Stephen Mathes and his band on stage at Islington Assembly Hall in blue light above a full crowd

Alternative Soul, Hertfordshire

Stephen Mathes

Songs for moments of love and escapism, built around a live show that runs on full energy.

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Stephen Mathes singing into a handheld microphone under red and blue stage light

Out September 2026

Man on a Mission

Man on a Mission is the loudest thing I've made. It was written for the room, for the moment the band locks in and the floor starts moving. Track links land the day it's out; until then the artist profiles are the place to follow.

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Releases

Six records, six colours.

Every release carries its own palette, taken from its sleeve. Scroll and the page changes colour with it.

Destiny cover art: the word DESTINY in acid green block capitals across a black frame, with Stephen Mathes in silhouette in front of it

2025Single1 of 6

Destiny

The most recent single.

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Life Is But a Dream cover art: a lone figure sitting on a rooftop ledge against a deep midnight blue sky

2025Single2 of 6

Life Is But a Dream

Love and escapism, slowed right down.

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C'est La Vie cover art: a hand wearing a silver ring holding a red carnation among yellow daffodils and green grass

2024Single3 of 6

C'est La Vie

A single from the summer of 2024.

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Ride or Die cover art: two figures leaning out of a black convertible in a green field under a bright pink sky

2024EP4 of 6

Ride or Die

Brog0NE feat. Stephen Mathes

Four tracks with Brog0NE.

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Lost City cover art: Stephen Mathes photographed from behind in a purple Worldwide fleece, facing a brick railway viaduct under a pale sky

2022Single5 of 6

Lost City

London, and the way through it.

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Blue Rose EP cover art: an illustrated deep blue rose growing out of dark water, lit by purple lightning against a black background

2020EP6 of 6

Blue Rose EP

Where it all started.

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Stephen Mathes with both arms raised, lit from behind in amber haze

Made for the room, not the background.

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Music videos and covers.

Stephen Mathes singing under red stage light at Pioneer Club

Man on a Mission

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Live

A full band and a room that's in it together.

Islington Assembly Hall · Camden Assembly · Pioneer Club

Stephen Mathes and his band on the Islington Assembly Hall stage in blue light above a full crowd — Islington Assembly Hall · London

Stephen Mathes and his five-piece band playing to a close crowd at Camden Assembly — Camden Assembly · London

Stephen Mathes singing with his head tilted back under red and blue light at Pioneer Club — Pioneer Club · St Albans

Shows and live photography

The view from the stage: Stephen Mathes facing a packed crowd under pink and red light

Stephen Mathes photographed from behind in a purple fleece, facing a railway viaduct in Hertfordshire

About

Alternative Soul from Hertfordshire.

I write about love, escapism and everything between the two. The records are patient. The live show isn't.

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