“I
Steve Plessinger
couldn’t have made this album when I was twenty-five,” says singer-songwriter Steve Plessinger of his latest effort, Time Wasted, due out later this year. “These are songs from the heart.” For Steve, the nine tracks represent a point on his musical journey many artists never reach: a place where personal experience, dedication to form and craft, and the confidence to draw wisely upon each of them distill into something as mature and refined as a prized bourbon.
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~story and photos by Ryan Stacy
The sincerity and vulnerability on display on Time Wasted have their roots in Steve’s lifelong respect for music’s power. “I remember going to church as a kid in Columbus, Indiana, being captivated by the harmonies of choir, the playing of the piano and the organ” he says. “That’s a connection to the divine.” A few years later, he found the same magnetic qualities in the music of Simon & Garfunkel. “How does someone create this otherworldly thing, just using an instrument and their voice?” he remembers thinking.
