Musician Stephen Edington has returned
to the indie music stage with a new official single, “Stay.” Like
his other material, “Stay” has been published as an independent
music release without the influence or support of the corporate music
industry. A return to songwriting at its purest and most evocative,
“Stay” is a heartfelt, sparkling example of what love and longing
sound like when sung by a top-shelf performer such as Stephen
Edington.
Edington cites as main artistic
influences David Gray, Elliott Smith, and Ray LaMontagne. The
crossroads where these musicians meet stylistically is easy to
imagine, but Edington's own sound isn't quite that. As unassuming as
Gray, Smith and LaMontagne are, “Stay” by Stephen Edington sounds
less pretentious, more genuine. His vocals strike the ear more
clearly than those of the above, too, crystalline in tone and clarion
in delivery.
That the tenor of Edington's singing
matches his lyrical themes in “Stay” is a natural result of
honest artistry. The song doesn't have a message so much as it
is a message.
Edington writes, “My wife and I lost
everything financially with the burst in 2009. We both worked and I
went back to school. Through these past years working nights we have
both gone to bed alone many, many times. This song is about missing
the person you love.”
Stephen Edington's songwriting is
perhaps the most striking quality of “Stay,” as well as of the
artist's other material, such as his 2012 Christmas anthem, “The
Newborn King.” He writes in the true spirit of the great folk
musicians, but with an undercurrent of power which draws from the
rock genre. His lines are direct without sounding aggressive,
masculine without sounding macho, beautiful without sounding
embellished.
The result is music which appeals to
fans of a great many categories, particularly folk, alt- rock,
classic rock, and contemporary singer-songwriter music.
“Stay” by Stephen Edington is
available at over 700 digital music stores worldwide. Fans of
excellent songwriting and impeccable performances should hear. Be
sure not to miss Edington's “The Newborn King,” too, also
available everywhere great music is found online.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“Stay” by Stephen Edington
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