THE STEALS- 'The Weight' Live
THE STEALS- 'Sinner' Live
The Floodlights EP is out now
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"There is something nocturnal and passionately dark about this music, something that grabs at your emotions so much you can hear the rapid beating of your own heart." ......INFUSED Magazine
"Sultry slowburning blues-rock undertone, laid back slide guitars, mellow creamy blues rock and Jayn Hanna has a powerful angelic voice that really is just perfect .. simmering beauty, glowing, warm, mellow and just right" ........ORGAN Magazine
"With its moody basslines, reminiscent of an Urban Hymns era Verve, simple yet emotive drumming and sublime vocals, the Floodlights EP is a collection of tracks with a wonderful melodic, layered sound".......ANOTHER LATE NIGHT
" Hoggs acoustic guitar work is outstanding, complimenting the vocals beautifully, Floodlights is as accomplished an EP as you are ever likely to find, and I can offer it no higher praise than that"
...... ACED Magazine".
"A wonderfully lush release, full of soul and the sort of melody that haunts you forever more"...... SUBBA-CULTCHA
"mysterious, dark, lonely the vocals of singer jayn hanna are tumbling through the six songs, while john hogg with some subdued guitare lines is painting pictures of lost highways into the night. intense.".....BLOOM magazine
" J. Hanna has a very distinctive soulful voice which can at times exude a haunting quality. The breathy, airy vocals on some of the songs will make you feel as if you've been transported to the Yorkshire moors on a fog-filled frosty autumnal morning"........ALTERNATIVE CUTS
"Dusky vocals peak and plummet against a minimal backdrop of guitars and reverb and the set flows with a grace that seems beyond rehearsal. Give It All Back is a work of ethereal beauty........The Steals are by no means ones to shake you by the throat, but with performances like this they might just sneak up on you unnoticed and leave you enthralled" ........SOUNDS OF THE CITY
"The Steals are certainly on the list of previously unknown bands who's music I'll definitely pursue after the festival, absolutely mesmerising and fantastic." ....Live Review- MUSIC OHM
"The Steals are the very epitomy of 21st Century folk gone electric. John Hogg carves out his signature sounds with effects which leave notes hanging in the air as he plucks in a quick arpeggio or sends a skittering harmonic down the waves of almost looped, rotating delays. Haunting, ethereal stuff it is too with Jayn Hanna layering in her sweet, defined voice. It's all a pleasure to hear tracks like "Over Me" and Hanna's exceptionally long hair makes her look like a modern damsel in distress as she calls out across the airwaves - exceptional stuff indeed" .....MANCHESTER MUSIC
