'Better Off Dead'. She recorded an energised cover of the rock 'n 'roll standard 'Shakin' All Over' for BBC Radio Merseyside just before Christmas which drew a line under 2019. She was looking to be one of 2020's brightest prospects with a quartet of outstanding singles out in the world. However she has had to spend her time during lockdown honing her musical craft and building her fanbase online. She has also embraced opportunities to perform for the women's empowerment campaign Generation W and global charity NPH, the USA's appeal to support vulnerable children in South America during the pandemic.

Her single 'Today', recorded during the brief period when travel restrictions were lifted over the summer of 2020, represents an evolution in her sound: rich in reverb-drenched guitar layers and a thick '80s production haze. 'Today' notches up Aimee’s seventh single release and is a real throwback of an indie gem, with a distinctly forward-thinking approach. Aimée says, "I wrote 'Today' thinking about how completely and utterly fragile our time is in this world and how important it is that we share that time with people we love. It came pretty easy once I had that emotion to draw upon, I thought of a number of people in my life whilst writing and once the verses were nailed down the chorus rushed out of me. 'Today', now, the present… because tomorrow and yesterday don't really exist."

As the gig circuit showed no sign of returning in any recognisible form, Aimée was able, along with a score of other luminaires, to play live over the Summer at the Liverpool Digital Music Festival. Held over the August Bank Holiday, her performance at the M&S Bank Arena marks her out as one of the few musicians able to play live after lockdown was announced in March 2020.

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