Riley Downing - Start It Over

Riley Downing (The Deslondes)  Start It Over

sat down one day and decided he wanted to record a song or two for a simple 45. The Deslondes had been on a hiatus for a while and Downing had the creative itch to put something down on record. He had been in contact with his bandmate, John James Tourville, and they decided to work on a split 7” with a friend.

The recording session felt like a breath of fresh air and the communion of talented musicians produced more songs than expected. Downing left the session energized and continued to record and trade demo’s with Tourville. Downing and Tourville decided that there were enough ideas to make an album. There were not going to be any rules and nothing would be discarded. All notes and lyrics would be considered.

Start It Over is the result of that creative effort. An album where each song was crafted with a different idea in mind. Some of the songs are more nostalgic than others and some were just written for good ol' fashion fun. There is a romantic quality in each song. One song might help someone get through a hard time while one song might contribute to a good time. One song might bring up memories of a better time or just get you far enough down the road to start over.

Recensie: Riley Downing (The Deslondes)  Start It Over

Tracklist: 01. I’m Not Ready 02. Deep Breath 03. Coleman Rose 04. Good To See Ya 05. Looking Forward 06. Start It Over 07. Never Coming Home 08. Hey! Mister 09. Won’t Somebody Play 10. Doing It Wrong 11. Crazy 12.  I’m Right There With You

John James Tourville - Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, Guzheng, Mandolin, Banjo, Baritone Guitar, Percussion
Meg Coleman - Drums
Jimmy Lester - Drums
Dennis Crouch - Upright Bass
Jack Lawrence - Electric Bass
Jeff Taylor - Keys
Peter Keys - Mellotron
Billy Contreras - Strings
Derry DeBorja - Farfisa
Eric Brown - Vocal Accompaniment
Vaughn Walters - Vocal Accompaniment
Kyshona Armstrong - Vocal Accompaniment
Maureen Murphy - Vocal Accompaniment
Nickie Conley - Vocal Accompaniment
Andrija Tokic - Timpani & Additional Percussion

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