Steve Roberts has one of rock & roll's most underrated voices. Although recognised in his hometown of Liverpool, England, mass exposure is something he has yet to achieve, perhaps too subtle and soft-spoken to be heard above the din of commercial rubbish. . Through 16 Tambourines Roberts found a vehicle for his smooth, unpretentious vocals. From 1985 to 1986, Roberts sang at over 100 16 Tambourines gigs, which were gaining positive word of mouth. The group was eventually signed to Arista Records and released one LP, How Green Is Your Valley?, in 1990. After 16 Tambourines collapsed, he kept the torch burning as The Tambourines releasing a number of guitar heavy singles on indie labels.  After the Tambourines broke up, Roberts decided to go solo and working with members of the Lightning Seeds and The La's released It Just Is in 2001. In 2005 he released a second solo album Shake it Make it and Don't Fake It and followed it quickly with an album, Shut Up & Sing, by Captain Pop a band which reunited him with a couple of former 16 Tambourines. 
Steve then released 2 EPs inspired by the Cold War and an EP of power pop inspired songs called When We Dreamed We Dreamed of Dreams.
Steve signed to 9x9 Records and released the All Power to the Bookshop album, a concept album exploring books, literature and reading. The same label released the 16 Tambourines second album (only 32 years after the first) All Men are Fools.
He’s currently recording and releasing a new song every 6 weeks or so to be collected eventually as an album. Could it be a double?

Michael Sutton. All Music. 

Picture: Self Portrait

Contact: steverobertsmusic@gmail.com