Steve Overland - Scandalous (2020)

Steve Overland is a legend in his own lifetime. Is there anyone out there who is not familiar with his name? He has a history that goes way back into the late seventies, his first major recording was with the band Wildlife in 1980. After the demise of Wildlife, Steve went on to form the cult British melodic rock band FM, that released many great albums throughout the years and they are still going strong to this very day.

Steve originally teamed up with Escape Music to provide lead vocals for the "Boston Tribute" album, singing "Amanda", one of the album's highlights. Steve also joined forces with Steve Morris of Heartland fame to record four Shadowman albums, all of which are well-respected in the rock community. He has written, recorded and sung so many great songs over the years.

But let’s get back to Steve’s solo work with Escape Music, which began with "Break Away”, then “Diamond Dealer”, “Epic” and “Contagious”. So, that means “Scandalous” is Steve’s fifth solo album and what a belter it is too! This man can just seemingly continue to give us breathtakingly good songs with great songwriting (and let’s not forget the input of the talented Tommy Denander). This new release for 2020 is also being released on vinyl (limited edition of 300 in Dracula colour) and a slightly different track listing from the CD. Exciting news indeed!

Steve Overland just gets better and let’s hope he gives us much more in years to come.