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Authored by: Published on: May 11th, 2021 Riley Downing of The Deslondes is back with a new solo album out on New West Records on May 14. Check out his video for 'Start It Over' below. Get the 'OZone monthly newsletter
New Music Reviews (5/10) KEXP Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below (and on our Charts page), including new releases from Squid, Bright Green Field (Warp) This British band’s debut full-length is an inventive blend of jittery post-punk with jazz, ambient, funk, prog and other styles. Produced by Dan Darey, the album features a variety of adventurous, sprawling songs combining angular guitars, keyboards, horns, str...
Rolling Stone Menu RS Country Music Picks for Week of March 1st Must-hear songs by the Deslondes’ Riley Downing, sister duo Tigirlily, and country traditionalist Charlie Marie By Owen Filion* Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.) The singer of New Orleans soul-rockers the Deslondes gears up for...
Riley Downing of The Deslondes will release his debut solo album Start It Over on May 14th via New West Records. The 12-song set was co-produced by Andrijia Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff) & John James Tourville of the Deslondes. On Start It Over, Downing, Tokic, and Tourville are joined by an incredible lineup of musicians including Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, Greenhornes) on electric bass, Dennis Crouch (Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, co-founder of Nashville's acclaimed The Time Jumpers with Vince Gill) on double bass, Peter Keys (P-Funk, Lynyrd Skynyrd) on melotron, Me...