Steve Hiett

Steve Hiett is mainly remembered as a British fashion photographer, and is also a musician and composer. He released the album Down on the Road by the Beach in 1983, composed during a short stay in Japan with the Moonriders and initially distributed only in Japan.

Steve Hiett is presented primarily as a British fashion photographer who also released a singular album, Down on the Road by the Beach (1983). The record was composed during a stay in Japan with the Moonriders and issued only in Japan. Musically it blends surf rock and ambient pop and is associated with city pop aesthetics. The review praises its evocative cover photo and melancholic, retro atmospheres.

For:Fans of city pop and retro surf/ambient pop, collectors of obscure 1980s Japanese releases, and admirers of fashion photography with musical crossovers.