“Steele's voice is fantastic - soulful, deep and engrossing... (The Expat) t's innovative, for sure. If detective noir were to be made into music, The Expat would be it."”
"His voice is incredible, as his orchestration.. Steele is harsh without hate; airy without fluff... Listeners will not be able to deny the enigmatic, deep vampire-ish voice Steve Steele showcases in the dozen tracks on The Expat. With strong chord progression and pulsating orchestrations…" Read more at Suite101: CD Review: Steele's 'Expat' Ex-Specially Out There
"Whether you like alternative, progressive, experimental or art rock, you’ll hear all of this and much more on Steve Steele’s debut album The Expat. Steele’s record literally plays out like a well-written story that has three sections...One aspect that was simply mind boggling was the fact that Steele played guitar, bass, synth, drums & percussion yet it sounded like he had a full band backing him...Steve Steele has found a style that works perfectly for him, so I can’t wait to see what he will pull out of his hat next!"
"The different movements that listeners will be witness to seems to me to be like scenes from a movie, a microcosm of the different paths and tales that the whole of “The Expat” provides." "Steele’s work here ensures that listeners will not get the same sense of lull that is present on a great many current albums."
“Steele has been busy promoting his just-released, full-length album, The Expat (Ultraviolet Catastrophe). Deeply personal, thematically offbeat and, more importantly, quite distinctive, Expat ditches the Brit New-Wave sound for a harder-edged, post-punk, dark-wave feel, complete with Bowie-esque vocals. (read more by clicking on the link)”