The Steens are sharing their forthcoming Justin Raisen-produced album Life One, ahead of it’s October 14 release.  The duo, also siblings, formed their band in 2021 using their surname. Naming the band was an easy decision with the duo’s sound and vision being firmly planted in their roots. At an early age their father was actively working in the music industry as an A&R/ artist manager while their mother was pursuing a promising career as a stylist. This all changed when their dad was arrested and went on to serve a 10 year prison sentence.

The Steen’s “future rock n’ roll” sound picks up where their fate dropped them off. Feeding back and buzzing like gleaming gold through a distorted lens, the brother’s have woven a sound very much in tune with their childhood. Blown out 808s clip your speakers while fuzz injected guitars and vocals invite ancestors like Little Richard to perhaps take some more uppers.

Someone suggested their band was like “the Black Strokes or something.” The Steens weren’t offended by the comparison but later stated, “The Strokes are great, but they’re a little polite, no? If we were gonna be the “black anything” and not “the Black Beatles” can’t we at least be “the Black Iggy Pops.”

LA producer Justin Raisen (Kim Gordon, Charli xcx, Yves Tumor, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) founded the group and produced their EP, which drops on October 14.

The Steens
Life One
Tracklisting

01. HEAVEN
02. NETWORK SPIRIT
03. OH LORD!
04. THOROUGHBRED
05. WHAT A WAY TO DIE
06. PTSD KIDS
07. WHAT A WAY TO DIE