Video: STEVE MASON STUDIO 3

Reclusive U.K. alt-pop pioneer Steve Mason is hardly a household name but his status as cult underground wunderkind may change dramatically with the May 4 release of Boys Outside (Domino), the first album he's released under his own name. Co-founding the pioneering outfit The Beta Band in the mid-90's, Mason was one of the first (along with Beth Orton, William Orbit and others) to combine electronics and trip-hop rhythms with traditional, often acoustic songwriting: a mix that became known as "folktronica". After the demise of the critically-acclaimed Betas in '04, Mason began creating his own mostly [...]

• Steve Mason - "All Come Down" » Steve Mason - All Come Down.mp3
• Steve Mason - "Boys Outside" » Steve Mason - Boys Outside Demo.mp3

New Music from Steve Mason For fans of Beta Band , King Biscuit Time , or even the slight departure of Black Affair , the news that Steve Mason was making a new album brought nothing but joy and anticipation. It now appears that we now have a concrete date for all the waiting to end. Announced this week via Twitter , Mason has reportedly finished his newest LP entitled Boys Outside , which will be released under his own name [...]