Feb. 16 — Independent singer-songwriter Steve Conte has a new album on the way..
The Concrete Jangle is scheduled for release April 20 on Record Store Day. The record is set for release through Wicked Cool Records. In anticipation of the record’s release, Conte debuted the album’s lead single, ‘Shoot Out The Stars‘ Thursday.
The song boasts a catchy, mid-tempo classic rock style vibe throughout its body. The hooks and choruses are both so catchy, making it thoroughly engaging and entertaining.
Conte talked about the arrangement’s creation and the song’s lyrical content at length in a prepared statement.
“My new single ‘Shoot Out The Stars’ is another co-write with my songwriting hero, ANDY PARTRIDGE of XTC,” Conte said. “”When Andy & I got together on Zoom to have our writing sessions I threw out a bunch of titles – and among them was ‘Shoot Out The Stars.’ He liked it and said, “Oh yeah, we can do something with that” and then immediately started banging out those opening guitar chords and singing that verse melody. I then came up with the chorus and knew how that title should be sung.”
Conte continued, “We made the song about nihilism – bored teens in Hollywood out looking for thrills. Andy & I had a strong synergy going on…we got into a real groove when writing these songs. For example, I had a line in the first verse where the kids say “Let’s drive out to the Hills and climb up on our cars…” and then in the 2nd verse Andy added, “The grown-ups are to blame for all the hurt we got – under the hood”. He may have meant it as the hurt kids have hidden inside, but I also see it another way. We never spoke about tying it in with their cars and I didn’t notice it until recently, but there it was. An Easter egg, the Partridge gift that keeps giving. There are a lot of these kinds of things in the songs.”
He concluded, “And the song is in one of my favorite rock ‘n roll guitar keys, the key of B – really great for power pop. I went a bit psychedelic with it; using fuzz & backwards guitars as well as playing Mellotron (and my mandolin made an appearance!) I hope you dig it baby!!”
The track listing for The Concrete Jangle is noted below.
‘The Concrete Jangle’ Track Listing:
Fourth of July
Hey Hey Hey (Aren’t You The One?)
We Like It
Shoot Out The Stars
One Last Bell
Motor City Love Machine
All Tied Up
Decomposing A Song For You
Girl With No Name
I Dream Her
More information on Steve Conte’s new single and album is available along with all of his latest news at:
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