Young Mister | Sudden Swoon (LP, Monostereo Exclusive, Gatefold, Blue Vinyl)

Monostereo Exclusive. Blue vinyl. Young Mister, aka North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Steven Fiore, has been stitching songs together out of the tossed-off scraps of life for over a decade now. His eye for detail and ear for melody has always had a habit of disarming and charming music lovers worldwide. He writes like a journalist assigned to cover the human heart; no bombast, no hyperventilating, just honest truths about love and life that can only be expressed through the inscrutable alchemy of a song — and with his newest collection, ‘Sudden Swoon,’ he might have accidentally reinvented not only himself but the entire process of releasing an album in the modern age.

Armed with a small but loyal fanbase, and with a creeping feeling of disillusionment towards the music business growing in his stomach, Fiore wrote the songs that would become ‘Sudden Swoon’ without knowing how, or even if he’d release them. They paint the corners of the landscape from a life teetering between youth and middle age, love that’s balanced on a shaking tightrope, and dreams that seem to turn to smoke every time they get close enough to grasp. It’s harrowing, relatable stuff. As an album with its own identity started to take shape, and the songs kept coming, he realized that just throwing them online and reaping the streams would be less than the music deserved, so he partnered up with some good friends at Refresh Records and the Young Mister Record Club was born.

While he worked on the tracks in his home studio (affectionately dubbed ‘The Study’), he also posted demos online to record club members almost as soon as they were written. After sharing twenty songs, he let the members vote on which would get the full studio treatment and a slot on the album. While this kind of crowdsourcing could be anxiety-inducing, it was also liberating, and it galvanized that fan base into an even more personal connection with Young Mister’s music. Now set for release in September of 2019, with a finalized track list full of some of his sharpest writing yet, ‘Sudden Swoon’ is poised to further the career of an artist whose literate, emotional pop songs always seem to find their audience, one way or another. 

Recorded and produced by Steven Fiore in Tryon, NC. Mixing and additional production by Charlie Stavish at The Clock Tower Recorder in Joshua Tree, CA. Mastering by Dave Harris at Studio B Mastering in Charlotte, NC.

Tracklist

A1        Burned Up Wagon
A2        What If I?
A3        Damage
A4        The Day Our World Was Born
A5        Hopefully, Maybe
B1        Another Life
B2        Shine Like That
B3        Better
B4        Best
B5        Keep My Mind Off You
B6        Have A Great Summer

*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.

Label: Refresh Records
Rel. Date: 09/13/2019
UPC: 750958011374

• Genre: Alternative
• Format: Vinyl