Steven A. Clark

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Steven A. Clark | image = | caption = Steven A. Clark | birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | alias = {{hlist|Steve Clark|Steven Clark}} | origin = Miami, Florida, United States | genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B}} | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2011–present | label = Secretly Canadian | associated_acts = | website = http://www.stevenaclark.com }} '''Steven A. Clark''' is an American singer-songwriter from Miami, Florida. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he signed with Secretly Canadian in 2014.

==Career==

===Stripes=== After moving from Fayetteville, North Carolina, fresh from High Point University, creative R&B crooner Steven A. Clark moved to Miami, Florida to explore his musical ambitions that eventually created this 8-song LP ''Stripes.'' The album is a "movement towards a distinctive and immersive preview of R&B, reminiscent of other innovative R&B artists Frank Ocean and The Weeknd."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Serwer|first1=Jesse|title=MIAMI R&B SINGER-SONGWRITER STEVEN A. CLARK ON STRIPES, HIS UPCOMING ALBUM, AND BEING A HUNGRY, SEMI-EMPLOYED ARTIST|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/miami-randb-singer-songwriter-steven-a-clark-on-stripes-his-upcoming-album-and-being-a-hungry-semi-employed-artist-6386086|website=Miami New Times|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref>

===LATE=== ''LATE'', Clark's debut release after signing with Secretly Canadian, is a 3-song EP, mostly self written and self-produced. The album was just the beginning for Clark, with soul-searching stories told throughout each track in a generous pop/R&B vision. The album includes track "The Lonely Roller," the title of his highly anticipated subsequently released full-length album on Secretly Canadian.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Canadian|first1=Secretly|title=Home|url=http://www.secretlycanadian.com/artist.php?name=clarkstevena&p=2|website=Secretly Canadian}}</ref>

===The Lonely Roller=== Following the success of his 3 track EP ''LATE'', Clark released his first full-length album on the Secretly Canadian roster, ''The Lonely Roller'' in 2015. An intimate, indie-pop-R&B record, the album includes tracks that incorporate both personal and emotional stories with fresh rhythms and pulsing synthesizers. The album shows the struggles in his musical journey and promises creative potential in a new wave of honest, verse R&B. Zane Lowe from Beats 1 and ''SPIN'' magazine have praised the album, specifically tracks "Not You," "Can't Have," and "Just Ride," and the stories they tell. Clark is currently on tour with Sinkane promoting his new album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Andrew|title=Home|url=http://www.secretlycanadian.com/artist.php?name=clarkstevena&p=1|website=Secretly Canadian}}</ref>

==Musical style== Steven A. Clark's musical style has been described as a mix of indie-pop and intimate, verse R&B. Noisey describes track "Not You" off of his debut LP with Secretly Canadian as "relaxed and effortless, sounding similar to Frank Ocean-meets-pop, while channeling some universal themes of love lost." Clark himself calls himself a "flawed character."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sundermann|first1=Eric|title=Premiere: Stream Steven A. Clark's "Not You" from his upcoming record 'The Lonely Roller'|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/premiere-steven-a-clarks-not-you/|website=Noisey: Music by Vice|date=18 June 2015 }}</ref> ''The Lonely Roller'' tells emotional, tragic love stories from the artist's own personal life, and is a creative, interesting new force in the world of R&B and indie pop.

==Discography==

=== Studio albums === * ''Stripes'' (2011) * ''Late'' (2014) * ''The Lonely Roller'' (2015) * ''Where Neon Goes To Die'' (2018) * ''Hypervigilant'' (2019)

=== Guest appearances === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row" | "Like Me" | 2013 | Denzel Curry | ''Nostalgic 64'' |- ! scope="row" | "Can't Have" | 2017 | Pitbull, Ape Drums | ''Climate Change'' |- ! scope="row" | "Killer"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/09/boys-noize-blasts-back-cover-adamskis-acid-house-classic-killer-watch/ |title=Boys Noize blasts back with cover of Adamski's acid house classic, 'Killer' |last=Norris |first=Asher |date=21 September 2018 |website=Dancing Astronaut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922043939/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/09/boys-noize-blasts-back-cover-adamskis-acid-house-classic-killer-watch/ |archive-date=22 September 2018 |accessdate=23 September 2018}}</ref> | 2018 | Boys Noize | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.stevenaclark.com/ Official website]

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