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Just One Kiss

by Steve Stoeckel

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STEVE STOECKEL, founding member of Power Pop Hall Of Famers THE SPONGETONES, steps out on his own with the lead single from his debut solo album, soon the be announced by Big Stir Records. The brand-new track “Just One Kiss” is out January 27, and is up for pre-order at bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com now. Streaming everywhere on the street date, it joins Steve's previous BSR singles “Birds” and “Why” (with Irene Peña) in giving longtime followers and new fans alike a taste of what to expect when Stoeckel's long-awaited album THE POWER OF AND hits record store shelves and airwaves worldwide this February.

For decades, STEVE STOECKEL has been penning and performing highlight compositions with his legendary band, on duo recordings with fellow Spongetone Jamie Hoover, and most recently as part of the far-flung collective POP CO-OP. That makes the forthcoming album an overdue opportunity for listeners to experience Stoeckel stretching out on a full-length LP under his own name. The songs on the album, galloping rockers and bucolic idylls alike, are textbook studies in heartfelt songwriting economy. “Just One Kiss” brings all of the record's threads – Merseybeat-tinged rockers and delicately tender folk-rock gems -- together in one irresistible three-minute package. Strolling in with a lilting intro, both the song and Stoeckel's keening, sophisticated vocal line start swinging when the drums and electric guitars kick in.

The line “Anyone can see you were never kissed correctly from the start” is as demonstrative of Steve's considerable wit as anything on the album. “It's one that starts softly, a vocal, uke, bit of bass. Then it cranks up quite a bit,” he explains. “No story here, just a wee bit of seduction, in that endearingly innocent mid-60's style. It's me on lead vocal, bass, acoustics, uke, Rick McClanahan on electric guitars and solos, and Eric Willhelm on drums/percussion.” One listen and guitar-pop fans will agree, it lives up to both its inspiration and the venerable Spongetones legacy. And it shows that after four decades of songwriting and performing, STEVE STOECKEL is still reveling in discovering new ways to delight us with words and music, and using it to bring us together. It's the sound of a Power Pop Hall Of Famer demonstrating his mastery of the form and reaching beyond it as well. With the album THE POWER OF AND to be officially announced shortly after the new single bows, Steve Stoeckel is ready to start a new chapter in an already storied career: “Just One Kiss” is just the start!

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released January 1, 2016

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