North American hopeful Steve James made a sterling year of 2014, showing versatility in a diverse array of remix duties. With the promise of original material ahead of him and a notably mature sound to his name, the young hopeful is back with another reminder of the spark that set his name flying over the past 12 months.
It’s the turn of LA-based indie rock outfit Smallpools to receive a Steve James re-imagining and once again, the Pittsburgh newcomer does not drop the ball. Flaunting radio quality production values through his own punchy and instrumentally cleansed run at the big room sound, there’s enough character and musical conviction in this one to assure that James represents a generation putting quality back at the forefront of the agenda. Setting expectations for his inaugural studio originals to an all time high, Steve James sounds ready to hit the upper echelon for 2015.