Hailing from that hotbed of soul, Dublin, Ireland, Stee Downes was raised with a love of soul music. Early in his youth, he fell deeply in love with the music of Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Curtis Mayfield amongst many others thanks to his parents' record collection. These influences helped shape his outlook on music and life and as he grew older artists such as Donny Hathaway, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin took a place in his hear and still inspire him today. In fact, to some degree you can hear those influences running throughout his album All In A Day.
Downes is a white soul wonder who's warm voice is a throwback to the quiet jams that used to populate the radio waves. His voice caresses each of the songs on All In A Day and gives them a tender feel that just isn't heard today. Musically, Downes mixes in hints of folk, soul, funk and even a little bit of jazz and world music which allow his songs to roam free without the confines of genre. All in all, All In A Day is truly nice stuff that's airy and laid back and sounds a bit like Jamiroquai on vacation.
From the funky nature of, "Movement," to the Latin jazz feel of, "What's Wrong with Groovin," Downes open mindedness is apparent. His inability to sit still musically makes All In A Day sound like a trip through a dictionary of music that's from the 60's and updated in the 00's. It's a really nice journey that alternates between jazz currents, hip hop beats and folky guitars. All In A Day is romantic music, it's music to woo by, and music to fall in love to. After listening to Downes croon and swagger his way across All In A Day it's obvious that this soul boy is a lover and not a fighter and when you make music as cool and groovy as this, that can't be a bad thing can it?
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