# STEVEN DAYVID MCKELLAR Shares New Pensive And Soulful EP “Stop Running”… Out Now!

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/steven-dayvid-mckellar-shares-new-pensive-and-soulful-ep-stop-running-out-now/
- Published: 2022-08-19T10:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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[[   “… startling…. falling somewhere between Four Tet and a slightly straighter
iteration of Thom Yorke’s work with _Atoms For Peace_.” – **_Under The Radar_**

“From its structure to the rich instrumentation, [McKellar’s music] recalls _Amnesiac/
Kid A_ era Radiohead.” – **_MXDWN_**

**STEVEN DAYVID McKELLAR**
**Shares new pensive and soulful EP [_Stop Running_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2fa9ea75ad&e=615f2b8493)**

**Former Civil Twilight Vocalist/Songwriter
Releases second EP following_ One and
Zero_

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**Steven Dayvid McKellar**
Photo credit: **Lauren Stocker**

**AUGUST 16, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) — **“It’s a call for me to let live what I’ve
already put out into the world, to let that grow and collaborate, and to stop chasing.
And to be in the present,” says South African-born but Los Angeles-based singer/
songwriter **Steven Dayvid McKellar** about his new EP [_**Stop Running**_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=132ba2b594&e=615f2b8493)(
released today _via _**Sonic Ritual**). “The EP as a whole reflects this idea.” 
A continuation of his former introspective EP _**One and Zero**_, and an advance
of Steven’s upcoming full-length album _**NAMA**_,_** **_planned for release this
Fall. _Stop Running_ furthers his own internal exploration of the last two pandemic
Years. Observing the current state of the world as affected by isolation with the
larger cultural context that the polarized socio/political environment has bred 
in this country, it also serves as a reflection of personal self-realization from
the social and mental environment that was brought from the social distancing.

Pensive and soulful throughout, _Stop Running _explores the isolation that the pandemic
brought on as well as the curiosity in navigating oneself through these dark times.
McKellar dives deep into the subconscious and unearths melodies that strike the 
gut, eliciting deep-seated emotions of lingering questions in his textured electronic
style. “The self-realizing title track is a tune that was originally titled **‘Stop
Trying’** and it’s a conversation with myself as well as with the culture around
me,” says McKellar who incidentally was the former lead singer and primary songwriter
for popular rock band **Civil Twilight**. “Inspired by the idea behind Charles Bukowski’s
quote that now dwells on his tombstone, which, to me, walks hand in hand with another
great quote by Alan Watts from an interview he did in the early 70’s where he says,
in response to a question about what we’re to do about the scattered trajectory 
of modern American society, says, ‘Stop this perpetual agitation to go somewhere,
get the future. The future is nothing but an abstraction. There IS no future.”

The trippy layered track “**Middle**” and a live version of “**Don’t Ask Me Why**”
from his previous album _ETHIO_ completes the EP. “_ETHIO_ as a whole, never really
got heard or liked,” he says, alluding to his album that was released at the onset
of COVID and suffered from the upheaval in the music industry that it caused. “I’m
really proud of that record and wanted to show another angle of it. My dear friend
Daniel Shepherd recorded me while I played songs from that album outside in a parking
lot on the bed of my truck. You can hear birds chirping in the background and I 
like that.”  

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[[_**Stop Running **_**EP**
Tracklisting:1. Stop Running2. Middle3. Don’t Ask Me
Why (live)

With his previous band **Civil Twilight**, McKellar had seen life on the big stage,
having led the South African rock band through a very successful run, sharing stages
with Jimmy Eat World, Silversun Pickups, Smashing Pumpkins and Florence + the Machine
amongst others. Civil Twilight’s songs were placed on TV shows such as _One Tree
Hill, House, _and _Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles._ Now solo and focusing
on releasing music on his own terms, he’s thankful to continue being creative.  “
I’m just happy having some new music of mine out in the world,” he smiles. “I feel
very blessed to be able to do that. I don’t really hope for things anymore. It’s
not good for me.”

_**Stop Running**_ is now released _via_ **Sonic Ritual** and available at [https://lnk.to/StopRunning](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=faf6b1e39a&e=615f2b8493).

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