Instrumental guitar virtuoso Delicate Steve wanted to tell a story with his video for “Tattered,” from his Cowboy Stories EP. There are of course no lyrics to base a story off of, but somehow ...

Delicate Steve is the stage name of Steve Marion, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based multi-instrumentalist whose latest album, “This Is Steve” (Anti/Epitaph), is an invigorating blast of instrumental rock.

Delicate Steve – sideman extraordinaire to the likes of Tame Impala, The Black Keys and Yeasayer – has long been admired for the voice he’s developed, but remains perhaps the best-kept ...

Delicate Steve got a lot of attention early this year when the band's debut album, Wondervisions, was released with a prank press release written by rock critic Chuck Klosterman. The parody ...

Guided by the cheerful searchlight of his guitar, the vibrant, dependably eccentric instrumentals that Marion has released as Delicate Steve walk a fine line: Even at their most mellow ...

You need only watch Steve Marion's face. This fierce and lyrical guitar player, who performs as Delicate Steve, writes playful instrumental music led by hooky vocals — but there is no voice.

According to his friend, famous rock writer Michael Azerrad, Delicate Steve’s guitar on “Tallest Heights” is doing an imitation of Michael Jackson’s singing style. On another track ...