This track fuses Stephen's love of Folk storytelling with soulful harmonies and the melodic guitar sounds he loves from Americana and Country Rock music.

Midas Touch reflects on a world of “never ending possibility”. The idea that the achievements of the generations before have not paved an easier path but rather opened a wider chasm. Where what were once considered treasures are transformed into weights made worthless by their own abundance.

Midas Touch

Stephen Springall’s work weaves stories with powerful narratives while exploring changing perspectives.
His new single "More Than Me" is a shining example of this.
More Than Me is a song that challenges the often glamorised idea of young love, scrutinising the power play between a young girl, an older boy and the social pressures which shape their interactions.
Stephen uses both lyrical and harmonic story telling to unfurl the interplay between toxic masculinity and the expectation of women to sacrifice themselves to find love.
While the focus of the song is on a very specific relationship it is used to shine a light on issues which are prevalent within many relationships regardless of age or sexual orientation.

More Than Me

Around 5 years ago Stephen and LGBTQ+ artist Anoushka Schellekens came together to create an exhibition around his song “More Than Me”. The conversations and collaboration that followed inspired Stephen. He drew from Schellekens ability to explore and expose her own lived experiences in her work and thus “The Man'' came to fruition. The exhibition did a string of dates in Ireland, England and Scotland. This intense experience and the reaction from the people who attended made it clear how important it was to Stephen to get these songs and their recordings right. “The Man'' follows the life of a boy moving from birth to early adulthood. It chronicles the specific type of societal pressure young boys face and how violence is not only deemed acceptable but positive in how they are raised. The idea that, if only violence is taught how can you expect someone to respond with anything other than violence, ripples throughout the song. To be clear “The Man'' should not be seen as a response to “More Than Me” but rather the examination of the other side of a different coin.

The Man

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Stephen Springall’s music is an engaging amalgamation of genres drawing influence from the Rock n Roll attitude of his upbringing and the love he discovered for the art of Folk storytelling while growing up in Ireland. With a lyrical pallet coloured by artists such as Damien Rice, Glen Hansard, Jack Johnson, John Martyn and musical knowledge informed by Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Sting and Paul Simon. His music is both thought provoking and deeply moving.

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