Stephan Moccio Lionheart LP

Produced by Moccio and recorded in solitude at his home studio, Lionheart continues the intensely intimate narrative begun on his acclaimed album Tales of Solace - a 2020 release whose top five tracks have surpassed 100 million combined streams to date, bringing the total streaming count of his work as a solo artist to nearly 400 million. "I created both these albums because I very much needed to, on a personal level," says Moccio, who hails from Canada but lives in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon. "With Tales of Solace I was dealing with necessary cathartic changes in my life. However, this album feels much more positive, like a rebirth." Written in the throes of quarantine, Lionheart channels that sense of renewal by way of finespun melodies that Moccio describes as introspective.