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Steve Marion
Delicate Steve is the stage name of musician Steve Marion, an American multi-instrumentalist who leads the band of the same name. On January 25, 2011, Delicate Steve's debut album, Wondervisions, was released on Luaka Bop. The entirety of the album was recorded by Marion in his bedroom and quickly gained the attention of critics, becoming a "Critics' Choice" selection of The New York Times as well as being included on NPR's "Favorite Songs of 2011". Delicate Steve's sophomore record, Positive Force, was released in July of 2012 on Luaka Bop. The album quickly received high praise, including an 84 from Filter, an 8.5 from Paste, a 7.6 in Pitchfork and a 7 from Spin. Following the release of Positive Force, the band toured with Tame Impala, Mac DeMarco, Dirty Projectors, Tune-Yards and Yeasayer. While supporting Tame Impala on their US tour, a live album was recorded at a November 13, 2014 show at the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas. Live in Las Vegas was released on March 3, 2015. In 2016, Delicate Steve signed to Anti- and toured with Cass McCombs. In January 2017, the band's third album, This Is Steve, was released on Anti-. The album was recorded entirely by Marion at Outlier Inn studios in Woodridge, NY in 11 days. As a guitarist, Marion has performed live on stage with Mac DeMarco, Kimbra, Built to Spill, Yeasayer, Dirty Projectors, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Dr. Dog, Tune-Yards, Kyp Malone, Khaira Arby, Akron/Family, Ra Ra Riot, Fang Island, Sondre Lerche, Nicole Atkins and Seltzer Boys (a supergroup consisting of Yeasayer and Suckers members). Marion also collaborated with Paul Simon on his 2015 album Stranger to Stranger. In 2017, Marion joined the Growlers as a guitarist for their City Club world tour. Marion collaborated with Amen Dunes to record guitar on the 2018 album Freedom. The record was met with positive critical acclaim, earning the title of “Best New Music” from Pitchfork. Uproxx critic Steven Hyden wrote, "With Marion’s understated but assertive guitar acting as the album's focal point, Freedom recalls the arena-ready, widescreen sweep of U2 or the Verve".