Words By: Brianna Vacca

Arioso songstress Maeve Steele is a pure embodiment of introspective rejuvenation. Brimming with a perspective between fantasy and reality, Steele handcrafts a sonic panorama that unequivocally matches the singer + songwriter’s personality components. The singer + songwriter, an intrinsic, empathetic poet, and Americana-rootsy integrator host a superfluity of musical inspirations throughout her catalog. Her musical appetite is lavished with old-school conventional musical configurations such as Americana, folk, old-school country, and more, all attributed to the sounds that filled her parent’s home. Maeve Steele’s “Shimmer” is the up-and-coming starlet’s newest depiction radiating emotional depth suitable for the living room or the dance floor.

“Shimmer,” recorded with multi-platinum producer, mixer, engineer Brian Malouf [Michael Jackson, Madonna], is wrapped in a fanciful coating bayoneted by vocoder-produced vocals and a  synth pop-noir apparatus. A layered production bolsters Steele’s vocal offerings and adept percussion making. “Shimmer” has the efficiency to move those who hear and offers a sense of escapism. The song acts as a shapeshifter as it took differing energetic forms until it found its official place in the world. The Bay Area native credits American writer Joan Didion as an influence who noted that her writing came out of, “images that shimmer around the edges.” A sign from up above, the songsmith assimilated that citation and hit the ground running.

The tunesmith shared her take, “The word shimmer really lit something up for me. I wanted to dive into it and explore how it felt, both on the surface, like when you’re starting some new phase of life or falling in love and everything just sparkles, and on a deeper level as a writer, as someone looking out at the world and trying to figure what shimmers and feels special and unique to you.”

The song’s accompanying music video is a glittery carousel paying homage to the pop gem. Steele dances the night away alongside her friends. The video visual screams the importance of self-identity and offers the sight of freedom – the freedom felt through Steele’s vocal stylings. A good time is heavily illustrated as Steele and her friends promote a keen fashion sense.

In 2019, Steele dropped Lana Del Rey meets Imogen Heap singles “Real” and “Tourist” after jumping ship and moving to Nashville, Tennessee to attend college. In 2020, the singer + songwriter released an emotive, four-track EP Barefoot with guitarist Cole Phillips [Colt Ford, Canaan Smith], and GRAMMY-nominated engineer Robert Venable [Twenty One Pilots, MuteMath.] As the music industry begins to open back up, Maeve Steele has a lot to show.

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