Stephen Mathes

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Short bio

Stephen Mathes is an Alternative Soul artist from Hertfordshire, England. His music is built for moments of love and escapism, and for a live show that runs on full energy rather than background listening. Six records are out, the most recent being Destiny. Man on a Mission arrives in September.

Fast facts

Name
Stephen Mathes
Genre
Alternative Soul
Based
Hertfordshire, England
Latest release
Destiny (2025)
Next release
Man on a Mission, September 2026
Released
6 records since 2020
Played
Islington Assembly Hall · Camden Assembly · Pioneer Club

Long bio

Stephen Mathes is an Alternative Soul artist from Hertfordshire, England.

He writes about love, escapism and everything in between, songs that sit somewhere between soul, alternative and something harder to pin down. The records are patient and warm; the live show is not. Backed by a full band, his sets are built on energy and the sense that everyone in the room is in it together.

He has performed at Islington Assembly Hall, Camden Assembly and Pioneer Club, and has been building a catalogue since 2020 alongside the ongoing Stuck in My Head cover series. The Blue Rose EP opened it, followed by Lost City, the Brog0NE EP Ride or Die, then C'est La Vie, Life Is But a Dream and Destiny.

Destiny is the most recent single. Man on a Mission follows in September.

Photography

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Stephen Mathes photographed from behind in a purple Worldwide fleece, facing a railway viaduct
Stephen Mathes and band on stage at Islington Assembly Hall in blue light
Stephen Mathes mid-vocal under red stage light at Pioneer Club
Stephen Mathes performing with his band at Camden Assembly
Stephen Mathes at the mic stand in amber stage light with the drummer behind him
Stephen Mathes and keyboard player in green light at Pioneer Club
Stephen Mathes mid-vocal, head tilted back, under a row of magenta stage lights
Stephen Mathes with both arms raised, backlit in amber haze
The Islington Assembly Hall stage lit in deep red above a full floor
Stephen Mathes in silhouette against amber haze and a bank of stage lights
The full five-piece band mid-set in warm amber light above a crowd
A microphone stand lit by crossing blue beams with the band behind it
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