Artists to Watch 2019: Steve Lacy

Steve Lacy is the most popular of the three artists, and the most likely to make a splash in 2019. Member of soul band, The Internet, Lacy has already started to make his solo work relevant over the past few years. He released a demo in 2017, won a Grammy in 2018 and finished his solo album this month.

He’s only 20, but Lacy has superstar potential. He can write songs and hooks that are bound to top charts and hearts. He was featured in a Louis Vuitton editorial at the end of last year. I saw The Internet in November, and the Lacy-focused energy was immense. The only thing I can compare it to is old Beatles performance tapes, where the only thing that drowns out girls (and dudes) yelling was the beginning of a new song. All this energy was focused at the guitarist of a band, a heartthrob who sings in less than half of the songs.

The excitement around Lacy should lead to success as soon as he drops his debut solo album, which is due later this year.

SONGS TO CHECK OUT

• Some

• C U Girl

• Dark Red