After a few days of coughing, the rasp demanded to be utilised so I rattled out a Tom Waits tune!

Gun Street Girl - Tom Waits cover

Under You

Released 09 June 2013 
Written by Esther Stephens, Tama Waipara 
Producer: Aaron Nevezie 

Vocals: Esther Stephens 
Drums: Tom Broome 
Bass: Marika Hodgson 
Additional Instrumentation: Aaron Nevezie, Tama Waipara 

Recorded at The Lab (AKL) 
Mixed at The Bunker (NYC) by Aaron Nevezie 
Mastered at Masterdisk (NYC) by Scott Hull 

Thanks to NZ On AIr.

Under You

Love Me Not

'Horses In My Dreams' by PJ Harvey from the album 'Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea'.

Vocals - Esther Stephens
Guitar - Todd Beeby

Cowhide Covers: Horses In My Dreams, PJ Harvey

Tracks from Esther Stephens live in the Red Bull Studio, Auckland.  'Free' by Abraham Kunin and Esther Stephens.

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Free (Live@Red Bull Studio)

Tracks from Esther Stephens live in the Red Bull Studio, Auckland.  'HA' by Esther Stephens.

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HA (Live@Red Bull Studio)

Collaboration by Esther Stephens, Abraham Kunin & Tom Broome (The Means), Reuben Stephens (Artisan Guns), Leon Radojkovic (Dr Colossus) and Tom Scott (Homebrew, @Peace).

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Released 17 June 2012 
Abraham Kunin, Esther Stephens, Tom Scott 

Recorded by Ben Stockwell at Northwest Digital
Artwork by Ben Jenkins

Asahi feat. Tom Scott

Lounge rehearsal for 21/06/12 gig at The Acoustic Cafe Collingwood.

Matt Ledingham on guitar.

Trust In Me - Etta James cover

Blackbird - Beatles cover

Case Of You - Joni Mitchell/Kevin Mark Trail version Cover

Esther Stephens is an Auckland-born singer and actor now based in Melbourne. 

The ground swell around kiwi singer and actress Esther Stephens has been building for a while. A mainstay of the Auckland music scene, Esther has been a master collaborator, lending her vocal prowess to acts including Sola Rosa, Isaac Aesili (Funkomunity) and Tama Waipara. On New Zealand television she is best known as fashion journalist Olivia from the comedy/drama ‘Go Girls’. Esther’s solo music is powerful blend of old soul and contemporary pop, citing influences including classic luminaries like Sam Cooke, Janis Joplin and Etta James, and modern acts such as Bjork and Lauryn Hill. 

Her first underground release ‘Asahi’ was praised by music journalist Martyn Pepperell as a ‘sultry, richly toned trip-hop/modern soul voice through an engaging melodic and rhythmic frame’ (Martyn Pepperell, Vanguard Red Magazine) and in 2012 Esther was given special mention after the release of the chart topping Home Brew album on which she features. ‘Stephens is a true standout, and adds her smoky-toned R&B talents to four different tracks including the classily smouldering Plastic Magic.’ (Lydia Jenkin, NZ Herald). This collaboration also secured her position as one of the promising new talents in the independent collective, Young Gifted and Broke. 

Esther has been profiled online by Red Bull Studio Auckland, and she was featured in music magazine Rip It Up’s ‘Who’s Next?’ section. Esther’s New York produced, NZ On Air funded debut single and accompanying video are due for release 2013. 

Esther now resides in Melbourne and is introducing Australian audiences to her love for complex harmonies and alternative pop song-writing structure.

Esther Stephens

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