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Contact: [email protected]
Web: casiistephan.com
Seeking: Booking, Music Review
Style: Soul, Rock, Pop
Big tunes, big voice, big riffs—everything about Casii Stephan hits big when first listening to “Average Man,” the first song to play on her website. “It hurts to know I’m married to the shadow of an average man,” she sings, full-voiced. Ouch! The soul elements of her sound really burst forward on “Can’t Handle Me,” with its brass section and Aretha swagger.
The Queen of Soul is a valid reference point, but so is hard rock star Pat Benatar. There’s an ‘80s vibe to a lot of these songs, but not in a vacant, nostalgia-heavy way. It’s a tip of the hat, and it works.
