Steve Baskin is a Pop Americana singer/songwriter from the deep South.
I recently released I Sometimes Think (Better), which is my seventh full-length record. It’s a re-recording and re-imagining of my debut record that turns 20 this year. The record features The Fourteens, who are an incredible collection of musical badasses. Tinnitist Magazine says that the record “celebrates the endurance of art — the idea that good songs can keep growing, just like the people who write them.”
We’ve been busy. This marks my third release over the past couple of years. In May 2025, we dropped Under Cover, an eclectic collection of (mostly 70s era) cover tunes. Americana Highways noted that all of the songs “hit the sweet spot with a heavy dose of badassery.”
In 2024, Love Is Hard made it way into the world. This was the first record that I recorded with The Fourteens. It’s Psychedelic Baby magazine says “Steve’s upbringing backing legendary soul artists in his youth, informs the album’s rich musical tapestry. Tight-knit chemistry and effortless musicality.”
Music Connection Magazine describes the songs using language like “a gifted lyricist” combining "Blue-eyed American soul, country, pop and rock 'n' roll to great effect.” Skope Magazine went on to say “a smart lyricist” who “deserves to be better known. He’s quietly creating a strong catalogue of songs.”
In addition to a long list of legendary Soul artists such as Sam Moore (Sam & Dave),Percy Sledge, Mary Wells, Carla Thomas and The Shirelles, Baskin I’ve also had the great fortune to share the stage with greats like The Beach Boys, June Carter Cash, Don McLean, Cindy Wilson (B52s), Rob Thomas and others.
And as his song Dinner with Lou states, I really did have dinner with Lou Reed and I did meet J-Lo at the Garden.
“Steve Baskin is a smart cookie,” says Dave Franklin at Dancing About Architecture. “He knows how to take a whole bunch of musical genres, ones that already share a certain amount of musical DNA and finds the perfect way to dovetail them together so that they complement rather than clash, and the result is a great rock ’n’ soul record.”