August Lee Stevens ‘Better Places’ now released; full EP drops 4/5/24 (Link to hear)!

4/5/24 Record Drops - So excited for the release, this was a blast to record! I performed trumpet on the single:

“In My Head” — have a listen, available on all streaming platforms!

Here is the full KQED article by Pendarvis Harshaw!

Recording “In My Head” by August Lee Stevens at Women’s Audio Mission, San Francisco

August Lee Stevens’ new EP, ‘Better Places,’ drops April 5. ‘A lot of the songs that I write are usually me processing different things I’ve gone through, different emotions that I’ve gone through,’ she says.

[Stevens wrote Better Places over the span of a few years. Its single, “In My Head,” is built around a simple, soulful arrangement that starts slow and builds, allowing Stevens to show off her tonal range and long vocal riffs.

Over keys, a smooth drum pattern, a jazzy xylophone and a strong-sounding horn, Stevens sings: “I wish you could see all the beauty that’s left to be found, and what this could be / But we’re fighting with every doubt, so don’t let it be all in my head.” (Stevens says the track was initially inspired by her dog Clyde, a Rhodesian Ridgeback who comes to her shows. “I want him to be famous,” Stevens says.)] — Pendarvis Harshaw, 3/18/24, KQED Arts and Culture

Congratulations August!