Scott Stein is a Brooklyn-based pianist, songwriter, and sought-after collaborator and sideman, appearing with a diverse array of artists including Andi Rae Healy, Constantine Maroulis and Brooke Moriber. As a solo artist, his plain-spoken vocal delivery calls to mind Paul Simon's everyman-poet while his piano chops have garnered comparisons to Bruce Hornsby and Elton John. His latest EP Uphill is a song cycle about grief, loss, and coming out on the other side; the songs take a moodier turn as synthesizers swirl and backwards guitars fade in and out like ghosts. Melodies and sly musicianship still form the songs' backbone (think Ben Folds and Sting channeling Big Star's Third).

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