Born in a small town in the middle of nowhere, Stephen Steinbrink has always ever had one thought - escape.

Spending thirteen of his 25 years on the road, he's managed to see different countries, different cultures. Yet, in a way, he's continually pulled back home, working through some deep seated issues in his songwriting.

"Song writing is cheap therapy, and I process much through my music," he reveals. "I didn't know it at the time; I was just trying to write about how I felt in a way that was real and honest to my melancholy. The album sounds soft and light at times sure, but when you're cold and wet, you don't wrap a freezing towel around your head, right?"

New album 'Arranged Waves' continues this sweet, melancholic introversion. Out on July 7th via Melodic ( pre-order the album here ), it matches soft, tender songwriting to moments of gloriously gilded Americana.

Now living in fabled hub of independent music Olympia, Washington, sessions for the album took place in a tiny hand made studio out in his back garden.

An intriguing return, Clash is able to premiere new track 'Animate Dust' - and it's an enthralling return. The soft, syrup-sweet guitar line hints at a country background, while Steinbrink's lyrics have a novelist's eye.

Check it out now.

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